# Veergati (वीरगति)
**Veergati** (वीरगति) is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language action drama film written, produced, and directed by K. K. Singh, starring [Salman Khan](https://www.edgepedia.org/salman-khan), Atul Agnihotri, Divya Dutta, and [Akhilendra Mishra](https://www.edgepedia.org/akhilendra-mishra). It was released in India on 29 September 1995.[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395802/releaseinfo/) • [2](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Veergati?hl=en_US&id=686B3B7F6D5C0E4AMV)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 29 September 1995, India[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395802/releaseinfo/) |
| Director, writer, producer | K. K. Singh; co-producer Babu Latiwala; banner B. K. Combines[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/veergati) • [4](https://www.tuliresearchcentre.org/generic/babu/research-centre/archive/veergati-1995-cinema-song-synopsis-booklet-5355) |
| Lead cast | Salman Khan as Ajay, Atul Agnihotri as Shlok, Divya Dutta as Sandhya, Akhilendra Mishra as Ekka Seth[5](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/veergati/cast/) |
| Music | Aadesh Shrivastava[6](https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movie/veergati-1880) |
| Runtime | 164 minutes (Box Office India); 166 minutes per FilmiBeat; 2h 46m per IMDb[7](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2940) • [8](https://hindi.filmibeat.com/movies/veergati.html) • [9](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395802/) |
| Box office | Flop; budget 37,500,000 rupees against a total nett gross of 49,925,000 rupees and an India gross of 83,800,000 rupees[7](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2940) |
| Reception | IMDb rating 5.8/10 from about 2,000 votes; negative reviews on release, directed mostly at its action[9](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395802/) • [2](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Veergati?hl=en_US&id=686B3B7F6D5C0E4AMV) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
A prostitute in [Kamathipura](https://www.edgepedia.org/kamathipura) gives birth to a boy and asks a Havaldar (a police constable) to adopt him so that he can be educated; the Havaldar names him Ajay. Ajay turns to gambling instead of studying, while his friend's brother Shlok earns an MBA degree. A gangster abducts and kills Shlok, and Ajay pledges revenge.[12](https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/hyderabad/veergati/ET00000724) Streaming listings summarize the same premise as a gangster and his flunkies abducting and killing a man's daughter, after which the man's adopted son sets out to avenge her death.[9](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395802/) Prime Video's synopsis adds that Ajay, finding it difficult to work in a corrupt society, takes up gambling and ends up helping prostitutes exploited by Ekka Seth.[13](https://www.primevideo.com/-/cs/detail/0IFFQFVLO8K3K1REGVD6DFJY6O)
## Production and cast
The film was made under the banner B. K. Combines, with Babu Latiwala and K. K. Singh credited as producers and Singh also handling the screenplay.[4](https://www.tuliresearchcentre.org/generic/babu/research-centre/archive/veergati-1995-cinema-song-synopsis-booklet-5355) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/veergati) The supporting cast included Sudesh Berry as Police Inspector Neelkanth Singh, Pooja Dadwal as Pooja, Kulbhushan Kharbanda as the Havaldar, Farida Jalal as Parvati, Saeed Jaffrey as Pooja's father, [Rohini Hattangadi](https://www.edgepedia.org/rohini-hattangadi) as Shanta, Himani Shivpuri as Shlok's mother, and [Tinnu Anand](https://www.edgepedia.org/tinnu-anand) in a special appearance.[5](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/veergati/cast/) The music was composed by [Aadesh Shrivastava](https://www.edgepedia.org/aadesh-shrivastava), with playback singers including Sadhana Sargam, Suresh Wadkar, and Vijeta Pandit.[6](https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movie/veergati-1880) • [10](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/movie/veergati-1995?context.unit=HE)
**Salman Khan's first action film.** Khan had begun his career in 1988 and had not made action films in its early years; although a Hindi-language report describes Veergati as his first action film, [Baaghi: A Rebel for Love](https://www.edgepedia.org/baaghi-a-rebel-for-love) (1990) preceded it, while the report states that for Veergati he worked extensively on his physique and its posters showed him with a sword and bloodied.[11](https://www.livehindustan.com/entertainment/bollywood/pehchan-kon-salman-khan-first-action-film-release-1995-villain-akhilendra-mishra-mother-cried-climax-scene-veergati-201727925623889.amp.html) • [16](https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/what-tigers-baaghi-has-in-common-with-salmans/20160405.htm) His character is named Ajay, and Akhilendra Mishra played the villain.[11](https://www.livehindustan.com/entertainment/bollywood/pehchan-kon-salman-khan-first-action-film-release-1995-villain-akhilendra-mishra-mother-cried-climax-scene-veergati-201727925623889.amp.html) For Pooja Dadwal, the film was her only film appearance.[2](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Veergati?hl=en_US&id=686B3B7F6D5C0E4AMV)
## Box office and reception
Box Office India classifies the film as a flop. It opened on 175 screens with a first day of 5,700,000 rupees, a first weekend of 15,800,000 rupees, and a first week of 26,200,000 rupees, finishing with a total nett gross of 49,925,000 rupees, an India gross of 83,800,000 rupees, an overseas gross of $65,000, and about 6,243,000 footfalls against a budget of 37,500,000 rupees.[7](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2940) FilmiBeat's Hindi-language page describes its box office performance at the time as fair.[8](https://hindi.filmibeat.com/movies/veergati.html)
On release the film received negative reviews, directed mostly at its action, and was below average commercially, though it later had a successful DVD release.[2](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Veergati?hl=en_US&id=686B3B7F6D5C0E4AMV) Rotten Tomatoes records no professional reviews on its Tomatometer, an audience Popcornmeter score of 40% from fewer than 50 ratings, and an audience review calling it a poor film despite a spirited performance by Salman Khan.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/veergati) IMDb users rate it 5.8/10 from about 2,000 votes.[9](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395802/)
## Availability
The film is currently available for streaming in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and the Ultraplaybox Amazon Channel, in standard definition with English subtitles, and a 4K restoration has been published on YouTube.[14](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/veergati) • [15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=212koLFeBek)
## References
1. [Veergati (1995) - Release info, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395802/releaseinfo/)
2. [Veergati - Movies on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Veergati?hl=en_US&id=686B3B7F6D5C0E4AMV)
3. [Veergati | Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/veergati)
4. [Veergati, 1995 song-synopsis booklet, Tuli Research Centre for India Studies](https://www.tuliresearchcentre.org/generic/babu/research-centre/archive/veergati-1995-cinema-song-synopsis-booklet-5355)
5. [Veergati Cast & Crew, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/veergati/cast/)
6. [Veergati (1995) - Cast, Reviews, Release Date | BollywoodMDB](https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movie/veergati-1880)
7. [Veergati - Box Office India](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2940)
8. [वीरगति (Veergati) 1995, FilmiBeat Hindi](https://hindi.filmibeat.com/movies/veergati.html)
9. [Veergati (1995) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395802/)
10. [Where to Watch Veergati (1995) Online - Plex](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/movie/veergati-1995?context.unit=HE)
11. [1995 में रिलीज हुई थी सलमान की पहली एक्शन फिल्म, Live Hindustan](https://www.livehindustan.com/entertainment/bollywood/pehchan-kon-salman-khan-first-action-film-release-1995-villain-akhilendra-mishra-mother-cried-climax-scene-veergati-201727925623889.amp.html)
12. [Veergati (1995) - BookMyShow](https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/hyderabad/veergati/ET00000724)
13. [Prime Video: Veergati](https://www.primevideo.com/-/cs/detail/0IFFQFVLO8K3K1REGVD6DFJY6O)
14. [Veergati streaming - JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/veergati)
15. [वीरगति (4K) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=212koLFeBek)
16. [What Tiger's Baaghi has in common with Salman's!](https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/what-tigers-baaghi-has-in-common-with-salmans/20160405.htm)
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