Return of Jewel Thief is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language crime action thriller film directed by Ashok Tyagi. It is a sequel to the 1967 film Jewel Thief, that starred Ashok Kumar and Dev Anand who reprise their roles in this film.[2] The cast of the film also includes Dharmendra, Jackie Shroff, Shilpa Shirodkar, Anu Aggarwal and Madhoo. Unlike the predecessor, this film was a box office failure.[3] This was the last release of Aggarwal.[4][5]
| Return of Jewel Thief | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Ashok Tyagi |
| Written by | Ranbir Pushp Sanjay Nirupam |
| Produced by | T.P. Aggarwal |
| Starring | Ashok Kumar Dev Anand Dharmendra Jackie Shroff Shilpa Shirodkar Anu Aggarwal Madhoo |
| Cinematography | Kamalakar Rao |
| Music by | Jatin–Lalit |
Release date |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹35 million[1] |
| Box office | ₹52.5 million[1] |
Plot
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The British Government agrees to lend the priceless Kohinoor diamond for an exhibition to the multi-billionaire Vinay Kumar, on posting the security of Vinay's jewel collection worth Rs.500 billion. Despite top security, the Kohinoor diamond gets stolen. The prime suspects are Vinay himself, as simultaneously his jewel collection posted as security goes missing; Police Commissioner Surya Dev Singh, the very last person to have supposedly handled the diamond as also being the son of Prince Arjun, the jewel thief from the original film; Con-man Johnny, who has acquired a reputation of being a jewel thief; Jukaso, a gangster of international repute; and Chief Minister Neelkanth who had, in the presence of Surya Dev Singh, kept the Kohinoor in his safe. With the Chief Minister and the Police Commissioner, themselves suspects, no one really knows who the real criminal is.
Cast
edit- Ashok Kumar as Prince Arjun
- Dev Anand as Vinay Kumar / Prince Amar
- Dharmendra as Police Commissioner Surya Dev Singh
- Jackie Shroff as Jatin Kumar 'Johnny'
- Shilpa Shirodkar as Sonu
- Anu Aggarwal as Princess Vishaka
- Madhoo as Madhoo
- Prem Chopra as Minister Neelkanth
- Sadashiv Amrapurkar as Jukaso
- Hemant Choudhary as Police Officer
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack and background score were composed by Jatin–Lalit and all the lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi.[6]
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aa Meri Janam" | Abhijeet, Alka Yagnik |
| 2 | "Shaher Mein Shor" | Asha Bhosle |
| 3 | "Chehra Haseen Hai" | Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy |
| 4 | "Aaj Ka Din" | Kumar Sanu, Abhijeet |
| 5 | "Jug Magati Hai" | Kumar Sanu, Mohammed Aziz, Bali Brahmbhatt, Alka Yagnik & Vijeta Pandit |
| 6 | "O Jaan Jaan Jaani" | Vinod Rathod, Asha Bhosle |
| 7 | "Aaja Re Aaja Sajna" | Alka Yagnik |
| 8 | "Shaher Mein Shor" | Sudesh Bhosle |
References
edit- ^ a b "Return Of Jewel Thief – Movie". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "When movie greats made their final film appearance". Rediff.com. 9 November 2011. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Jaskin Chopra (18 November 2017). "A winner all the way". The Statesman. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Anu Aggarwal on life of struggle in Bollywood: 'I was managing a house alone and single. I didn't have sugar daddies'". Hindustan Times. 18 April 2021. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Anu Aggarwal Says She Was "Ill-Treated By Jealous People" After Aashiqui". NDTV. 24 August 2020. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Return of Jewel Thief". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.