Maidan-E-Jung (1995): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1995, Maidan-E-Jung is an action and drama film directed by K. C. Bokadia, running about 150 minutes.

What it’s about. Daata Guru (Amrish Puri) is a wealthy, powerful, and influential head of a village. He owns and controls all the villagers and their properties. Anyone who dares to raise their voice against him is crushed by his employee, Shankar (Dharmendra), and his sons, Guman (Gulshan Grover) and Karan (Akshay Kumar). When Daata Guru learns that Shankar has abducted his widowed daughter-in-law, Lakhsmi (Jaya Pradha), and has married her, he is enraged and wants Shankar dead. Daata Guru also instigates Karan against Shankar, and threatens the villagers to cut off their water supply if they do not turn in Shankar to him. What will Shankar do to protect his new wife and himself from the wrath of Daata Guru and his men?

Who’s in it. Maidan-E-Jung stars Akshay Kumar as Karan Singh, Dharmendra as Shankar, Karisma Kapoor as Tulsi and Gulshan Grover as Guman Singh, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.0/10, Maidan-E-Jung has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Maidan-E-Jung page.

If you liked it. Fans of Maidan-E-Jung tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.