Ghulam-E-Musthafa (1997): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1997, Ghulam-E-Musthafa is an action, drama and crime film directed by Partho Ghosh, running about 162 minutes.

What it’s about. The film revolves around a gangster named Mustafa (Patekar) who is a contract killer and can go any limit to please his superiors and offers 5 times Namaz. He was adopted by a powerful don Shanta Prasad (Rawal) when he was a child. He calls Shanta as Abba (an Urdu term for father). Abba taught him the crime tactics and made Mustafa his weapon for his illicit crimes. Mustafa's only aide is Sudama, his childhood best friend. Abba shares enmity with the Verma brothers Mahesh, Rohan and Bipin (Pradhan, Joshi and Bahl) which the trio wants to kill Abba. Meanwhile, a dancer Kavita (Tandon) who works in Verma's dance club.

Who’s in it. Ghulam-E-Musthafa stars Nana Patekar as Ghulam -E- Musthafa, Raveena Tandon as Kavita, Paresh Rawal as Shanta Prasad 'Abba' and Aruna Irani as Bhagyalaxmi Dixit, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.8/10, Ghulam-E-Musthafa has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Ghulam-E-Musthafa page.

If you liked it. Fans of Ghulam-E-Musthafa 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.