Sanjay Dutt was imprisoned in 1993 and many of his films were held due to his jail term, In between 1993-1996 many of his delayed films released,some with his dubbed voice like Andolan, Jai Vikraanta.etc Mahaanta was one of his delayed films which started in 1991 and was released in 1997. The film was Sanju's first film he shot for after his jail return in 1996. Mahaanta has a very normal bollywood storyline, it starts with Jeetendra and Mohisin Khan(Saathi fame) being friends and dancing with each other, it also has Poonam Dhillon who suddenly vanishes and comes only ones in between(perhaps her role was cut or maybe due to the delay there were changes made due to her absence). Sanju's entry seems weird, all of a sudden he is shown saving Jeetendra with no explanation and then he appears in a shopping complex doing some shopping. The story focuses more on Sanju vs Amrish Puri, we also have other characters like Paresh Rawal, Shakti Kapoor.etc The film leaves a lot to be desired and seems patchy due to the delay. Amrish Puri's revelation to Sanju seems half baked and the entire revenge angle follows the beaten to death routine
Direction by Afzal Khan is nothing great Surprisingly his next film Mehbooba too took a decade to be made Music by LP is okay, Tapka re Tapka being the most famous
Sanjay Dutt plays his role well, but his looks are inconsistent throughout, his hairstyle keeps fluctuating, In many scenes we have Sanjay pre jail term and in some scenes post jail where he looks very tired,disturbed Madhuri Dixit also has inconsistent looks, in some scenes she looks straight out of Saajan while in some post DTPH. she has nothing much to do, this marks her last film with Sanju(due to the delay). Amrish Puri plays yet another negative role, Paresh Rawal is as usual,Shakti Kapoor, Tej Sapru are as usual. Mohisin Khan has a short role and is okay Jeetendra is his usual tired self, Padmini Kolhapure has 2 scenes and her voice is dubbed. rest are okay
Direction by Afzal Khan is nothing great Surprisingly his next film Mehbooba too took a decade to be made Music by LP is okay, Tapka re Tapka being the most famous
Sanjay Dutt plays his role well, but his looks are inconsistent throughout, his hairstyle keeps fluctuating, In many scenes we have Sanjay pre jail term and in some scenes post jail where he looks very tired,disturbed Madhuri Dixit also has inconsistent looks, in some scenes she looks straight out of Saajan while in some post DTPH. she has nothing much to do, this marks her last film with Sanju(due to the delay). Amrish Puri plays yet another negative role, Paresh Rawal is as usual,Shakti Kapoor, Tej Sapru are as usual. Mohisin Khan has a short role and is okay Jeetendra is his usual tired self, Padmini Kolhapure has 2 scenes and her voice is dubbed. rest are okay