Slave

Ghulam means a slave. Sidharth (Aamir Khan) is an amateur boxer who does not work, preferring to loaf about with friends. His older brother Jai (Rajit Kapoor) works with a gangster who rules the neighborhood, terrorizing merchants and demanding protection money. As a child Sidharth idolized his father, an ex-freedom fighter, whom he saw committing suicide in guilt after a visit from an old acquaintance. Sidharth meets a girl, Alisha (Rani Mukerji), who rides with a motorcycle gang, and Hari, a social worker. The film tells the story of Sidharth's romance with Alisha and his reformation.a gem of 90's era.

Great movie. Must watch movie."Ghulam," a 1998 Bollywood film directed by Vikram Bhatt, is a standout due in large part to Aamir Khan's extraordinary performance. Khan's portrayal of Siddharth, a local boxing champion who struggles with moral dilemmas and societal pressures, is both compelling and nuanced. His ability to convey a range of emotions-from intense anger to heartfelt vulnerability-adds depth to the character and drives the narrative forward. The film's gritty storyline, coupled with its strong performances and impactful dialogues, makes it a memorable watch. The soundtrack, featuring hits like "Aati Kya Khandala," further enhances the film's appeal. Overall, "Ghulam" is a testament to Aamir Khan's acting prowess and remains a significant film in his career and in Bollywood cinema.

The movie is a copy, not inspired, from Marlon Brando's Masterpiece "On the Water Front". Story and scenes are nearly copied and there are times when even the dialogues are copied. But it has been made Indian by including over emotional angles and a love story where Rani Mukherjee completely dominates the scene. This was Rani Mukherjee's first hit film and in a way launched her. She looked very beautiful in the film, even though she has a small role, she leaves her mark in the film. This film is an out and out Aamir Khan film and he performs very well. It was the time before he turned to Method acting and was picking good roles only. One of the song from the film called "aati kya khandala" was a huge hit and it was the first time when Aamir Khan had sang a song. It was special for his fans. Shahrukh later copied him in Josh and sang a song too. Other actors followed the suit soon. No other song worked like this song. It was nicely pictured and it was sung like the character himself was singing the song. The best part i like about this film is the climax fight of Siddhu (Aamir Khan) and Ronnie Bhai (Sharad Saxena). The fight is nicely choreographed and never before in the Indian Cinema such fight was shown. Siddhu is heavily beaten by Ronnie but then later Siddhu gets up and blows the face of Ronnie by hitting him on one side of his face again and again till he falls down. I just loved that scene when I first saw it. The entire film moves with an entertaining phase but the climax is the high point and that is one quality of a good film. To have a great climax scene. Everything works in this film - the songs, the story, the treatment and the acting and the casting director has done a great job. Sharad Saxena whom we normally see as villain's sidekick was given the role of the main antagonist in the film. Rachit Kapoor as the elder brother of Aamir has done his job with complete sincerity. The only thing not working was Rani Mukherjee's personal life and the acting of his father, played by Raju Kher who is a terrible actor. Rest is superfine in the film.

It's the best movie I have ever seen. Strong acting, strong story. Fabulous piece of work. From start to end Ian the fan of this person. Amir sir you had rocked it. From start to end amir khan's movies makes deep impact on Indian cinema.that's piece of work no one could deliver. Tars zameen par , 3 idiots, Lagan,sarfarosh,raja Hindustani, Lagan,rang de Basanti, Ghajini, Dangal,jo Jeeva wahi sikandar they are the best of Bollywood

It is my favorite movie. Specially Sharat Saxena's dangerous villain role. I like his acting as a villain.

Ghulam is a story about a wannabe boxer who spends his time among gangsters and does their bidding. He begins to question his life of crime and meets a girl named Alisha who he falls in love with. Watching it as a youngster I found it quite compelling and exciting; the scene where he plays against death running on train tracks, saving the girl. Aamir Khan provides a satisfactory performance and Rani Mukherjee sadly is dubbed in this movie...............Its not her voice! She however looks stunning and very very sexy in the songs...Now the songs, the songs are all really good, catchy and romantic...Thats what bollywood does best.

A movie that came twenty years back which is about a budding boxer (Siddu), who realizes the path of justice after witnessing a live murder committed by his boss (Ronnie). The person murdered was none other than his lover's brother who had stood against the crimes of Ronnie. He questions his brother (Jai) for his involvement in the double-cross murder committed by Ronnie. His brother tells him that he'd be glad for their lives that Ronnie had given them otherwise they might as well had died in the streets. He remembers the golden words of his father before he died and turns a new leaf. He wins back his love interest after showing his willingness to give testimony against Ronnie & Jai. The movie then transpires to how Siddhu frees his locality from the clutches of Ronnie by fighting him in court and also in public. Good film with a nine on ten.

Fantastic movie -- amir khan is super and fantastic >i advise with watchin this movie

Bhatts have known to remake Hollywood films from time memorial though they have given several great films. In 1990s Mahesh Bhatt directed many films, many worked like Aashiqui(1990), Dil Hai Ki Maanta Nahin(1991) which were not that great, while Hum Hai Raahi Pyaar Ke(1993) was a superb film and worked well too, he gave flops too like Criminal(1995),Chaahat(1996), Duplicate(1998) and many more. Ghulam directed by Vikram Bhatt who earlier worked with Bhatts in films like Fareb, Jaanam, Bambai Ka Babu, got his first hit reportedly with this film. The film is a remake of On The Waterfront(1954) which was earlier remade by the Bhatts as Kabzaa(1988) and Vidhu Vinod Chopra too borrowed a chapter from it in Parinda(1989) and other films too. Ghulam starts off well, Aamir's character though may seem close to his Rangeela character is different, he plays the typical thug with a heart of gold who does dirty work as told by his brother and then changes his life. The film also has Aamir's most dangerous stunt, the train stunt which he did himself and missed the train by a second. The first half focuses more on establishment of characters and does waste a bit more time on romance but the twist in the tale is superb, The second half focuses more on how Munna changes and seeks revenge The ending may be a bit hard to digest but yet is well executed Comparing with On The Waterfront may be tough, the film does copy most of the film but adds it's own masala, love and all but yet it's watchable Direction by Vikram Bhatt is good Music by Jatin Lalit is superb, All songs are seeped in melody, be it Kumar/Alka's songs Aankhon se Tune and Jaadu Hai, or Udit Narayan's superb Ab Naam Mohabbat Ki or the crowd puller Aati Kya Khandala which was sung by Aamir for the first time Aamir Khan portrayed a tapori earlier in Rangeela(1995) but he doesn't repeat himself, he does a superb job as always and brings in the difference, He conveys a lot through his expressions. Rani with a dubbed voice is okay though she doesn't get much to do Mita Vashisht is superb in her role, Rajit Kapoor is superb Sharat Saxena is effective, Akshay Anand who also starred in Mahesh Bhatt's ZAKHM in the same year is good in his role, Raju Kher is okay in a short role,Deepak Tijori has just 1 scene, perhaps to recreate the JJWS success Amongst rest Bhatts Favourite Ashutosh Rana and Dalip Tahil have cameos

The movie is one complete package of romance, action and thriller. This used to be my my favourite watch in my younger days. It had everything to enjoy for a kid like me. Aamir Khan though a bit skinny looked hot as hell. Rani Mukherjee, she was the perfect role model of the beauty for me in those days. Everything of her was perfect.Her voice, man so real it was, her eyes, her face. She having that bike ride with Aamir used to be and I think still is one of of the most romantic couple goals one can ever have. I always wanted to do that, may be someday, though I think traffic rules will hardly permit that. The action sequences specially the train one was amazing and perfectly shot, gave me goosebumps when Amir had a near miss on that railroad. That last fight between Aamir and the villian was so real that I can give one enough impulses to confront any goon on this god damn planet. A must watch, at least once for anybody who wants to relish the pleasure of one great entertainment. #Ghulam1998