Bulandi
Directed by Rama Rao Tatineni(as T. Rama Rao)
Produced by Yogesh Anand
Story by Erode Sounder
Starring Anil Kapoor,Rajinikanth,Rekha,Raveena Tandon
Music by Viju Shah
Cinematography M.S. Prabhu
Editing by P. Gowthan Raju
Distributed by Digital Entertainment
Release dates 7 January 2000
Running time 175 min.
Language Hindi
Bulandi is an Bollywood film, a remake of the tamil movie Nattamai. In Bulundi, Anil Kapoor portrays the protagonist, with Rekha and Raveena Tandon in supporting roles. South Indian superstar Rajinikanth plays the father of the protagonist. Anil Kapoor enacts the role of the head of the village. The story revolves around the environment of a village under the Panchayati Raj rule. The hero’s family brings justice to the village.
The story revolves around Dharamraj “Dada” Thakur (Anil Kapoor). Since the death of his father Ghajraj Thakur(Rajinikanth), Dada Thakur has been the head of the village. His family consists of his wife Lakshmi (Rekha) and two younger brothers, Arjun and Nakul. Dada Thakur and Lakshmi are virtually like parents to Arjun and Nakul. Dada Thakur is highly respected in society and his word is considered law. Arjun gets married to a city girl, Meena (Raveena Tandon). At first, Meena resents her husband’s subservience to his elder brother, but when she realizes that Dada Thakur helped her father in his business, she becomes respectful towards her brother-in-law. When Arjun is wrongly accused of raping a schoolteacher, everyone awaits Dada Thakur’s decision, which affects everyone in the household.