From left: Ok. Bhagyaraj, Amitabh Bachchan’s nonetheless from ‘Aakhri Raasta’ and Anil Kapoor in ‘Mr. Bechara’
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Veteran actor-writer-director Ok. Bhagyaraj handed away on Saturday (June 27, 2026) after affected by an enormous coronary heart assault at Apollo Hospital in Chennai. The author-director, identified for his unparalleled imaginative and prescient and ingenious screenwriting, constructed an intensive physique of labor in Tamil cinema.
Owing to their novelty, his Tamil movies had been frequently being tailored in Hindi, with David Dhawan directing Raja Babu (1994), Andaz (1994) and Gharwali Baharwali (1998) from Raasukutti,Sundara Kandam and Thaikulame Thaikulame respectively. Other than these, Bhagyaraj additionally directed three Hindi movies and labored with Amitabh Bachchan and Anil Kapoor in two of them.
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Listed here are the three Hindi movies directed by Bhagyaraj:
1) Aakhree Raasta (1986)
A remake of the Tamil movie, Oru Kaidhiyin Diary, which was written by him alongside together with his mentor, filmmaker Bharathiraja, Aakhree Raasta starred Bachchan, Jaya Prada, Sridevi and Anupam Kher in pivotal roles. Marking his Hindi directorial debut, the movie featured Bachchan in a double position of a simpleton man and a police officer. Apparently, Rajesh Khanna was earlier roped in to play the lead position however he opted out as a consequence of date points. The vigilante actioner featured an intriguing battle which successfully merged social commentary with the dramatic beats as Bachchan delivered an assured efficiency, taking part in the twin roles effortlessly.
A nonetheless from ‘Aakhree Raasta’
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2) Mr. Bechara (1996)
Starring Anil Kapoor, Sridevi and Anupam Kher within the lead, the romantic drama was a remake of Bhagyaraj’s Tamil movie, Veetla Visheshanga, and advised the story of a widower, performed by Kapoor, who poses because the husband of an amnesiac girl (Sridevi). The 2 dwell collectively and plan to get married when a younger man claims to be her husband. Whereas each the unique and the remake weren’t met with an excellent response, the story featured the trademark quirkiness of Bhagyaraj. It additionally starred Telugu celebrity Nagarjuna in a visitor look.
A nonetheless from ‘Mr. Bechara’
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3) Papa The Nice (2000)
One other Hindi movie that was remade from his personal 1998 Tamil movie, Vaettiya Madichu Kattu, Papa The Nice advised the story of a meek man residing peacefully together with his household till he turns into a witness to a homicide by a dreaded gangster. Starring Krishan Kumar, Nagma, Satya Prakash and Grasp Bobby, the movie was produced by music baron Gulshan Kumar and turned out to be a field workplace failure.
A nonetheless from ‘Papa The Nice’
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Revealed – June 27, 2026 05:17 pm IST
