This is my first review on IMDb after being almost a decade long patron of it. I had seen Shaan a lot of times on TV, since my childhood. But it was very recently that it was again coming on TV that I realized its true worth.
Coming to the film, its a very well made, long, big-budgeted, multi-starer, total blockbuster entertainment-action movie, though not being a typical bollywood one. Its a movie of international standards (of that time). It was directed by Ramesh Sippy after basking in the super-success of Sholay. So, like "John Hammond", he "spared no expense" :) Even some very short scenes were made with an eye for detail. Its sets were humongous and like bond flick, specially the don's den. Its direction is brilliant and Ramesh Sippy has really shown his great filmmaking skills, which only could have been done, with ample budget and no creative restrictions.
Even the music is somewhat different than typical bollywood movie. It creates right atmosphere and tension, well suited to thriller genre. Sometimes,even silence is very well used to add to tension. Specially,I found one slow-mo scene and to my amazement they used right background score for it. Also, all the songs are great, specially Jaanu meri jaan and Yamma yamma, which are really evergreen. Well, of course there were a lot loopholes in script, scenes, etc but was a daring film of 1980, trying to match up with Bond flicks, and it surely reached up a great level.
Few exceptional scenes were Sunil Dutt's capture, chase and death (best), Abdul's death and the final climax.
Coming to the film, its a very well made, long, big-budgeted, multi-starer, total blockbuster entertainment-action movie, though not being a typical bollywood one. Its a movie of international standards (of that time). It was directed by Ramesh Sippy after basking in the super-success of Sholay. So, like "John Hammond", he "spared no expense" :) Even some very short scenes were made with an eye for detail. Its sets were humongous and like bond flick, specially the don's den. Its direction is brilliant and Ramesh Sippy has really shown his great filmmaking skills, which only could have been done, with ample budget and no creative restrictions.
Even the music is somewhat different than typical bollywood movie. It creates right atmosphere and tension, well suited to thriller genre. Sometimes,even silence is very well used to add to tension. Specially,I found one slow-mo scene and to my amazement they used right background score for it. Also, all the songs are great, specially Jaanu meri jaan and Yamma yamma, which are really evergreen. Well, of course there were a lot loopholes in script, scenes, etc but was a daring film of 1980, trying to match up with Bond flicks, and it surely reached up a great level.
Few exceptional scenes were Sunil Dutt's capture, chase and death (best), Abdul's death and the final climax.