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Sandesh(Kuku) Kohli directed Akshay Kumar for the last time in Zulmi after the hit Suhaag. The movie is a typical movie and it isn't well handled. However, it is still watachable but the movie is 90% clichéd and there are too many plot holes. Zulmi was also another Akshay Kumar movie which flopped as his streak continued from 1997. Those days, he was a bad actor and his hairstyle changed in many scenes. First it was long hair from 1997 then it was short hair from 1999-later. The movie goes like this, Baba(Punneet Issar is a godfather who is having a party with all the family members and his bodyguard Balraj(Amrish Puri)who he likes more than his brothers. His brothers Jagawar(Dalip Tahil) and Bhaktawar(Deep Dhilion) have shots fired on Baba and before the godfather dies, he makes Balraj the godfather and the guardian of his dying son Nihal. Years later, we are introduced to Raj(Akshay Kumar) and his sister at the hotel eating food. When an unknown man kidnaps and rapes the sister, Raj goes to her rescue before she gets raped. Raj is beaten up after he wins by fighting them, he is left to die but before he becomes unconscious, he scratches the unknown man on the face trying to fight back. After, they leave, Raj finds out his sister dies and he leaves the place. He is heartbroken and upset. But, when he see's another situation like this, he fights the crooks and this time he succeeds. Balraj see's Raj's bravery and remember's himself as a child. Balraj hires Raj to become her daughter Komal's(Twinkle Khana's) bodyguard. After a few misunderstandings, both of them fall in love. Then, after a few family drama's and comic scenes. Balraj is shown as the hit-man as he is hunting Jagawar who has returned from jail with his broken leg(Balraj cripples him after the first party). Bhaktawar and Jagawar decide to kidnap Balraj's daughter and take revenge for his leg. But, Raj is a trained fighter(cliché) and he manages to rescue Komal and he does get shot on his hand in the process. Balraj is so proud of him and the next day asks him to marry Komal. Both agree and so does Komal. But, the twist is that Raj will try and kill Nihal who is Baba's grandson and Baba had promised Balraj to protect Nihal. Raj wants to kill Nihal because Nihal was that unknown man who raped and killed his sister. Then after all talking and Raj pretending to help Jagawar and Bhaktawar's death, the climax is formed. The climax is Nihal tries to kill Balraj but Jagawar kills Nihal and Raj and Balraj kill all of Jagawar's men and Jagawar. Nihal does in Balraj's hands and Raj forgives him and he says this is the repent towars his mistakes. The screenplay is definitely good, but the story is not well handled. Too many commercial ingredients and misunderstandings ruin the plot. Acting wise, Akshay Kumar stands out, he doesn't do his loud comedy. Amrish Puri excels in his role, Twinkle Khanna is excellent, Deep Dhillion is wasted, Dalip Tahil is good, rest are okay. Direction is not at all upto standards. The ending is more of a comic scene than an action. Music is average, Teri Bandmasshiya stands out. Overall, another average clichéd movie from the late 90's which didn't quite work despite the excellent acting.