The courtroom drama was released 32 years ago with a strong dialogue, becoming Superhit, and Sunny Deol won the U.S. National Award.
Damini is the third collaboration between Rajkumar Santoshi, Sunny Deol, Meenakshi Seshadri and Amrish Puri, while the other two were released in 1990 and 1996 by Ghayal and Ghatak. All three films are crucial, commercial success.
From Akshay Kumar, R Madhavan’s Kesari Chapter 2 and Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu-starrer Pink to Kay Kay Menon, Rahul Bose-starrer Shaurya and Akshaye Khanna, Richa Chadha’s Section 375, there have many critically-acclaimed courtroom dramas made in the Hindi film industry. However, before these films address sensitive issues in society, a court drama was released for 32 years and shocked the country as it was based on gang rape. The movie in question is Damini, starring Rishi Kapoor, Meenakshi Seshadri, Sunny Deol and Amrish Puri.
Damini is written and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and released on April 30, 1993. The court drama was produced at about Rs 250 crore and continued to be a super scene as it made Rs 11 crore worldwide. The main reason for success is Sunny’s excellent portrayal of advocate Govind Srivastava. Even though the Gada actor came in the second half, he amazes the audience with his amazing performance and memorable dialogue, including Tareekh Pe Tareekh and Dhai Kilo Ka Kaath. Sunny even won Damini’s National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.
On the 32nd anniversary of Damini’s release, released on Tuesday, April 30, 2025, the JAAT actor shared some iconic moments from his film on his Instagram, writing: “This movie is better than speaking out – Damini still reverberates in the hearts of millions. #Thank you.”
Damini is the third collaboration between Rajkumar Santoshi, Sunny Deol, Meenakshi Seshadri and Amrish Puri, while the other two were released in 1990 and 1996 by Ghayal and Ghatak. All three films are crucial, commercial success. Now, Santoshi and Sunny are once again participating in the drama with Lahore, the period produced by Aamir Khan. The highly anticipated film will be released in cinemas this year.
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