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Major Saab

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1998 | 165 min | Action, Drama, Romance

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Right up the alley of romantics and anyone after some adrenaline. Popcorn viewing in the best sense. A good follow-up to Beast.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Epic and sweeping, at 2 hr 45 min.
What might put you off
  • It's long: 2 hr 45 min.
  • It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.

Virendra is a spoiled young man newly enrolled in the Indian army. Major Jasbir Singh Rana, a tough disciplinarian, is in charge of transforming him into a brave soldier and a noble man.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 71K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Tinnu Anand

  • Amitabh BachchanMajor Jasbir Singh Rana
  • Ajay DevgnVirendra Pratap Singh
  • Sonali BendreNisha
  • Nafisa AliDr. Priya J. Rana
  • Mohan JoshiParshuram Bihari
  • Shahbaz KhanVicky P. Bihari
  • Ashish VidhyarthiShankar
  • Pradeep Ram Singh RawatSubeidar Singh
  • Avtar GillCommissioner of Police
  • Kulbhushan KharbandaRaja Thakur