Dalaal 1993 [hot] Jun 2026

The film was produced by Prakash Mehra, the legendary filmmaker behind some of the biggest blockbusters of his time, under his banner, Prakash Mehra Productions. The story was based on a short story by Kaushal Bharati, with a screenplay by Tarun Ghosh and dialogues by Anwar Khan. The legendary Bappi Lahiri composed the music, and the lyrics were penned by Anjaan.

to court after a body double was used for a nude scene without her consent—a legal battle Mehra ultimately won. Box Office dalaal 1993

The film was heavily criticized for its B-grade, vulgar, and obscene content. Critics slammed its titillating scenes, cheap dialogue, and songs laced with "double entendre". Ayesha Jhulka's character was sexualized, and reports suggest she even refused to perform a topless scene for a rape sequence, for which a body double was used. This pushed the envelope of on-screen sexuality for mainstream Hindi cinema in the early '90s, a move that was both commercially rewarding and artistically derided. The film was produced by Prakash Mehra, the

: "Gutur Gutur" and "Thehre Hue Paani Mein" were major hits. Controversy : Many of the songs were criticized for being double-entendre to court after a body double was used

: Mithun Chakraborty (as Bhola), Ayesha Jhulka (as Roopali), and Raj Babbar (as the antagonist).

Despite the controversies and mixed critical reviews, Dalaal was a huge commercial success at the box office, particularly in the single screens and rural areas.