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'''''Shahenshah''''' ({{translation|Emperor}}) is a 1988 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[vigilante film|vigilante]] [[action film]] starring [[Amitabh Bachchan]] in the title role, along with [[Meenakshi Sheshadri]]. The film was produced and directed by [[Tinnu Anand]]. The story of the film was written by Amitabh Bachchan's wife [[Jaya Bachchan]] and the screenplay was written by veteran screenwriter [[Inder Raj Anand]], who died before the film was released.
The film marked Bachchan's comeback to films after a three-year hiatus during which he had entered politics. Bachchan still had films releasing during the hiatus, as they were projects he had previously completed. The film became the third [[List of Bollywood films of 1988|highest-grossing film]] in 1988 and the 30th highest grossing Hindi film of the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Earners 1980-1989 |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |publisher=Box Office India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014090332/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |access-date=21 August 2021 |archive-date=14 October 2013}}</ref> It is remembered for the famous dialogue "'''''Rishte Mein To Hum Tumhare Baap Hote Hain, Naam Hai Shahenshah'''''". The film is also remembered for [[Amitabh Bachchan]]'s dual performances as a comic policeman and a crimefighting vigilante. [[Meenakshi Sheshadri|Meenakshi Sheshadri's]] performance as the leading lady was also appreciated.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/nov/16/16829 |title=5 memorable roles of Meenakshi Seshadri – Birthday special |last=Thombare |first=Suparna |website=Cinestaan |access-date=26 June 2019}}</ref> The advance booking shattered all the records and in Shiela Cinema (Delhi) a crowd of 20,000 people had gathered for the first show.<ref>{{cite news |first=Simran |last=Bhargava |title=Amitabh Bachchan makes spectacular come-back with Shahenshah |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19880315-amitabh-bachchan-makes-spectacular-come-back-with-shahenshah-797041-1988-03-15 |access-date=17 August 2020 |work=India Today |date=15 March 1988 |language=en}}</ref>
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