Papa the Great

Jai Prakash, an engineer, lives peacefully with his wife Pooja and son Sonu. The latter believes his father is a macho, but this is not true; Jai is meek, to the point that he would surrender rather than fight. But when Jai witnesses a murder committed by the dreaded gangster Raka, he must find the courage to testify in court. is a remake of director ‘s own Tamil film (1998). It was produced by of , and the screenplay was written by Bhagyaraj, while Nawab Arzoo wrote the dialogues. Cinematography was handled by . The final cut of the film was 143 minutes. The soundtrack was composed by , except where noted. All lyrics are written by Faaiz Anwar. was released on 28 July 2000. Critic wrote for , “On the whole, [ ] lacks in qualities to have a safe ride at the box-office.” On the contrary, K. N. Vijiyan of wrote that “IF you miss having good family stories in Hindi movies, this film is just for you”. Made on a budget of (equivalent to 72 million or US$850,000 in 2023), the film grossed (US$80,000) worldwide, thus becoming a .