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Baazigar (Hindi: बाज़ीगर, Urdu: بازیگر; Gambler) is a 1993 Bollywood thriller directed by Abbas-Mustan. Inspired by the novel A Kiss Before Dying, it is a contemporary thriller about a young man who stops at nothing to get what he wants. The film shocked its Indian audience with an unexpected violation of the standard Bollywood formula, with an ambiguous hero. Successful at the box office, this was Shahrukh Khan's breakthrough role as the sole lead and also Shilpa Shetty's debut film. Baazigar was also the first film where Shahrukh Khan played a negative role and the first film in which he was paired up with Kajol. This film, along with Yash Chopra's Darr, took Shah Rukh Khan's career to new heights and established his Bollywood career as an acclaimed actor.
Ajay Sharma (Shahrukh Khan), is a man who seeks revenge. His father, Vishwanath Sharma (Anant Mahadevan), once owner of a great business empire, was defrauded by Madan Chopra (Dalip Tahil), a trusted employee in Vishwanath's company. The Sharma family is ousted from their own company and loses everything they owned. Soon afterwards, Ajay's father and his young baby sister die due to illness, unable to buy medicine because of their destitute state. His mother (Rakhee) is now suffering from mental illness and memory loss. Driven over the edge, Ajay becomes obsessed with killing Chopra and destroying his family.
There's a riot in Atlantic city
Gamblers are running wild
'cause suddenly the sky opened up
and gold was pouring down
people started fighting each other
while they tried to get their share
saying; I've got a gun
so you don't wanna mess with me
There's a flood all over deadwood city
citizens are going mad
'cause suddenly the sky opened up
and rain was pouring down
people started pushing each other
while they tried to clear their way
saying I've got a house
That's sinking in to the ground
On a day like this it shows who you really are
There was this girl from milwaukee
Nobody really knew
Suddenly one night she appeared
on a nation-wide tv-show
Oh, people started talking about her
And the boys were digging her past
Saying we've all been with her
I'm sure she will remember me
On a day like this it shows who you really are
There's an old man in south nevada
He's running the local bar
suddenly the wind whispered news
about how he lost that eye
locals did'nt show up at the bar
until the rumours were revised
saying: We all knew
that was nonsense all the time
On a day like this it shows who you really are
On a day like this it shows who you really are
On a day like this it shows who you really are
On a day like this it shows who you really are
On a day like this it shows who you really are
On a day like this y'all