Vishwatma – Soul of the world !!!???!!!

For newbies, this was an epic movie of the early 90’sThis movie has some mind boggling performances from top actors of the day, like Sunny Deol and Chunky (remember me?) Pandey, Divya Bharti (who eventually died a mysterious “accidental binge” death), and Sonam (pretty lady but disappeared after this movie...). Anyway, the theme of this film has nothing to do with the title. It’s just a proof of the hypothesis that no man can really ever claim to be “Soul of the world”. Why someone should ever do that is a topic that we shall not deliberate upon. For now though, the story…

The movie begins with the arrest of Akash (Chunky “remember me….no?” Pandey) by Inspector Prabhat (Sunny “two and half kg heavy hand” Deol) and is imprisoned. At the time of his imprisonment, Akash’s brothers are killed by Super-villain Ajgar Jurrat (such a cool sounding name) played by Amrish Puri, and he vows that he shall take revenge on Prabhat by killing him. Meanwhile , Sunny has wreaked havoc with Amrish Puri's group.

Song Sequence: Vishwatma

The song goes something like this…Aadmi, Zindagi aur ye aatma, Dhundte hain sabhi tujko Paramatama, ye Milan jo karaye who Vishwatma. Loosely translated this becomes….Man, Life and Soul….Everyone searches for God. The one who unites them all is “Soul of the world!!! (Huh? Either I am thoroughly confused or academically handicapped to figure this meaning… :P )

Anyway, Super-villlain finds out that Sunny's weakness is his little brother and kills him. Sunny, shattered, renounces home and lives in a village. Dalip Tahil, Sunny's senior in the police force, tries to convince Sunny to return to Mumbai. But our hero is adamant that he will not leave.

Poignant Dialogue: Mera Police ke upar se vishwaas uth gaya hai!!!

Somehow our hero returns to Mumbai to fight the Blue Panther gang (Neelu brothers) masterminded by Ajgar Jurrat, who resides in Kenya. Sunny along with Akash (Chunky “u forgot me, didn’t you?” Pandey) sets out on his journey to destroy evil, on a “secret” mission to Kenya…..Jaambo!!!

Enter: Inspector Surya Pratap (Naseeruddin Shah) - the best, honest and most feared police Inspector in Kenya. Surya Pratap keeps watch over Sunny and Chunky during their stay in Kenya. Sunny and Chunky meet Sonam,(Chunky's bhabhi’s sister, whose husband was killed by Ajgar and who is also out to seek revenge on him) who also wants to destroy Ajgar. Chunky, Sunny & Naseer land up at Bubbles disco, where Sonia’s (Ajgar’s daughter) birthday is being celebrated. Meanwhile, Divya Bharati gets a job at the disco as a singer and dancer.

Song Situation: Saat Samundar Paar

One of the most remarkably popular songs of the time, Saat Samundar features a gorgeous Divya Bhatt dancing to her beau Sunny. The song 'Saat Samundar Paar' went on to be awarded unofficially as, the ‘most favourite introductory song for Antaksharis’ in India. The intro music is interspersed with a lot of African beats, which I must say are reminiscent of the 90’s. One thing unmentioned here is, this movie not only had great music, but the background score too kicked a**. Crappy scenes are always supported by excellent, fast paced, peppy, loud background music throughout the movie, keeping your mind at the edge…

Subplot: Shrewd & “Tharkee” Tapaswi Gunjaal (Gulshan Grover - another cool sounding name), son of Ajgar & owner of Bubbles disco, tries to molest Divya in his van on the pretext of dropping her home. However ‘Dhai kilo ka haath’ comes to her rescue. Chunky is about to shoot Sunny but doesn’t get the opportunity as kaabil Inspector Surya Pratap turns up. Tapaswi and his mates flee. Why Suryapratap never bothers to arrest GG is left to audience speculation. Tapaswi is renamed / reincarnated thrice in the movie, as Tapaswi Gunjaal, Tapaswi Jholjhaal & Tapaswi Kangaal.

Chunky expresses his love towards Sonia, but is interrupted by Tapaswi who has followed them with his henchmen. He kidnaps Chunky and takes him to Ajgar's House. Sunny enters & saves Chunky by executing a stunt with his car. Sunny & Chunky become friends.

Meanwhile Ajgar tells Tapaswi and his son Naagdans (another really cool sounding name!!!) that the Blue Panther Gang (beware!!!) is arriving from with a gift. The gift is a “die of the 100 rupee note” which he can use to make fake Indian currency (ROFL!!!). They now claim that they can control the entire Indian economy from Kenya (Finance Minister Chiddu, u listening?). Delirious, he hosts a 'Bharatiya Ekta Divas' or "Indians' Unity Meet' inviting all Indians in Kenya to the meet. Uninvited guests Sunny, Chunky and Sonam escape through the bathroom window and disguise themselves. Upon arriving at Ajgar's house, Sonam introduces Sunny as Maharaja Bhookamp Singh and Divya Bharati as his wife while Chunky is introduced as Nawab Zafar Changezi.

Song Sequence: 'Dil le gayi teri bindiya, yaad aa gaya mujhko India’

Inspector Suryapratap, is coaxed by Sonam to binge drinking and he passes out and sings the above song. Sunny & Chunky meanwhile investigate Ajgar's house and find a box of 100 rupee notes. They keep one note (Why????) and come back to dance. Next morning using a magnifying glass, Sunny declares the 100 rupee note to be fake and thus the duo are convinced that Blue Panther gang and Ajgar are now in the fake currency business. (Forecasting & Patriotism at its best!!!)

At Bubbles disco, Sunny and Divya disguise as Maharaja and Maharani Bhookamp Singh but now, Chunky disguises as one of the Casino's dealers and comes to the table where Sunny is playing roulette. He gives Sonam a magnet that she fixes under the table on the very number that Sunny bets on thus making Sunny win all the money in the casino (Aila!!!). Sunny & Chunky are recognised in spite of their disguise by Surya Pratap. They tell Inspector Suryapratap that they want to fight evil and ask him for 48 hours to prove themselves and expose Ajgar. Inspector Suryapratap agrees.

Poignant Dialogue: Par agar kisi shareef insaan ki izzat ucchali gayi, toh main apne farz ke haaton majboor rahoonga ! Answer - Woh aapke desh mein shareef ho sakte hai Inspector, lekin ho sakta hai ki woh hamaare desh mein deshdrohi ho!!! (Waow...)

Next Morning, our heroes go to Tapaswi’s residence to collect their money. Chunky asks Tapaswi to count the cash. However Tapaswi, who has never been to school (eh?), finds difficulty in counting. Sunny steals the Die and leaves Tapaswi still counting money. The Blue Panther gang & Ajgar realise that they have been duped by Chunky and Sunny. Ajgar's vows to get the die back, yelling in frustration.

Poignant Dialogue: “Muje Die chahiye..DIEEEE….dieee ….dieeee….dieee”. (Lolz.. )

Sunny calls Ajgar and tells him that he shall return the die but Ajgar has to comply with his demands. Ajgar calls him to his residence where Sunny, Chunky and Sonam go. Ajgar reminds Chunky of how he killed all of his brothers. However, this is overheard by Sonia, who comes out shouting that she hates her father and brothers as they are criminals. Sunny throws the die in the air and shoots it thus breaking it into pieces (mind blowing scene!!!). Chunky holds Sonia hostage & manages to flee. Chunky & Sonia fall in love.

Song Sequence: Aankhon mein hai kya, tasveer teri….

Naagdans now complains to Suryapratap that Chunky has kidnapped his sister and he takes the inspector to the hotel room where Chunky has kept Sonia. He manages to sedate her and convinces Inspector Suryapratap that Chunky had not only kidnapped her but also molested her. (Too much!!!). Chunky is locked up behind bars. Sunny discovers this and confronts the Inspector and a fight ensues, which is stopped by the arrival of Mumbai Commissioner of Police( Raza Murad )who tells Sunny that he should behave and stop wreaking havoc. Sunny is arrested by the Kenyan police and locked up. Raza (Mumbai CP) arranges for Chunky and Sunny to be deported to India.

Later though, Suryapratap's little daughter Sunaina, recognises Ajgar's son as her mother's murderer. Suryapratap finds that he has been tricked by Ajgar. He rushes to the Airport to stop Chunky and Sunny from leaving. Now there is an amazing scene where, Suryapratap lands his jeep right next to the tarmac and waves at the plane to stop…but they are already flying off.

Subplot: A time bomb is placed on the plane to have them eliminated. But they fight their way out and escape by jumping off the plane on parachutes. Before jumping, Chunky wishes the pilot “Happy Diwali” …..Boom!!! The plane explodes…

Suryapratap, goes off alone into Ajgar's lair and confronts him, only to be captured and finds Divya Bharti,Sonam & his daughter already held as hostages. Simbo, Sonia's pet chimpanzee is sent to Suryapratap carrying Sunny's mouth organ .This leads Inspector Suryapratap to believe that Sunny and Chunky are alive.

Song Sequence: Toofan, Abhi aaya nahin hai woh!!!

A small tribal dance now takes place, which is utterly hilarious. It begins with the wicked Ajgar Jurrat yelling – Toofan!!! The song follows by some more tribal dance, which is funny and cool in a weird way. Sunny and Chunky now enter Ajgar's lair and the fight to the end ensues. They are supported by the Kenyan Police Commissioner, whose most prominent dialogue is : I understand !!! All the Villains are killed and the heroes are united with their ladies. Suryapratap agrees to marry Sonam. Hallelujah!!!

All is well!!! And so ends the Story of Vishwatma – The Soul of the world!!! Still figuring the title of the movie???