Kachche Dhaage (transl. Fragile bonds) is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Milan Luthria and starring Saif Ali Khan, Ajay Devgn and Manisha Koirala.
Plot
Dhananjay (Saif Ali Khan) and Aaftab (Ajay Devgn) are two half-brothers who meet for the first time. Each one has a selfish approach to life; Aaftab is a petty smuggler, specializing in smuggling goods across the Rajasthan border into Pakistan whilst Dhananjay is a corporate yuppy from the city, with a high-flying lifestyle. Aaftab is in love with Rukshana (Manisha Koirala) but is rejected by her family because he is illegitimate. Dhananjay is dating Ragini (Namrata Shirodkar) and has his father’s death to contend with.
When the brothers meet for the first time, they instantly loathe each other, having nothing in common. One night, Aaftab blows up a loaded truck while trying to steal from it and attracts a mass of unwanted enforcers. Soon, Aaftab is forced to send Dhananjay into a trap but ends up with them both being handcuffed and escaping from the Border Security Force, the Central Bureau of Investigation, and the border mafia who are attempting to incriminate the brothers for anti-national activities and murder. Fate has it such that they are forced to escape on foot, on motorbikes, cars, stolen trucks, and even handcuffed to each other on a moving goods train. They run into difficult circumstances on the run, not in the least made better by their hatred for each other. Despite their initial differences, the two gradually learn to like and understand each other, eventually proving their innocence.
The climax of this film was shot around Jaisalmer, especially in Kuldhara, the deserted village of Paliwal Brahmins.
Cast
Saif Ali Khan as Dhananjay Pandit ‘Jai’
Ajay Devgn as Aftab
Manisha Koirala as Rukhsana
Sadashiv Amrapurkar as CBI Officer Jadeja
Namrata Shirodkar as Ragini Pandit
Govind Namdeo as Rana Baikunth
Maya Alagh as Mariam
Anupam Shyam as Ramakant Pandit
Vineet Kumar as Bhagta
Anu Kapoor as Kawali singer (Cameo Appearance) in Is Shaan-e-Karam Ka Kya Kehna
Parmeet Sethi (Cameo Appearance) in Khali Dil Nahi
Simran (Cameo Appearance) in Khali Dil Nahi
Mahavir Shah as Dhananjay’s Lawyer Chinoi
Rajeev Verma as Justice Nariman Sorabji
Rajesh Vivek as Noora The Terrorist
Ishrat Ali as Maulvi
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