Ajay is seen releasing his mother's Mangalsutra in the sea, indicating the end of her life of struggle and meeting with her husband. Cast Ajay Devgn as Ajay Desai Kunal Khemu as young Ajay Desai Nagarjuna as Director Raman Desai, Ajay's father Pooja Bhatt as Noor Hussain Khan, Ajay's mother Sonali Bendre as Sonia Maheshwari, Ajay's wife Ashutosh Rana as Subodh Malgaonkar Sharat Saxena as Inspector Pawar Akshay Anand as Anand Kumar Desai, Ajay's brother Avtar Gill as Isa Zafar Karachiwala Saurabh Shukla as Gurdayal Singh Madan Jain as Journalist Anwar Vishwajeet Pradhan as Senior Inspector Vishwajeet Yadav Soundtrack The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani with lyrics by Anand Bakshi. The soundtrack was released by the HMV Audio Company. The composer selected Chitra for " Gali main aaj Chand nikala " but due to date issues the song was later sung by Alka Yagnik. Reception Mukhtar Anjoom of Deccan Herald wrote that "Mahesh Bhatt foolishly swerves and rams the brakes while cruising along a solid theme. By making it personalized, he fails to tackle the wider ramifications of divisive politics and fritters away the opportunity to make a masterpiece of his swansong". Awards National Film Awards Won: 1998 National Film Award for Best Actor – Ajay Devgn Screen Awards Won: 1999 Screen Award for Best Actor – Ajay Devgn TV series The story has been adapted into a TV series, named Naamkarann, airing on STAR Plus from September 2016. References External links 1998 films 1990s Hindi-language films 1998 drama films Films featuring a Best Actor National Award-winning performance Films scored by M. M. Keeravani Films directed by Mahesh Bhatt Best Film on National Integration National Film Award winners Indian drama films Hindi-language drama films