| Dayavan -A remake of the Tamil movie Nayakan starring Kamal Hassan, the 1987 film Dayavan is based on the life of Tamil gangster Vardarajan Mudaliar, or Vardha Bhai. Among the most powerful dons in Mumbai, Vardha Bhai controlled much of Dharavi, Mahim, Matunga, Sion-Koliwada and Chunabatti, running a parallel justice system for the south Indian community in these areas.The original Nayakan, which had Kamal Hassan playing Vardha Bhai, won several awards, and was listed in Time magazine’s ‘Top-100 best films of all times.’ The Hindi remake, Dayavan, which starred Vinod Khanna, Madhuri Dixit and Feroze Khan in the lead roles, also became a huge success. |
