6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Romance • 1986 • 135 min
Dilwaala (1986)
Dilwaala (1986)
Overview
Ravi Kumar is the younger brother of Judge Soumitra Devi and Mohan Kumar. He and his sister have different views and ideas. They lack understanding and that is why he decides to be apart from his sister. Raghu is the son of MLA Raj Shekhar. He marries Kamla, daughter of a poor man Ganesh on the wish of his father who wants to take political advantage of the marriage. But things go wrong and Kamla is killed by Raghu. Now, he makes different attempts to save his son from law. Now all the movie tells his attempts to save his son and Ravi's attempts to give his son the punishment. There are also other small things happening in life of other characters.
Starring Cast
Mithun Chakraborty • Smita Patil • Meenakshi Sheshadri
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Hinduism: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.6
Overview
Ravi Kumar is the younger brother of Judge Soumitra Devi and Mohan Kumar. He and his sister have different views and ideas. They lack understanding and that is why he decides to be apart from his sister. Raghu is the son of MLA Raj Shekhar. He marries Kamla, daughter of a poor man Ganesh on the wish of his father who wants to take political advantage of the marriage. But things go wrong and Kamla is killed by Raghu. Now, he makes different attempts to save his son from law. Now all the movie tells his attempts to save his son and Ravi's attempts to give his son the punishment. There are also other small things happening in life of other characters.
Starring Cast
Mithun Chakraborty • Smita Patil • Meenakshi Sheshadri
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
Political: Leans Right
Confidence: Medium
The film critiques the abuse of power by a corrupt wealthy individual, a theme that can resonate across the political spectrum. However, its resolution emphasizes individual heroism, personal justice, and the protection of traditional family values, aligning more with right-leaning narratives of individual responsibility and strength rather than systemic reform.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: Medium
The film features traditional casting for its cultural context, with no evidence of intentional race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative does not critically portray traditional identities or center on explicit DEI themes, aligning with a neutral or positive framing of such identities.
Secondary
Hinduism: Positive
Confidence: High
The film integrates Hindu cultural and religious elements into its narrative, often portraying traditional values and devotion as positive aspects of character and society without any critical or negative framing.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'Dilwaala' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. The plot focuses on conventional themes of action, romance, and family drama, without incorporating queer identities or storylines.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'Dilwaala' (1986) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes in its plot or cast. Consequently, there is no specific portrayal to evaluate, resulting in a determination of N/A for its net impact on transsexual representation.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
Dilwaala (1986) is a remake of the 1983 Telugu film Palletoori Monagadu. A review of the main characters in both versions indicates that all significant roles maintain the same gender as their source material counterparts.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
Dilwaala (1986) is a remake of the 1983 Telugu film Palletoori Monagadu. Both films feature Indian actors portraying Indian characters, maintaining the same racial category for the characters across versions. No character's race was changed from its established canon.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
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