Movie – Shastar
Genre – Action, Drama
Star Cast – Sunil Shetty, Anjali Jathar, Danny Denzongpa, Dinesh Hingoo, Anupam Kher, Kunika, Mukesh Rishi, Farida Jalal, Avtar Gill, Mushtaq Khan, Gavin Packard, Jack Gaud, Ali Asgar and Mohan Joshi.
Director – Sanjay Khanna
Producer – Nadir Irani and Nadeem Irani
Story By – Rumi Jaffery
Dialogues By – Imtiaz Patel and Yunus Sajawal
Music By – Aadesh Shrivastava
Lyrics By – Shyam Raj
Screen Count – 185
Release Date – 4 October 1996
| Budget | 3.75 cr |
| 1st Day Collection | 58 lakh |
| 1st Week Collection | 2.65 cr |
| India Net Box Office Collection | 4.80 cr |
| Overseas Collection | 15 Lakh |
| Worldwide Collection | 8.40 cr |
| Verdict | Average |
26th Highest Grossing Film of 1996
IMDB Rating – 4.7/10
Shastra Movie Unknown Facts :
1) The title of this film was previously titled The Weapon. But later the makers felt that the title of this film has been made in English. So they changed its title to Hindi and gave the shastra title.
2) The film was delayed for half and a year due to the financial problem.
शस्त्र फिल्म से जुड़ी कुछ अनसुनी बातें ( Facts in Hindi ) :
1) इस फिल्म का टाइटल पहले द वेपन रखा गया था. लेकिन बाद में मेकर्स को लगा की ये फिल्म का टाइटल इंग्लिश में हो गया है. इसलिए उन्होंने इसके टाइटल को हिंदी में कर दिया था और शास्त्र टाइटल दिया था.
2) ये फिल्म फाइनेंसियल प्रॉब्लम के चलते करीब डेढ़ साल तक डिले हुयी थी.