govind nihalani directorial venture of vijay tendulkar novel be brilliant . om puri play an inspector velankar who be force to protect underworld don rama shetty and play brilliantly by sadahiv amrapurkar . this be govind nihlan most talked about movie . this be a very good and a classic film . smita patil play the female lead opposite om puri . naseeruddin shah be brilliant in a cameo role . although sadashiv amrapurkar have only 4 scene in the movie he dominate the movie . this be sadashiv amrapurkars act debut . om puri win a national award for this film for the best actor . filmfare award winner for best film and story and support actor ( sadashiv amrapurkar ) .