Paappi Devataa
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Harmesh Malhotra
Written by	Dr.Rahi Masoom Raza (dialogue)
Screenplay by	Ravi Kapoor
Produced by	M.M. Malhotra Baldev Pushkarna
Starring	Dharmendra Jeetendra Jayapradha Madhuri Dixit
Cinematography	Shyam Rao
Edited by	Harish Chaudhary
Music by	Laxmikant Pyarelal
Production company	Kala Bharti
Release date	14 July 1995
Running time	139 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹15 million[1]
Box office	₹16 million[1]

Paappi Devataa (transl. Sinners – Goddess; Hindi: पापी देवता) is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language action crime film, produced by M. M. Malhotra and Baldev Pushkarna and directed by Harmesh Malhotra. It stars Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Jayapradha, Madhuri Dixit and music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. Initially Vinod Khanna was to do the film but he was replaced by Jeetendra. The film was started in 1990 but was delayed for 5 years. It was finally released on 14 July 1995, and was a critical and commercial failure.

Plot

Paappi Devataa is about Ram Kumar Singh, who re-locates himself from Allahabad to Bombay by train. During this time, his wallet and clothes are stolen. He registers a complaint with the railway police for his belongings stolen. Meanwhile, the very kind-hearted Rahim Khan takes him home and provides him with food, shelter, and a taxi-cab so that he can earn money while looking for a job. Eventually, they become close friends. While driving his taxi on his first day, Ram meets Reshma and both fall in love with each other. He then plans to search for a good job and move out to his own apartment. What Ram does not know is that Rahim works for an underworld Don, Ratan Seth, and has also killed a man named Niranjan Das. And what Rahim does not know is that Ram is the Deputy Commissioner of the Police, who suspects Rahim of killing Niranjan Das.

Cast

• Dharmendra as Rahim Khan
• Jeetendra as Ram Kumar Singh
• Jaya Prada as Rosy
• Madhuri Dixit as Reshma
• Amrish Puri as Ratan Seth
• Ashalata Wabgaonkar as Rosie's mother
• Satyendra Kapoor as Niranjan Das
• Roopesh Kumar as Kundan
• Sharat Saxena as Ratan's employee
• Gurbachchan Singh as Gulzar Singh
• Yunus Parvez as Kelaram
• Shail Chaturvedi as train passenger
• Urmila Bhatt as Mrs. Khan
• Birbal as Havaldar
• Vinod Nagpal as Pandu
• Макс Покровский

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal.