Over the years thanks to evolution cycle, man has emerged as the dominant species, managing to tame, train and domesticate a multitude of beasts. However, one species from the animal kingdom has always been particular dear to man - Dog. Said to be man's best friend, a canine is always held in high regard, any person who has a pet dog will vouch for it.
The upcoming Akshay Kumar film Entertainment shows a dog becoming the beneficiary of a massive inheritance which belongs to Akshay Kumar's father. But Bollywood films have always had dogs playing crucial roles in movies, sometimes doing unimaginable things. Hence, we at Bollywood Hungama decided to take a quick look at some of the most memorable canine feats of extraordinary bravery, courage, loyalty and institution that can be witnessed only in Hindi films.
Unnatural ability of recognition: Dogs have an immense sense of faith and love towards their masters and their loyalty will never waver even if humans' sincerity does. When Rekha returns to avenge her killer Kabir Bedi in Khoon Bhari Maang, despite the plastic surgery on her face, her dog Jumbo recognizes his master in a jiffy and runs towards her when she visits her palatial residence with a fake identity.
Can be a private investigator: Tiger-the dog in Biwi No.1 plays a crucial role considering that it is this canine that unfolds the secret life of his master Salman Khan. On the day of Karva Chauth, Tiger is the one responsible in taking Karisma Kapoor, wife of Salman Khan, to Sushmita Sen's house, where she finds her husband Salman celebrating the occasion with his girlfriend Sushmita and his extra marital affair is exposed.
Sort out family feuds: Govinda and Urmila Matondkar belong to rival families where Urmila comes from a sophisticated one; Govinda's family comes from a rural background. As the two neighbours are constantly in a state of war, their dogs fall in love and with time, Govinda and Urmila too start liking each other and try to resolve their family dispute.
Partner in crime: As the unrequited love of Pappu (Mithun Chakraborty) gets fulfilled when he meets his lover Guddi (Ratna Pathak) amidst the beaches of Goa, their kids played by Ajay Devgn, Shreyas Talpade, Arshad Warsi, Kunal Khemu and Tusshar Kapoor are at loggerheads with each other and in constant lookout to pull each other down. And helping Ajay and Shreyas in their pranks, is their pet dog who ends up biting Mithun right on his posterior.
Can help in selecting the perfect groom: Kareena Kapoor's pet dog Johnny is a stubborn and crazy canine that helps her in avoiding potential grooms and when Hrithik Roshan visits her house in a bid to marry her, she plans to drive him crazy as she instigates Johnny to bite him.
Can also be a sperm donor: A canine becomes the bread winner. In the 2012 film Kya Super Kool Hai Hum, Riteish Deshmukh, a completely useless unemployed bachelor makes a dog his way of earning income. In this sex comedy, his dog Fakhru is a sperm donor and Riteish gets paid for making his dog mate with rich people's canines.
Modern age Romeo: Roadside Romeo is a Bollywood animated film that revolves around the love story of Romeo and his lover Laila. The film became a hit with real life couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor lending their voices for the lead characters in the film.
Fetish to steal 'lotas': The dog who loves the 'lota' of Anupam Kher. Casper, who is bred in poverty along with his friends Shreyas Talpade and other garage mates has a unique habit of stealing their neighbor Anupam Kher's lota and torture him in the wackiest manner. Reason? Anupam Kher does not like Shreyas Talpade who is in love with his daughter played by Riya Sen.
Avenger of the oppressed: The dog with a vengeance. Jackie Shroff and Poonam Dhillon are killed by the brutal landlords of a village (Amrish Puri and Sadashiv Amrapurkar) and Jackie's dog 'Moti' is on a mission to take revenge from the murderers of his masters.