The action movie Uttar Dakshin was released on November 13, 1987. The movie was directed by Prabhat Khanna and produced by Ashok Khanna. The top roles in the movie were played by Jackie Shroff, Rajnikanth, Madhuri Dixit and Bharti while the roles of Anupam Kher, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Paresh Rawal, Lalita Pawar and Preeti Ganguli were equally important. The music of the film was directed by Laxmikant Kudalkar and Pyarelal while the songs were sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Kavita Subramaniam.

The movie Uttar Dakshin was an action flick the genre of which could not be guessed from its title. The movie was not a usual film like other action films rather it was able to grip the attention of the audience for a long period of time. The movie also entertained the audience. The movie seems to inspire mostly from the famous Yash Chopra’s flick Trishul featuring Amitabh Bachchan in the lead role. It seems that Amitabh’s character is played by Jackie Shroff and Shashi’s role is played by Rajnikanth.

The male leads in the film were played by Jackie Shroff and Rajnikanth and the actor duo does their job completely well. The acting of the female lead Madhuri Dixit was also great in the film. In short the movie seemed to have all the ingredients required to make the movie hit. The negative roles in the movie were played by Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Anupam Kher. Despite being a complete film it lacked the publicity it should have got.

The songs of the movie are:
1.    Unse Pyar Ho Gaya
2.    Us Kashti Ka Kya Hoga