Brij Sadanah’s Victoria No.203 was a hit movie and one of the longest running films in the year it was released.How far does Anant Mahadevan’s Victoria No.203 succeed in excelling the original version? Victoria No.203 a remake of 1992’s movie under the same title directed by Anant Mahadevan is a fun-filled, light comic caper starring Jimmy Shergill, Om Puri, Anupam Kher, Javed Jaffrey, Sonia Mehra, and Preeti Jhangiani.With the same story will the new version out shine the older one? How far is the remake successful?
VICTORIA NO. 203 is about the heist of some of the world’s rarest and exquisite diamonds which are worth more than 300 crores.Bobby [Javed Jaffrey], a rich industrialist and his moll Devyani [Preeti Jhangiani], are smitten by the diamonds.Bobby is willing to do anything to acquire them.When the diamond owner denies his offer to buy the diamonds, his ego is hurt.He hires the services of Ranjit [Kamal Sadanah], who in turn hires a burglar, Tora [Tora Khasgir], to steal the diamonds.

Together the duo manages a successful heist.But Tora has some other plans.Lured by diamonds worth millions, she tries to double cross Ranjit.Ranjit is not a guy to get duped.He stabs Tora, who escapes and hides the diamonds in Victoria No. 203 before dying.The Victoria’s driver is the main suspect for this murder.Enters Sara (Soniya Mehra), the driver’s daughter, who is compelled to ride the horse-drawn carriage to earn extra money for her father’s trial.

Sara is unaware that she is riding around Mumbai with diamonds worth Rs. 300 crores in her Victoria.Jimmy [Jimmy Joseph], an expert on diamonds, takes a ride on the Victoria and instantly falls in love with Sara.Raja [Anupam Kher] and Rana [Om Puri] are two small time crooks who are released from jail.They hear about the diamond heist and are extremely impressed, hoping one day they will be able to do something of the sort.All the characters meet in a climax and none of them know where the diamonds actually are.

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