Pratighaat (1987 film)
Appearance
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Directed by | N. Chandra |
Screenplay by | T. Krishna N. Chandra Jalees (dialogue) |
Story by | T. Krishna |
Based on | Pratighatana by T. Krishna |
Produced by | Ramoji Rao |
Starring |
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Cinematography | H. Laxminarayan |
Edited by | N. Chandra |
Music by | Ravindra Jain |
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Running time | 164 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Pratighaat (transl. The Revenge) is a 1987 Hindi feminist drama film directed by N. Chandra, starring Sujata Mehta in the lead.[1] It is a remake of the Telugu film Pratighatana (1985), directed by T. Krishna, with Vijayshanti in the lead.[2]
Made on a low budget, and with no big stars, it went on to become a hit, making Rs. 8 crore at the box office.[3] It became part of the hat-trick of hit films by N. Chandra, Ankush (1986), Pratighaat and Tezaab (1988).[2]
Plot
[edit]The film deals with politics-criminal nexus and a college lecturer who takes them on, even after she faces public disrobing. She finally takes the law into her own hands to avenge her insult.[4][5]
Cast
[edit]- Sujata Mehta as Laxmi S. Joshi
- Arvind Kumar as Advocate Satyaprakash Joshi
- Charan Raj as Kali Prasad
- Rohini Hattangadi as Durga
- Gyan Shivpuri as Durga's Husband
- Mohan Bhandari as Police Inspector Ajay Srivastav
- Ashok Saraf as Lawyer, assistant to Kali
- Nana Patekar as Ex-Constable Karamveer
- Subbiraj as Laxmi's father
- Usha Nadkarni as Laxmi's mother-in-Law
- Kota Srinivasa Rao
- Ravi Patwardhan
Music
[edit]Lyrics: Ravindra Jain
- "Tere Sar Pe Mere" – S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- "Hamre Balma Beimaan" – S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
- "Likhungi Mahabharat Naya" – S. Janaki
- "Sara Nagar Aap Hi Ke Saath Hai" – Sushil Kumar, Mohammed Aziz
References
[edit]- ^ M.L. Dhawan (21 July 2002). "On the sands of time — 1987: Year of the invisible hero". The Sunday Tribune. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ a b Madhu Jain (28 February 1989). "Mean street Moghul: Hit director N. Chandra brings realism to films". India Today. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ "In Indian politics, line between politicians and goondas is fast disappearing: N. Chandra". India Today. 15 September 1987. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ "Politician-goonda emerge as the new villain". India Today. 15 September 1987. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ Virdi, Jyotika (2003). The Cinematic ImagiNation: Indian Popular Films as Social History. Rutgers University Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-8135-3191-5.
External links
[edit]- Pratighaat at IMDb
Categories:
- 1987 films
- 1980s Hindi-language films
- Indian feminist films
- Violence against women in India
- Indian courtroom films
- Indian crime drama films
- 1987 crime drama films
- Films about women in India
- Films about social realism
- Films directed by N. Chandra
- Films scored by Ravindra Jain
- Hindi remakes of Telugu films
- 1980s Hindi-language film stubs