| Pratibandh | |
|---|---|
DVD CoverArt |
|
| Directed by | Ravi raja Pinisetty |
| Produced by | Allu Aravind |
| Written by | Anees Bazmee |
| Starring | Chiranjeevi Juhi Chawla Rami Reddy J V Somayajulu Kulbhushan Kharbanda |
| Music by | Laxmikant - Pyarelal |
| Cinematography | Ramana Raj |
| Distributed by | Geetha Arts |
| Release date(s) | 28 September 1990 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Pratibandh is a Hindi film directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty released on 28 September 1990, the film stars Chiranjeevi, Juhi Chawla and Rami Reddy. The Film marks the debut of Telugu Actor Chiranjeevi in Hindi Cinema. Juhi Chawla received Filmfare Best Actress Award nomination. The film is remake of successful Tollywood movie Ankusam Starring Dr Raja Sekhar directed by Kodi Rama Krishna.
Contents |
Chiranjeevi plays a hard nose, honest cop, Inspector Siddanth, who fights for his beliefs. He gets in trouble with the villain (Rami Reddy) when he first refuses his bribe and then protects a witness to his crimes, Shanthi (Juhi Chawla). His guru (J.V. Somayajulu) becomes a minister and stands in the way of the villains. Because Siddanth spoils their assassination attempts and kills one of Rami Reddy's henchmen, Rami Reddy kills Shanthi, Siddanth's wife. In a last attempt to save his guru as well as to prove to him that the other police officers and Reddy were trying to kill him, Siddanth lights the very torch, which is placed with explosives, that his guru was supposed to and dies.
The original Telugu version was a big hit of the year and the Hindi version was a hit at the box office. The movie fetched Juhi Chawla Filmfare Best Actress Award nomination and by this movie made chiranjeevi was natoable at national level,as he was already a megastar in south cinema.