Sarkari Mehmaan
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| Directed by | N.D. Kothari |
| Produced by | N.D. Kothari |
| Written by | Navneet |
| Starring | Vinod Khanna, Jasmin |
| Music by | Ravindra Jain |
| Edited by | I. M. Kunnu |
Release dates | Friday,12th of January 1979[1][2] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Sarkari Mehmaan is a 1979 Bollywood crime film drama directed by N.D. Kothari. It was released on a symbolic date, on Friday, 12th of January, in 1979, as it pertains to the functioning of the Indian police department, pitched against international organized crime. 12th of January 1863 marks the birthday of Swami Vivekananda, who is perhaps best known for his inspiring speech which began, "Sisters and brothers of America ...,"[3][4] in which he introduced Hinduism at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893. The film stars Vinod Khanna and Jasmin in lead roles.
Plot
Police inspector Anand is very honest, he is known for his honesty, diligence and bravery. He single handedly captures and arrests notorious smuggler and criminal Jack Ranjit, who is sentenced to several years of jail. Anand Vinod Khanna in disguise, also captures gangster Gulkhan Amjad Khan, who is also sentenced to a long term in jail. Anand's wife Rekha is not very honest and trustworthy and has an affair with another man named Somesh. There are a lot of fights and arguments between husband and wife and Anand threatens to kill her. He starts following his wife hoping to catch her and Somesh redhanded. Shortly after that Rekha and Somesh are found dead and Anand is arrested for their murder though he has not killed them. To prove his innocence and to find the real murderers he escapes from jail and surprisingly comes back face to face with his foes. Ultimately he is proved innocent and the real murderer is arrested.[5]
Cast
- Vinod Khanna as Anand
- Jasmin as Bindiya
- Amjad Khan
- Ranjeet
- Om Shivpuri
- Viju Khote
- Satyendra Kapoor
- Padma Khanna
- Jagdeep
- Birbal
- Bindu
- Vikas Anand as Prosecuting Attorney
- Manju Asrani as Rekha
- Manmohan as Somesh
- Indrani Mukherjee as Anand's sister
- Lalita Pawar
- Polson as Prison inmate
- Shivraj as Bank Manager
- Sunder
- Tun Tun as Bank employee[6]
Crew
- Director- N. D. Kothari
- Producer- N. D. Kothari
- Music Director- Ravindra Jain
- Lyrics- Hasrat Jaipuri,Naqsh Lyallapuri,Ravindra Jain
- Story- Navneet
- Screenplay- Navneet
- Dialogue -Aziz Quaisi
- Executive Producer -V. N. Kothari
- Editor - I. M. Kunnu
- Production Designer - Krishan Malhotra, Sampat Singh Kothari
- Art Director - V. R. Karekar
- Costumes Designer - Mohamed Umar
- Audiographer - Raj Trehan,Zia Ul Haque
- Choreographer - P. L. Raaj
- Action Director - F. Makrani, Ravi Khanna
- Playback Singer - Asha Bhosle[7]
- Assistant Director - Sushil Kumar
- Hair Stylist - Shekar Ram Patriwal
References
- ↑ SARKARI MEHMAAN SYNOPSIS
- ↑ Saregama Movies
- ↑ Swami Vivekananda
- ↑ Dutt 2005, p. 121.
- ↑ http://www.gomolo.in/Movie/MovieSynopsisUser.aspx?mid=5018&synID=1171463
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371932/
- ↑ http://timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/music/singer-of-the-week/asha-bhosle/Biography/articleshow/7761497.cms