Adalat (1976 film)
| Adalat | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Narendra Bedi |
| Starring |
Amitabh Bachchan Waheeda Rehman Neetu Singh |
| Music by | Kalyanji Anandji |
Release date | January 7, 1977 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Adalat (Court) is a 1976 Bollywood action drama film directed by Narendra Bedi. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan in a double role, and he received a Filmfare nomination as Best Actor, the only one for the film.[1] Waheeda Rehman and Neetu Singh play his love interests. Pinchoo Kapoor, Sujit Kumar and Kader Khan are part of the supporting cast. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji. The film was semi hit at the box office.[2]
Film was later remade into the Telugu film Shivamettina Satyam (1980) with Krishnam Raju and in Tamil as Vishwaroopam.[3][4]
Plot
Dharam Chand or Dharma (Amitabh Bachchan), an ameniable village farmer is thrilled when his wife, Radha (Waheeda Rehman) gives birth to a baby boy, whom they decide to name Raju. Dharma heroically saves the lives of Ajit (Anwar Hussain), Sujit (Sujit Kumar) and Suresh when they are being attacked by a tiger and they graciously offer him a job in Bombay (now Mumbai) whenever he decides to visit. When the village experiences economic crisis and drought, the family migrate to Bombay, where Ajit makes Dharma the manager of his warehouse in the city. Dharma succeeds in the job until he is arrested by the police. His cries of innocence are ignored by the authorities and he is sentenced to 18 months in jail plus an additional six months for contempt of court. When he eventually returns home, everything has changed. His wife and Raju are near destitution. Laxmi (Heena Kausar) has been raped by Sujit and has killed herself. Dharma decides to avenge her death and kills all the three of them. He then joins forces with another gang where he is rewarded for his loyalty and soon makes his way to the very top. He sends Raju for further education to Britain and moves into a palatial home. Years later, Raju (also Amitabh Bachchan) returns home and would like to marry Geeta Verma (Neetu Singh) whom he met in Britain but is unable to meet his father's approval and comes into conflict. Unknown to Dharma, Ajit is still alive and has returned and it is time to avenge the past by trying to murder Dharma at any price.
Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan as Thakur Dharam Chand 'Dharma' / Raju
- Waheeda Rehman as Radha
- Neetu Singh as Geeta Verma
- Anwar Hussain as Ajit Singh
- Pinchoo Kapoor as Verma
- Heena Kausar as Laxmi
- Kader Khan as Police Inspector Khan
- Viju Khote
- Sujit Kumar as Sujit Singh
- Manorama
- Sapru as Judge
- K. N. Singh as Singh
- Harbans Darshan M. Arora as doctor
- Vishwa Mehra as Jailor
- M. Rajan as Rajan
- Keshav Rana as lawyer
- Birbal
- Maruti Rao
- Punnu
Soundtrack
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Behna O Behna" | Mukesh |
| 2 | "Tumse Door Rehke" | Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar |
| 3 | "Do Din Ki Jawani" | Yesudas |
| 4 | "Humka Aisa Waisa Na Samjho" | Mukesh, Amitabh Bachchan |
Accolades
- Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Amitabh Bachchan - Nominated
References
- ↑ http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf
- ↑ http://bollybusiness.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/amitabh-movies-verdict-1969-1984-by-trade-guideprakash-pange/
- ↑ http://m.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/adalat-1976/article5732705.ece
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. Retrieved 2011-06-01.