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| starring = [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Dharmendra]]
| music = [[Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar]], [[Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma]]
| music = [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
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| cinematography = Ishwar R. Bidri
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'''''Hathyar''''' ({{translation|Weapon}}) is a 1989 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action crime film]] written and directed by [[J. P. Dutta]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Raj |first1=Ashok |title=The Hay House Book of Cinema that Heals |date=1 February 2014 |publisher=Hay House, Inc |isbn=978-93-84544-14-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YSFnDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT142 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Spicer |first1=Andre |last2=Hanson |first2=Helen |title=A Companion to Film Noir |date=27 June 2013 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-1-118-52371-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MhxBRzn_wMgC&pg=PT521 }}</ref> It features an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Dharmendra]], [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Rishi Kapoor]], [[Amrita Singh]], [[Sangeeta Bijlani|Sangeeta Bijani]], [[Asha Parekh]], [[Paresh Rawal]] and [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]]. The film focuses on how poverty forces a youngster (Dutt) to turn to crime by joining forces with the biggest don in town (Dharmendra), much to the chargin of his mother (Parekh), his lover (Singh) and his friend and the don's brother (Kapoor).
:''not to be confused with [[Hathyar (2002 film)]]''
'''Hathyar''' is a [[1989 in film|1989]] [[India]]n [[Bollywood]] [[action film]].


The film released worldwide on 10 March 1989 and was a critical and moderate commercial success. Over time, it has been considered as one of Dutt's best films, which probably gave the best description about the underworld. The performance of Sanjay Dutt is also regarded as one of the best in his career.

==Plot==
Avinash (Sanjay Dutt) and his parents (Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Asha Parekh) come to Bombay where they miserably scrape along. Sometimes their acquaintance with Samiulla Khan (Rishi Kapoor), the younger brother of the underworld crime lord Khushal Khan (Dharmendra), is quite helpful as Sami, who refuses to deal with his brother's business, enjoys a good reputation. But after some bitter experiences, Avinash's father cannot stand his poor situation anymore and commits suicide. Now Avinash bears the responsibility to be the family's breadwinner which he, as he doesn't manage to find a job, is unable to fulfill. Desperately (and instigated by his friend [[Satyajeet | Satyajeet Puri]] (Pakya) from the local gang) he starts stealing. After having killed one of his victims, he gets more and more bogged down in the mire of crime – and gets into the rivalry between the gang bosses Khushal Khan and Rajan Anna (Paresh Rawal).


==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Dharmendra]] ... Khushal Khan
*[[Dharmendra]] as Khushal Khan
*[[Sanjay Dutt]] ... Avinash
*[[Rishi Kapoor]] as Samiulla Khan
*[[Rishi Kapoor]] ... Samiulla Khan
*[[Sanjay Dutt]] as Avinash
*Kulbhushan Kharbanda ... Avinash's Father
*[[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as Avinash's Father
*[[Asha Parekh]] ... Avinash's mother
*[[Asha Parekh]] as Avinash's mother
*[[Paresh Rawal]] ... Tamil Gangster
*[[Paresh Rawal]] as Rajan 'Anna'
*[[Satyajeet]]
*[[Satyajeet Puri|Satyajeet]] as Pakya
*[[Amrita Singh]] as Suman
*Shyama
*[[Amrita Singh]] ... Suman
*[[Sangeeta Bijlani]] as Jenny
*[[Shyama (Hindi actress)|Shyama]]
*[[Navtej Hundal]]
*[[Avtar Gill]] as Khushal Khan's Advocate
*[[Puneet Issar]] as Rajan Anna's Henchman
*[[Mahesh Anand]] as Afzal (Khushal Khan's Henchman)
*[[Satyajeet Puri]] and [[Javed Khan Amrohi]] as Pickpocketers
*[[Iftekar]] as Don
*[[Ram Mohan]] as Mishra Ji

==Production==
This was the first film signed by [[Sangeeta Bijlani]].<ref>{{cite news |title=For the love of films |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120709/ttlife1.htm#15 |access-date=19 January 2022 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date=9 July 2012}}</ref> although ''[[Qatil]]'' (1988) which she simultaneously signed released first. [[Anil Kapoor]] was supposed to play the role of Avinash but then he was replaced by Dutt. This is also the first Bollywood film to make use of real AK-47 guns although their bullets were made of rubber.

==Songs==
Composed by [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]] and written by [[Hasan Kamal]]
#"Der Aaye Dursat Aaye v1" - [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]
#"Der Aaye Dursat Aaye v2" - Kavita Krishnamurthy
#"Jalwa Dekhoge Kya Ji" - [[Alisha Chinoy]]
#"O Senor O Senor" - [[Anuradha Paudwal]], [[Shailendra Singh (singer)|Shailendra Singh]]

==Reception==
Parekh was noted for her performance.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Joshi |first1=Sumit |title=Bollywood Through Ages |date=2015 |publisher=Best Book Reads |isbn=978-1-311-67669-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WHQWCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT56 }}</ref> According to Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema, the film is Dutta's best known film, and it "extended the ancestral conflict into Bombay's gang wars".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |date=10 July 2014 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-94325-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rF8ABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1994 }}</ref> According to [[Sukanya Verma]] of ''[[The Hindu]]'', the film was one of several "Rajasthan-based feudal dramas" by Dutta which "stood tall on a mass of machismo".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Verma |first1=Sukanya |author1-link=Sukanya Verma |title=Thrill of the multistarrer |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/thrill-of-the-multistarrer/article25439272.ece |access-date=19 January 2022 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=7 November 2018 }}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{imdb title|id=0214751}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0214751}}

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Latest revision as of 09:03, 21 December 2024

For the 2002 film of the same name, see Hathyar (2002 film).

Hathyar
Directed byJ. P. Dutta
Written byJ. P. Dutta
Produced byF. A. Nadiadwala
StarringDharmendra
Sanjay Dutt
Rishi Kapoor
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Asha Parekh
Amrita Singh
Sangeeta Bijlani
Paresh Rawal
CinematographyIshwar R. Bidri
Edited byDeepak Wirkud
Music byLaxmikant–Pyarelal
Release date
  • 10 March 1989 (1989-03-10)
Running time
170 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Hathyar (transl. Weapon) is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language action crime film written and directed by J. P. Dutta.[1][2] It features an ensemble cast of Dharmendra, Sanjay Dutt, Rishi Kapoor, Amrita Singh, Sangeeta Bijani, Asha Parekh, Paresh Rawal and Kulbhushan Kharbanda. The film focuses on how poverty forces a youngster (Dutt) to turn to crime by joining forces with the biggest don in town (Dharmendra), much to the chargin of his mother (Parekh), his lover (Singh) and his friend and the don's brother (Kapoor).

The film released worldwide on 10 March 1989 and was a critical and moderate commercial success. Over time, it has been considered as one of Dutt's best films, which probably gave the best description about the underworld. The performance of Sanjay Dutt is also regarded as one of the best in his career.

Plot

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Avinash (Sanjay Dutt) and his parents (Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Asha Parekh) come to Bombay where they miserably scrape along. Sometimes their acquaintance with Samiulla Khan (Rishi Kapoor), the younger brother of the underworld crime lord Khushal Khan (Dharmendra), is quite helpful as Sami, who refuses to deal with his brother's business, enjoys a good reputation. But after some bitter experiences, Avinash's father cannot stand his poor situation anymore and commits suicide. Now Avinash bears the responsibility to be the family's breadwinner which he, as he doesn't manage to find a job, is unable to fulfill. Desperately (and instigated by his friend Satyajeet Puri (Pakya) from the local gang) he starts stealing. After having killed one of his victims, he gets more and more bogged down in the mire of crime – and gets into the rivalry between the gang bosses Khushal Khan and Rajan Anna (Paresh Rawal).

Cast

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Production

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This was the first film signed by Sangeeta Bijlani.[3] although Qatil (1988) which she simultaneously signed released first. Anil Kapoor was supposed to play the role of Avinash but then he was replaced by Dutt. This is also the first Bollywood film to make use of real AK-47 guns although their bullets were made of rubber.

Songs

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Composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal and written by Hasan Kamal

  1. "Der Aaye Dursat Aaye v1" - Kavita Krishnamurthy
  2. "Der Aaye Dursat Aaye v2" - Kavita Krishnamurthy
  3. "Jalwa Dekhoge Kya Ji" - Alisha Chinoy
  4. "O Senor O Senor" - Anuradha Paudwal, Shailendra Singh

Reception

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Parekh was noted for her performance.[4] According to Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema, the film is Dutta's best known film, and it "extended the ancestral conflict into Bombay's gang wars".[5] According to Sukanya Verma of The Hindu, the film was one of several "Rajasthan-based feudal dramas" by Dutta which "stood tall on a mass of machismo".[6]

References

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  1. ^ Raj, Ashok (1 February 2014). The Hay House Book of Cinema that Heals. Hay House, Inc. ISBN 978-93-84544-14-0.
  2. ^ Spicer, Andre; Hanson, Helen (27 June 2013). A Companion to Film Noir. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-52371-1.
  3. ^ "For the love of films". The Tribune. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. ^ Joshi, Sumit (2015). Bollywood Through Ages. Best Book Reads. ISBN 978-1-311-67669-6.
  5. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7.
  6. ^ Verma, Sukanya (7 November 2018). "Thrill of the multistarrer". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
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