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Himmatwala
Himmatwala
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. Raghavendra Rao
Written by	Kadar Khan (dialogues)
Screenplay by	K. Raghavendra Rao
Story by	Satyanand
Based on	Ooruki Monagadu (1981)
Produced by	G. A. Seshagiri Rao; Krishna (Presents)
Starring	Jeetendra; Sridevi
Cinematography	K. S. Prakash Rao
Edited by	Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music by	Bappi Lahiri
Production; company	Padmalaya Studios
Release date	25 February 1983;
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	₹11.5 crore (equivalent to ₹195 crore or US$23 million in 2023)

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Himmatwala (transl. 'The brave one') is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars Jeetendra and Sridevi in the lead roles, with G. A. Seshagiri Rao producing under the Padmalaya Studios banner and Krishna presenting the film. It is a remake of the 1981 Telugu film Ooruki Monagadu, which was also directed by Raghavendra Rao and starred Krishna.

Upon release, Himmatwala became a massive commercial success, grossing ₹5 crore and emerging as one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of the 1980s.^[2] The film marked a breakthrough for Sridevi in Hindi cinema, propelling her to stardom. Her performance in the popular song "Naino Mein Sapna" was widely appreciated, with Rediff noting that while the water pots dominated the frames, it was Sridevi's bejeweled outfits and headgear that captivated the audience.^[3]

Plot

Master Dharam Murti witnesses Sher Singh Bandookwala murdering a man. Bandookwala manages to get exonerated by using his money and influence. He wants to get revenge on Murti, and falsely accuses him of sexually assaulting a female teacher named Menaka. Murti becomes very demoralized by this incident and leaves the village abandoning his wife and children lest they also face the stigma of being related to him.

His wife, Savitri, toils to make her son, Ravi, an engineer. Ravi grows up and returns to the village as the chief engineer for the village's new dam building project. Meanwhile, Bandookwala has been terrorizing the villagers. His daughter Rekha has been following in his footsteps and harasses people. Ravi's sister Padma gets involved with Munimji's son Shakti and becomes pregnant. Bandookwala wants to use this situation to torment Ravi.

Shakti marries Padma according to Bandookwala's plan and starts torturing her. Rekha eventually understands how cruel her father is and falls in love with Ravi seeing his honesty and goodness. She pretends to be pregnant so that Bandookwala faces the same situation as Ravi had with his sister. Ravi suddenly finds his father among the workers of the dam and brings him back to prove his innocence in front of the village panchayat. Bandookwala is held responsible for all of his evil doings and is set to be punished by the panchayat, but Dharam Murti asks everyone to forgive him, on the condition that he mends his ways. Bandookwala promises to become a better person and his daughter Rekha is married to Ravi.

Cast

Jeetendra as Ravi
Sridevi as Rekha Singh Bandookwala
Waheeda Rehman as Savitri
Shakti Kapoor as Shakti Gopaldas
Kader Khan as Munim Narayandas Gopaldas
Amjad Khan as Thakur Sher Singh Bandookwala
Asrani as Bhushan
Arun Govil as Govind
Shoma Anand as Champa
Swaroop Sampat as Padma Gopaldas
Satyendra Kapoor as Dharam Murthy
Sulochana Latkar as Govind's Grandmother

Soundtrack

The music album was composed by Bappi Lahiri and the lyrics were penned by Indeevar.

Song	Singer
"Nainon Mein"	Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
"Ladki Nahin Hai"	Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
"Taki O Taki"	Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
"Wah Wah Wah"	Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
"Imtihan Imtihan"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Remake

A remake of the film starring Ajay Devgn and Tamannaah and directed by Sajid Khan, released under the same title on 29 March 2013. The film opened to negative reviews and became a box-office bomb.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Top Earners 1980-1989 (Figures in Ind Rs)". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
^ "Top Earners 1980-1989 (Figures in Ind Rs)". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
^ "Sridevi's IMMORTAL onscreen avatars". Rediff. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^ Roy, Priyanka (7 May 2013). "Ajay tells us why himmatwala flopped". The Telegraph. Kolkata: ABP Group. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
^ "'Himmatwala': Sajid Khan, Ajay Devgn's charm tepid at the box office". Zee News. 1 April 2013.

External links

Himmatwala at IMDb

[1] "Top Earners 1980-1989 (Figures in Ind Rs)". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.

[2] "Top Earners 1980-1989 (Figures in Ind Rs)". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.

[3] "Sridevi's IMMORTAL onscreen avatars". Rediff. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2022.

[4] Roy, Priyanka (7 May 2013). "Ajay tells us why himmatwala flopped". The Telegraph. Kolkata: ABP Group. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.

[5] "'Himmatwala': Sajid Khan, Ajay Devgn's charm tepid at the box office". Zee News. 1 April 2013.

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+{{About|the 1983 film|the 1998 film|Himmatwala (1998 film)|the 2013 film remake|Himmatwala (2013 film)}}{{Short description|1983 film by K. Raghavendra Rao}}
 {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
 {{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
 {{Infobox film
 | name           = Himmatwala
-| image          = Himmatwala 1983.jpg
+| image          = Himmatwala.jpeg
 | caption        = Theatrical release poster
 | director       = [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]
-| producer       = G. A. Sheshagiri Rao <br /> [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] {{small|(Presents)}}
+| producer       = G. A. Seshagiri Rao<br />[[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] {{small|(Presents)}}
 | writer         = [[Kadar Khan]] {{small|(dialogues)}}
 | story          = Satyanand
 | screenplay     = [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]
 | starring       = [[Jeetendra]]<br> [[Sridevi]]
-| music          = [[Bappi Lahri]]
+| music          = Bappi Lahiri
 | cinematography = K. S. Prakash Rao
 | editing        = [[Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao]]
-| studio         = [[Padmalaya Studios]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187150/ |title=Himmatwala (Cast & Crew)|work=IMDb}}</ref>
+| studio         = [[Padmalaya Studios]]
 | based_on       = ''[[Ooruki Monagadu]]'' (1981)
 | released       = {{Film date|1983|2|25|df=yes}}
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 | language       = Hindi
 | budget         =
-| gross          = {{INRConvert|5|c|year=1983}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014093336/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-10-14|title=Top Earners 1980-1989 (Figures in Ind Rs)|website=Boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
+| gross          = {{INRConvert|11.5|c|year=1983}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014093336/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-10-14|title=Top Earners 1980-1989 (Figures in Ind Rs)|website=Boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
 }}
-'''''Himmatwala''''' ({{translation|Brave Man}}) is a 1983 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action comedy film]], produced by G. A. Sheshagiri Rao under the [[Padmalaya Studios]] banner, presented by [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] and directed by [[K. Raghavendra Rao]].  A remake of the Telugu film ''[[Ooruki Monagadu]]'' (1981), the film stars [[Jeetendra]] and [[Sridevi]] in lead roles. ''Himmatwala'' on release was a giant commercial success, grossing {{INR}}50 million, [[Bollywood|one of the ten highest grossing Indian film of 1980s]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Earners 1980-1989 (Figures in Ind Rs)|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014093336/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5|archive-date=2013-10-14|website=Boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
+'''''Himmatwala''''' ({{translation|'The brave one'}}) is a 1983 Indian [[Hindi-language]] [[action comedy film]] directed by [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]. The film stars [[Jeetendra]] and [[Sridevi]] in the lead roles, with G. A. Seshagiri Rao producing under the [[Padmalaya Studios]] banner and [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] presenting the film. It is a remake of the 1981 Telugu film [[Ooruki Monagadu|''Ooruki Monagadu'']], which was also directed by Raghavendra Rao and starred Krishna.
-The film proved to be a breakthrough for Sridevi in [[Bollywood]] and launched her to stardom, earning her the famous sobriquet 'Thunder Thighs'. Her dance number "Naino Mein Sapna" became a rage with Rediff stating that "the water pots may have dominated most frames in 'Naino Mein Sapna', but it was Sridevi's bejewelled outfits and headgears that stole the show".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sridevi - Wikipedia|url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sridevi|access-date=2021-09-11|website=en.m.wikipedia.org|language=en}}</ref>
+Upon release, ''Himmatwala'' became a massive commercial success, grossing ₹5 [[crore]] and emerging as one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Earners 1980-1989 (Figures in Ind Rs) |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014093336/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |archive-date=2013-10-14 |website=Boxofficeindia.com}}</ref> The film marked a breakthrough for Sridevi in Hindi cinema, propelling her to stardom. Her performance in the popular song "Naino Mein Sapna" was widely appreciated, with [[Rediff.com|''Rediff'']] noting that while the water pots dominated the frames, it was Sridevi's bejeweled outfits and headgear that captivated the audience.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-25 |title=Sridevi's IMMORTAL onscreen avatars |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/special/sridevis-immortal-onscreen-avatars/20180225.htm |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref>
 ==Plot==
-Master Dharam Murti witnesses a murder of a man at the hands of Sher Singh Bandookwala. But Sher Singh with his might, terror, and money is set free. In revenge, he places Dharam Murti in an awkward position with a female teacher, Menaka. Dharam Murti, ashamed of this, vacates his village and abandons his wife and children. His wife Savitri ([[Waheeda Rehman]]) helps her son Ravi ([[Jeetendra]]) become an engineer who then resolves to fight against Bandookwala and get his father's spoilt reputation back.
+Master Dharam Murti witnesses Sher Singh Bandookwala murdering a man. Bandookwala manages to get exonerated by using his money and influence. He wants to get revenge on Murti, and falsely accuses him of sexually assaulting a female teacher named Menaka. Murti becomes very demoralized by this incident and leaves the village abandoning his wife and children lest they also face the stigma of being related to him.
+His wife, Savitri, toils to make her son, Ravi, an engineer. Ravi grows up and returns to the village as the chief engineer for the village's new dam building project.  Meanwhile, Bandookwala has been terrorizing the villagers. His daughter Rekha has been following in his footsteps and harasses people. Ravi's sister Padma gets involved with Munimji's son Shakti and becomes pregnant. Bandookwala wants to use this situation to torment Ravi.
-Bandookwala has terrorized all the villagers. His daughter Rekha ([[Sridevi]]) follows his footsteps and grows into an insensitive woman who tries to harass people. Ravi's sister Padma has to marry Munimji's son Shakti as she is pregnant with his child. After marriage, Shakti and Bandookwala together start harassing Padma. Rekha falls in love with Ravi and decides to play the same trick against the Bandookwala by pretending to be pregnant with Ravi's child. Ravi finds his father as a worker on a dam construction site. Ravi then presents Bandookwala guilty before the panchayat, but is freed by Dharam Murti on condition that he should show affection to the poor and treat them well. Finally, Bandookwala becomes a good man and then Ravi marries Rekha.
+Shakti marries Padma according to Bandookwala's plan and starts torturing her. Rekha eventually understands how cruel her father is and falls in love with Ravi seeing his honesty and goodness. She pretends to be pregnant so that Bandookwala faces the same situation as Ravi had with his sister. Ravi suddenly finds his father among the workers of the dam and brings him back to prove his innocence in front of the village [[Panchayati raj|panchayat]]. Bandookwala is held responsible for all of his evil doings and is set to be punished by the [[Panchayati raj|panchayat]], but Dharam Murti asks everyone to forgive him, on the condition that he mends his ways. Bandookwala promises to become a better person and his daughter Rekha is married to Ravi.
 ==Cast==
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 * [[Sridevi]] as Rekha Singh Bandookwala
 * [[Waheeda Rehman]] as Savitri
-* [[Shakti Kapoor]] as Shakti
+* [[Shakti Kapoor]] as Shakti Gopaldas
 * [[Kader Khan]] as Munim Narayandas Gopaldas
 * [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] as Thakur Sher Singh Bandookwala
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 * [[Arun Govil]] as Govind
 * [[Shoma Anand]] as Champa
-* [[Swaroop Sampat]] as Padma
+* [[Swaroop Sampat]] as Padma Gopaldas
 * [[Satyendra Kapoor]] as Dharam Murthy
 * [[Sulochana Latkar]] as Govind's Grandmother
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 == Soundtrack ==
 The music album was composed by [[Bappi Lahiri]] and the lyrics were penned by [[Indeevar]].
-{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
+{|class="wikitable"
 ! Song !! Singer
 |-
-| "Nainon Mein Sapna, Sapnon Mein Sajna"
+| "Nainon Mein"
-| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Kishore Kumar]]
+| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
 |-
-| "Ladki Nahin Hai Tu Lakdi Ka Khamba Hai"
+| "Ladki Nahin Hai"
-| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Kishore Kumar]]
+| Kishore Kumar, [[Asha Bhosle]]
 |-
-| "Taki O Taki O Taki Taki Taki Re, Jab Se Tu Aankh Mein Jhanki"
+| "Taki O Taki"
+| Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
-| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Kishore Kumar]]
 |-
-| "Wah Wah Wah, Khel Shuru Ho Gaya"
+| "Wah Wah Wah"
+| Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
-| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Kishore Kumar]]
 |-
-| "Imtihan Imtihan, Insaniyat Ka Aaj Imtihan"
+| "Imtihan Imtihan"
 | [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
 |-
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 ==Remake==
 {{Main|Himmatwala (2013 film)}}
-A remake of the film starring [[Ajay Devgn]] and [[Tamannaah]] and directed by [[Sajid Khan (director)|Sajid Khan]], released under  [[Himmatwala (2013 film)|the same title]] on 29 March 2013. The movie opened to negative reviews and was declared a flop at the box office.<ref>{{cite news|last=Roy|first=Priyanka|date=7 May 2013|title=Ajay tells us why himmatwala flopped|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130507/jsp/entertainment/story_16865800.jsp#.WQbiTUV97IV|work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|location=Kolkata|publisher=[[ABP Group]]|access-date=1 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Mehta|first1=Ankita|title=From 'Himmatwala' to 'Zanjeer': Top 10 Worst Bollywood Films of 2013|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/from-himmatwala-to-zanjeer-top-10-worst-bollywood-films-of-2013-528974|access-date=1 June 2015|work=[[International Business Times]]|publisher=[[IBT Media]]|date=10 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Himmatwala': Sajid Khan, Ajay Devgn's charm tepid at the box office|publisher=[[Zee News]]|date=1 April 2013}}</ref>
+A remake of the film starring [[Ajay Devgn]] and [[Tamannaah]] and directed by [[Sajid Khan (director)|Sajid Khan]], released under [[Himmatwala (2013 film)|the same title]] on 29 March 2013. The film opened to negative reviews and became a [[box-office bomb]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Roy|first=Priyanka|date=7 May 2013|title=Ajay tells us why himmatwala flopped|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130507/jsp/entertainment/story_16865800.jsp#.WQbiTUV97IV|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206011434/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130507/jsp/entertainment/story_16865800.jsp#.WQbiTUV97IV|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 December 2017|work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|location=Kolkata|publisher=[[ABP Group]]|access-date=1 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Himmatwala': Sajid Khan, Ajay Devgn's charm tepid at the box office|publisher=[[Zee News]]|date=1 April 2013}}</ref>
 == References ==
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 [[Category:1983 films]]
-[[Category:Indian films]]
 [[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]
+[[Category:1980s Indian films]]
+[[Category:1983 action comedy films]]
 [[Category:Hindi remakes of Telugu films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by K. Raghavendra Rao]]
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 [[Category:1980s action comedy-drama films]]
 [[Category:Indian action comedy-drama films]]
-[[Category:Masala films]]
+[[Category:1980s masala films]]

v t e Films directed by K. Raghavendra Rao
1970s	Babu (1975) Jyothi (1976) Aame Katha (1977) Amara Deepam (1977) Adavi Ramudu (1977) Padaharella Vayasu (1978) Simha Baludu (1978) KD No:1 (1978) Driver Ramudu (1979) Vetagadu (1979)
1980s	Nishana (1980) Bhale Krishnudu (1980) Gharana Donga (1980) Mosagadu (1980) Rowdy Ramudu Konte Krishnudu (1980) Ragile Jwala (1981) Gaja Donga (1981) Ooruki Monagadu (1981) Tirugu Leni Manishi (1981) Satyam Shivam (1981) Prema Kanuka (1981) Kondaveeti Simham (1981) Madhura Swapnam (1982) Trisulam (1982) Justice Chowdary (1982) Farz Aur Kanoon (1982) Devatha (1982) Himmatwala (1983) Adavi Simhalu (1983) Jaani Dost (1983) Justice Chaudhury (1983) Sakthi (1983) Tohfa (1984) (Hindi) Bobbili Brahmanna (1984) Kaamyab (1984) (Hindi) Naya Kadam (1984) (Hindi) Hoshiyar (1985) Pattabhishekam (1985) Adavi Donga (1985) Masterji (1985) Mera Saathi (1985) Agni Parvatam (1985) Vajrayudham (1985) Apoorva Sahodarulu (1985) Kaliyuga Pandavulu (1985) Dharm Adhikari (1986) Ravana Brahma (1986) Kondaveeti Raja (1986) Suhaagan (1986) (Hindi) Chanakya Sapatham (1986) Bharatamlo Arjunudu (1987) Sahasa Samrat (1987) Agni Putrudu (1987) Janaki Ramudu (1988) Donga Ramudu (1988) Manchi Donga (1988) Aakhari Poratam (1988) Yuddha Bhoomi (1988) Agni (1989) Rudranetra (1989) Ontari Poratam (1989)
1990s	Alludugaru (1990) Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990) Coolie No. 1 (1991) Rowdy Alludu (1991) Sundarakanda (1992) Allari Mogudu (1992) Gharana Mogudu (1992) Aswamedham (1992) Allari Priyudu (1993) Major Chandrakanth (1993) Allari Premikudu (1994) Muddula Priyudu (1994) Mugguru Monagallu (1995) Raja Simham (1995) Gharana Bullodu (1996) Sahasa Veerudu Sagara Kanya (1996) Pelli Sandadi (1996) Bombay Priyudu (1996) Annamayya (1997) Mere Sapno Ki Rani (1998) (Hindi) Srimathi Vellostha (1998) Love Story 1999 (1998) Paradesi (1998) Iddaru Mitrulu (1999) Rajakumarudu (1999)
2000s	Pelli Sambandham (2000) Moodu Mukkalaata (2000) Sri Manjunatha (2001) (Kannada/Telugu) Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya (2001) (Hindi) Gangotri (2003) Subash Chandra Bose (2005) Allari Bullodu (2005) Sri Ramadasu (2006) Pandurangadu (2008)
2010s	Jhummandi Naadam (2010) Shirdi Sai (2012) Om Namo Venkatesaya (2017)