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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}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Himmatwala
| name = Himmatwala
| image = Himmatwala 1983.jpg
| image = Himmatwala.jpeg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]
| 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)}}
| writer = [[Kadar Khan]] {{small|(dialogues)}}
| story = Satyanand
| story = Satyanand
| screenplay = [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]
| screenplay = [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]
| starring = [[Jeetendra]]<br> [[Sridevi]]
| starring = [[Jeetendra]]<br> [[Sridevi]]
| music = [[Bappi Lahri]]
| music = Bappi Lahiri
| cinematography = K. S. Prakash Rao
| cinematography = K. S. Prakash Rao
| editing = [[Kotagiri Venkateswara 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)
| based_on = ''[[Ooruki Monagadu]]'' (1981)
| released = {{Film date|1983|2|25|df=yes}}
| released = {{Film date|1983|2|25|df=yes}}
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| language = Hindi
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| 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}}5 [[crore]], becoming [[Bollywood|one of the highest grossing Hindi films 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 |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>
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==
==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.
The film begins in a village where manly Ravi returns after so many years. Immediately, he notices a tyrant Sher Singh who spins the entire zone under his fingertips. After reaching home, he perceives his mother Savitri & sister Padma in a miserable condition when Ravi questions, Savitri narrates the past. Master Dharam Murthy Ravi’s father is the most respectable person in the village. Once he witnesses a crime made by Sher Singh and decides to testify against him. So, Sher Singh ploys along with Munimji Narayan Das, denounces that Dharam Murthy has abused a lady teacher Menaka and expels him from the village. At present, Ravi aims to cease Sher Singh and get his father's spoilt reputation back. Fortuitously, he is posted in the same area as the chief engineer to construct a dam. Ravi confronts Sher Singh’s fierce and also encounters his snobby daughter Rekha. However, she discharges her pride with the association with Ravi and falls for him. To lay hold of Ravi, Sher Singh conspires by knitting Padma with Narayan Das’s son Shakti. Soon after, she is subjected to punishments but Ravi stands hard. Later, with the help of Rekha, he cracks them down. Meanwhile, Ravi detects his father as a laborer in the work area and brings him back. At last, Ravi arouses the fact and gamely ends the evil play of Sher Singh when he seeks forgiveness. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Ravi & Rekha.

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 [[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==
==Cast==
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* [[Sridevi]] as Rekha Singh Bandookwala
* [[Sridevi]] as Rekha Singh Bandookwala
* [[Waheeda Rehman]] as Savitri
* [[Waheeda Rehman]] as Savitri
* [[Shakti Kapoor]] as Shakti
* [[Shakti Kapoor]] as Shakti Gopaldas
* [[Kader Khan]] as Munim Narayandas Gopaldas
* [[Kader Khan]] as Munim Narayandas Gopaldas
* [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] as Thakur Sher Singh Bandookwala
* [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] as Thakur Sher Singh Bandookwala
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* [[Arun Govil]] as Govind
* [[Arun Govil]] as Govind
* [[Shoma Anand]] as Champa
* [[Shoma Anand]] as Champa
* [[Swaroop Sampat]] as Padma
* [[Swaroop Sampat]] as Padma Gopaldas
* [[Satyendra Kapoor]] as Dharam Murthy
* [[Satyendra Kapoor]] as Dharam Murthy
* [[Sulochana Latkar]] as Govind's Grandmother
* [[Sulochana Latkar]] as Govind's Grandmother
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== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The music album was composed by [[Bappi Lahiri]] and the lyrics were penned by [[Indeevar]].
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
! Song !! Singer
|-
|-
| "Nainon Mein Sapna, Sapnon Mein Sajna"
| "Nainon Mein"
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
|-
| "Ladki Nahin Hai Tu Lakdi Ka Khamba Hai"
| "Ladki Nahin Hai"
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Asha Bhosle]]
| 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]]
| Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
|-
|-
| "Wah Wah Wah, Khel Shuru Ho Gaya"
| "Wah Wah Wah"
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Asha Bhosle]]
| Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
|-
|-
| "Imtihan Imtihan, Insaniyat Ka Aaj Imtihan"
| "Imtihan Imtihan"
| [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|-
|-
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==Remake==
==Remake==
{{Main|Himmatwala (2013 film)}}
{{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 ==
== References ==
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[[Category:1983 films]]
[[Category:1983 films]]
[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1980s Indian films]]
[[Category:1983 action comedy films]]
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Raghavendra Rao]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Raghavendra Rao]]

Latest revision as of 05:30, 25 December 2024

This article is about the 1983 film. For the 1998 film, see Himmatwala (1998 film). For the 2013 film remake, see Himmatwala (2013 film).

Himmatwala
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. Raghavendra Rao
Written byKadar Khan (dialogues)
Screenplay byK. Raghavendra Rao
Story bySatyanand
Based onOoruki Monagadu (1981)
Produced byG. A. Seshagiri Rao
Krishna (Presents)
StarringJeetendra
Sridevi
CinematographyK. S. Prakash Rao
Edited byKotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music byBappi Lahiri
Production
company
Release date
  • 25 February 1983 (1983-02-25)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office₹11.5 crore (equivalent to ₹195 crore or US$23 million in 2023)[1]

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

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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

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Soundtrack

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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

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Main article: Himmatwala (2013 film)

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

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  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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