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Katilon Ke Kaatil
Katilon Ke Kaatil
Directed by	Arjun Hingorani
Produced by	Arjun Hingorani
Starring	Dharmendra; Rishi Kapoor; Zeenat Aman; Tina Munim; Nirupa Roy; Shakti Kapoor; Amjad Khan;
Cinematography	Kishore Rege
Music by	Kalyanji-Anandji
Release date	11 December 1981
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	₹80 million (US$9.2 million)

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Katilon Ke Kaatil (transl. "A Murderers' Murderer") is a 1981 Indian Bollywood action thriller film, produced and directed by Arjun Hingorani. This film stars Dharmendra (who previously appeared in Hingorani's Kahani Kismat Ki), Rishi Kapoor, Zeenat Aman, Tina Munim, Nirupa Roy, Shakti Kapoor and Amjad Khan. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji. The film is known for its hit music and several exploitation film gimmicks, including the appearance of Bruce Lee lookalike Bruce Le (capitalizing on the Bruceploitation trend) as well as a character called Reecha who resembles General Ursus from Planet of the Apes. The film became a super hit at the Indian box office.

Cast

Dharmendra as Ajit / Badshah
Rishi Kapoor as Munna
Zeenat Aman as Jameela Banu
Tina Munim as Petty Thief
Nirupa Roy
Shakti Kapoor as Jimmy / Micheal
Amjad Khan as Black Cobra
Arjun Hingorani as fakeer
Manorama as Lady with necklace
Hera Lal as Munshi
Keshto Mukherjee as Husband of the lady with necklace
Shivraj as Jamila's Dad
Bruce Le as Goon

Soundtrack

Song	Singer
"Yak Bayak Koi Kahin Mil Jaata Hai"	Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
"Sare Bazaar Karenge Pyar, Na Koi Parda, Na Deewar"	Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
"O Meri Chorni, O Meri Morni" (Part 1)	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
"O Meri Chorni, O Meri Morni" (Part 2)	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
"Yeh To Allah Ko Khabar, Yeh To Maula Ko Khabar"	Mohammed Rafi
"Main Woh Chanda Nahin Jise Baadal Chhupa Le	Hemlata, Anwar
"Katilon Ke Kaatil Ki Dastaan Sunaani Hai"	Mahendra Kapoor, Aziz Nazan

Reception and legacy

The film became a box office super hit. At the Indian box office, the film grossed ₹80 million (US$9.2 million) in 1981.^[1]

Retrospectively, the film is best known for its hit music and several exploitation film gimmicks. Capitalizing on Bruce Lee's popularity in India, the film exploited the Bruceploitation trend from Hong Kong action cinema, with the appearance of Bruce Lee lookalike Bruce Le in the film. It also featured a special character called Reecha, who was born of a woman and a wild bear, and resembles General Ursus from Planet of the Apes.^[2]

References

^ Katilon Ke Kaatil. Box Office India.
^ Allison, Keith (19 September 2019). "Bruce in Bollywood: Dharmendra Meets Bruce Le in Katilon Ke Kaatil". Diabolique Magazine. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

External links

Katilon Ke Kaatil at IMDb

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[1] Katilon Ke Kaatil. Box Office India.

[2] Allison, Keith (19 September 2019). "Bruce in Bollywood: Dharmendra Meets Bruce Le in Katilon Ke Kaatil". Diabolique Magazine. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

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-'''''Katilon Ke Kaatil''''' (A Murderers' Murderer) is a 1981 Indian [[Bollywood]] action thriller film, produced and directed by [[Arjun Hingorani]]. The producer had a fixation for titles with KKK and Dharmendra in the lead of his films. (i.e. Kahani Kismat Ki). This film stars [[Dharmendra]], [[Rishi Kapoor]], [[Zeenat Aman]], [[Tina Munim]], [[Nirupa Roy]], [[Shakti Kapoor]] and [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]]. The music is by [[Kalyanji Anandji]]. The film is known for its hit music and several [[exploitation film]] gimmicks, including the appearance of [[Bruce Lee]] lookalike [[Bruce Le]] (exploiting the [[Bruceploitation]] trend) as well as a character called Reecha who resembles [[General Ursus]] from ''[[Planet of the Apes]]''. The film became a super hit at the Indian box office.
+'''''Katilon Ke Kaatil''''' ({{translation|"A Murderers' Murderer"}}) is a 1981 Indian [[Bollywood]] [[action thriller film]], produced and directed by [[Arjun Hingorani]]. This film stars [[Dharmendra]] (who previously appeared in Hingorani's ''[[Kahani Kismat Ki]]''), [[Rishi Kapoor]], [[Zeenat Aman]], [[Tina Munim]], [[Nirupa Roy]], [[Shakti Kapoor]] and [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]]. The music is by [[Kalyanji Anandji]]. The film is known for its hit music and several [[exploitation film]] gimmicks, including the appearance of [[Bruce Lee]] lookalike [[Bruce Le]] (capitalizing on the [[Bruceploitation]] trend) as well as a character called Reecha who resembles [[General Ursus]] from ''[[Planet of the Apes]]''. The film became a super hit at the Indian box office.
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