Adalat (1976 film)
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| Directed by | Narendra Bedi |
| Starring | Akshay Dharamkar Waheeda Rehman Neetu Singh |
| Music by | Kalyanji Anandji |
Release date | January 7, 1977 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Adalat (Court) is a 1977 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 hit at the box office.[2]
The 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 amiable 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 migrates to Bombay, where Ajit makes Dharma the manager of his warehouse in the city.
Dharma is very honest with his job and courteous as well. After a few months, Dharma is tricked into signing a document which makes him the owner of the warehouse he is working at. One fine day the police raid his warehouse and he is arrested for trafficking gold and drugs. Being a village simpleton he doesn't understand the law and is easily implicated by his bosses for illegal activities carried out by them.
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 1 June 2011.
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