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Katilon Ke Kaatil (transl. "A Murderer's Murderer") is a 1981 Indian Hindi-language 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.
Katilon Ke Katil was released on 11th December 1981, and was a critical and commercial success, becoming the 7th highest grossing film of 1981.




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
Bruce Le as Goon
Arjun Hingorani as Fakeer
Manorama as Lady with necklace
Shamsuddin as Reecha
Hera Lal as Munshi
Keshto Mukherjee as Husband of the lady with necklace
Shivraj as Jamila's Dad




Soundtrack


Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan




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, equivalent to an estimated ₹3.8 billion (US$46 million) adjusted for inflation in 2023.
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.




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External links


Katilon Ke Kaatil at IMDb

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Daftar film Bollywood pada tahun 1981
• Dharmendra
• Katilon Ke Kaatil
• Kahani Kismat Ki
• Dharmendra
• Dharmendra filmography
• Rishi Kapoor filmography
• Tina Ambani
• Manorama (Hindi actress)
• Mukri
• Shivraj
• Bruceploitation