- Source: Pratighaat (1987 film)
Pratighaat (transl. The Revenge) is a 1987 Hindi feminist drama film directed by N. Chandra, starring Sujata Mehta in the lead. It is a remake of the Telugu film Pratighatana (1985), directed by T. Krishna, with Vijayshanti in the lead.
Made on a low budget, and with no big stars, it went on to become a hit, making Rs. 8 crore at the box office. It became part of the hat-trick of hit films by N. Chandra, Ankush (1986), Pratighaat and Tezaab (1988).
Plot
The film deals with politics-criminal nexus and a college lecturer who takes them on, even after she faces public disrobing. She finally takes the law into her own hands to avenge her insult.
Cast
Sujata Mehta as Laxmi S. Joshi
Arvind Kumar as Advocate Satyaprakash Joshi
Charan Raj as Kali Prasad
Rohini Hattangadi as Durga
Gyan Shivpuri as Durga's Husband
Mohan Bhandari as Police Inspector Ajay Srivastav
Ashok Saraf as Lawyer, assistant to Kali
Nana Patekar as Ex-Constable Karamveer
Subbiraj as Laxmi's father
Usha Nadkarni as Laxmi's mother-in-Law
Kota Srinivasa Rao
Ravi Patwardhan
Music
Lyrics: Ravindra Jain
"Tere Sar Pe Mere" – S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Hamre Balma Beimaan" – S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Likhungi Mahabharat Naya" – S. Janaki
"Sara Nagar Aap Hi Ke Saath Hai" – Sushil Kumar, Mohammed Aziz
References
External links
Pratighaat at IMDb
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- N. Chandra
- Pratighaat (1987 film)
- Pratighatana
- N. Chandra
- Suhas Palshikar (actor)
- List of Hindi films of 1987
- Tezaab
- Sujata Mehta
- Charan Raj
- Kuldeep Pawar
- Nana Patekar
