Pratigya (1975 film)
Pratiggya | |
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Directed by | Dulal Guha |
Written by | Safiq Ansari Nabendu Ghosh Kanwar Ajit Singh |
Produced by | Bikram Singh Dehal Kanwar Ajit Singh |
Starring | Dharmendra Hema Malini |
Cinematography | M. Rajaram |
Edited by | Bimal Roy Jr. |
Music by | Laxmikant–Pyarelal |
Distributed by | Bikramjeet Films International Digital Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Pratiggya (transl. The Vow) is a 1975
The story revolves around Dharmendra out to avenge his parents' brutal murder by Ajit in this "violent revenge" story.[3] Along with its strong action scenes it also had a significant comic track in the form of "slapstick" comedy[4] getting the film referred to as a "masterpiece in comedy".[5] The film was a big commercial success at the box-office[6] and among the top 3 grossers for the year in India.[7]
Plot
Ajit Singh (
On his way to Dinapur, the dacoit's hideout, he meets a grievously injured cop, Inspector D'Souza, (
Ajit's love interest is the feisty and pretty village belle Radha (Hema Malini), who is the niece of dreaded dacoit Bharat Thakur but hates his ways and supports Ajit Singh. Bharat Thakur himself is a cunning man and he sets up his man, the village drunkard Chandi (Keshto Mukherjee) as a spy within the village police station nexus. The rest of the film follows the struggle between Ajit Singh and Bharat and how he goes about taking his revenge and thus fulfilling his Pratigya (Promise).
Cast
- Dharmendra as Inspector Devendra Singh / Ajit Singh / Thanedaar Indrajeet Singh (Double Role)
- Hema Malini as Radha Thakur
- Ajit as Bharat Daku
- Johnny Walker as Birju Thekedaar
- Jagdeep as Kanha
- Pradeep Kumar as Habibullah
- Abhi Bhattacharya as Inspector Abhijeet Singh
- Nazir Hussain as Sipahi Shivcharan
- Keshto Mukherjee as Chandi
- Sapruas Purohit
- Satyen Kappu as Inspector D'Souza
- Kanwar Ajit Singh Deol as Truck driver
- Rammohan Sharma as Bhiku
- Mehar Mittal as Dinapur Resident
- Sunder as Barber Dinapur Resident
- D. K. Sapru as Purohit
- Imtiaz Khan as Raghu, Bharat Thakur's Brother
- Brahamchari as Sidhu
- Leela Mishra as Ajit's foster mother
- Urmila Bhatt as Mrs. D. Singh
- Birbal as Dinapur Resident
- Ramayan Tiwari as Shambhu Prasad
- Bhushan Tiwari as Daaku
- Moolchand as Ajit Passenger
Music
The music direction was by
Song list
Song | Singer |
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"Main Jangal Ki Morni" | Lata Mangeshkar |
"Pardesi Aaya Des Mein" | Lata Mangeshkar |
"Uth Nind Se Mirziya Jaag Ja" | Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi |
"Main Jat Yamla Pagla Deewana" | Mohammed Rafi |
References
- ^ "Pratiggya 1975". Muvyz. Inc. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "Pratigya 1975". Alan Goble. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ISBN 978-93-83260-31-7.
- ISBN 978-93-81398-03-6. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ India Perspectives. PTI for the Ministry of External Affairs. 2005. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ in The Hindu
- ^ Grossing India Films in 1975
- ^ "Pratigya 1975". Hindi Geetmala. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "Dharmendra Salman Break into the Jat Yamla Pagla". Firstpost. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "Dharmendra Film is a Family Affair". The National AE. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
External links
- Pratigya at IMDb