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Pratighaat (1987 film)

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'Pratighaat' is a 1987 Hindi feminist drama film directed by N. Chandra, starring Sujata Mehta as lead. It was a remake of the Telugu film 'Pratighatana' (1985), directed by T. Krishna, with Vijayshanti as the lead.

Made on a low-budget, and 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 law in her hand to take revenge of 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



#"Tere Sar Pe Mere" S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

#"Hamre Balma Beimaan" S.P. Balasubramaniam

#"Likhungi Mahabharat Naya" S. Janaki

#"Sara Nagar Aap Hi Ke Saath Hai" Sushil Kumar, Mohammed Aziz

References




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