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Hathyar (1989 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Hathyar' is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language action film written and directed by J. P. Dutta. It stars Sanjay Dutt, Rishi Kapoor, Dharmendra, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Asha Parekh, Paresh Rawal and Amrita Singh. It has never had an official DVD release from distributors but converted video prints of the film are available.
Plot
Avinash (Sanjay Dutt) and his parents (Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Asha Parekh) come to Bombay where they miserably scrape along. Sometimes their acquaintance with Samiulla Khan (Rishi Kapoor), the younger brother of the underworld crime lord Khushal Khan (Dharmendra), is quite helpful as Sami, who refuses to deal with his brother's business, enjoys a good reputation. But after some bitter experiences, Avinash's father cannot stand his poor situation anymore and commits suicide. Now Avinash bears the responsibility to be the family's breadwinner which he, as he doesn't manage to find a job, is unable to fulfill. Desperately (and instigated by his friend Satyajeet Puri (Pakya) from the local gang) he starts stealing. After having killed one of his victims, he gets more and more bogged down in the mire of crime and gets into the rivalry between the gang bosses Khushal Khan and Rajan Anna (Paresh Rawal).
Cast
*Dharmendra as Khushal Khan
*Rishi Kapoor as Samiulla Khan
*Sanjay Dutt as Avinash
*Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Avinash's Father
*Asha Parekh as Avinash's mother
*Paresh Rawal as Rajan 'Anna'
*Satyajeet as Pakya
*Amrita Singh as Suman
*Sangeeta Bijlani as Jenny
*Shyama
*Navtej Hundal
*Avtar Gill as Khushal Khan's Advocate
*Puneet Issar as Rajan Anna's Henchman
*Mahesh Anand as Afzal (Khushal Khan's Henchman)
*Satyajeet Puri and Javed Khan Amrohi as Pickpocketers
*Iftekar as Don
*Ram Mohan as Mishra Ji
Production
This was the first film signed by Sangeeta Bijlani.
Songs
Composed by LaxmikantPyarelal and written by Hasan Kamal
#"Der Aaye Dursat Aaye v1" - Kavita Krishnamurthy
#"Der Aaye Dursat Aaye v2" - Kavita Krishnamurthy
#"Jalwa Dekhoge Kya Ji" - Alisha Chinoy
#"O Senor O Senor" - Anuradha Paudwal, Shailendra Singh
Reception
Parekh was noted for her performance. According to Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema, the film is Dutta's best known film, and it "extended the ancestral conflict into Bombay's gang wars". According to Sukanya Verma of 'The Hindu', the film was one of several "Rajasthan-based feudal dramas" by Dutta which "stood tall on a mass of machismo".
References
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