Gawaahi
Gawaahi | |
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Gawaahi | |
Directed by | Anant Balani |
Based on | The Night of January 16th by Ayn Rand |
Produced by | Rajiv Mehra, Aditya Raj Kapoor |
Starring | Zeenat Aman Shekhar Kapur Ranjeeta Kaur Ashutosh Gowariker |
Music by | Uttam-Jagdish Sardar Anjum (lyrics) |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Gawaahi (English: Testimony) is a 1989 Bollywood film directed by Anant Balani. It was his directorial debut.[1] The film stars Zeenat Aman, Shekhar Kapur, Ranjeeta Kaur and Ashutosh Gowariker. It was based on the 1934 play The Night of January 16th, a courtroom drama by Ayn Rand.[2][3]
This movie was completed in 12 days.
Synopsis[]
A courtroom drama around the disclosures and cross-examinations of key witnesses of mysterious death of leading business tycoon Ranjeet Chaudhary (Shekhar Kapoor).
Cast[]
- Zeenat Aman as Janhavi Kaul
- Tanuja as advocate Bharucha
- Shekhar Kapur as Ranjeet Chaudhary
- Ranjeeta Kaur as Shashi Chaudhary
- Ashutosh Gowariker as Sayed Akhtar Rampuri
- Vikram Gokhale as Prosecutor Tiwari
- Vivek Vaswani as Tejchand Advani
- Avinash Kharshikar as Ramakant Shinde
- as Inspector Vasunia
- Shammi (actress) as Betty Lobo
- Ravi Patwardhan as Judge
- G.P. Singh as Colonel Ghai
- Rakesh Shrivastav as building watchman
- Gautam Siddharth as handwriting expert
Crew[]
- Director: Anant Balani
- Dialogues: Hemendra Bhatia
- Producers: Rajiv Mehra, Adityaraj Kapoor
Soundtrack[]
All lyrics are written by Sardar Anjum; all music is composed by Uttam-Jagdish.
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Bhool Bhulaiyya Sa Yeh Jeevan" | Pankaj Udhas, Anuradha Paudwal | |
2. | "Dekh Ke Tumko" | Pankaj Udhas, Anuradha Paudwal | |
3. | "Dil Ki Baatein Hain" | Pankaj Udhas, Anuradha Paudwal | |
4. | "Khat Mein Likha Hai" | Anuradha Paudwal |
References[]
- ^ Iyer, Shilpa Bharatan (3 September 2003). "Anant Balani: Indian Director". Variety.
- ^ "Eyecatchers: Baba Amte nominated for prestigious UN Human Rights Award". India Today. 31 December 1988.
- ^ Vijayakar, Rajiv (10 December 2010). "That Touch of Class". The Financial Express. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1989 films
- Hindi-language films
- Indian films based on plays
- Films based on works by Ayn Rand
- 1980s Hindi-language films
- Indian films
- Indian courtroom films
- Films directed by Anant Balani
- 1980s Hindi-language film stubs