Hathyar (1989 film)

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Hathyar
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Directed byJ. P. Dutta
Written byJ. P. Dutta
Produced byF.A.Nadiadwala
StarringDharmendra
Sanjay Dutt
Rishi Kapoor
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Asha Parekh
Amrita Singh
Sangeeta Bijlani
Puneet Issar
CinematographyIshwar Bidri
Edited byDeepak Wirkud
Music byLaxmikant–Pyarelal
Release date
  • 10 March 1989 (1989-03-10)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Hathyar (transl. Weapon) is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language action film written and directed by J. P. Dutta.[1][2] 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[]

Production[]

This was the first film signed by Sangeeta Bijlani.[3]

Songs[]

Composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal and written by Hasan Kamal

  1. "Der Aaye Dursat Aaye v1" - Kavita Krishnamurthy
  2. "Der Aaye Dursat Aaye v2" - Kavita Krishnamurthy
  3. "Jalwa Dekhoge Kya Ji" - Alisha Chinoy
  4. "O Senor O Senor" - Anuradha Paudwal, Shailendra Singh

Reception[]

Parekh was noted for her performance.[4] 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".[5] 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".[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Raj, Ashok (1 February 2014). The Hay House Book of Cinema that Heals. Hay House, Inc. ISBN 978-93-84544-14-0.
  2. ^ Spicer, Andre; Hanson, Helen (27 June 2013). A Companion to Film Noir. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-52371-1.
  3. ^ "For the love of films". The Tribune. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. ^ Joshi, Sumit (2015). Bollywood Through Ages. Best Book Reads. ISBN 978-1-311-67669-6.
  5. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7.
  6. ^ Verma, Sukanya (7 November 2018). "Thrill of the multistarrer". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

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