Rajput (film)

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Rajput
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Poster
Directed byVijay Anand
Produced byMushir-Riaz
StarringDharmendra
Rajesh Khanna
Vinod Khanna
Hema Malini
Ranjeeta
Tina Munim
Ranjeet
Music byLaxmikant–Pyarelal
Release date
  • 16 April 1982 (1982-04-16)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹2.5 crores[1]
Box office₹4.60 crores[1]

Rajput (lit. 'Prince') is a 1982 Hindi romantic action film[2] starring Dharmendra, Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini, Tina Munim & Ranjeeta Kaur. It was directed by Vijay Anand. The film took many years for its completion and despite being delayed was critically acclaimed and became a commercial hit upon its release. As per box office of India, it was the 9th highest-grossing film of the year 1982.[3]

Plot[]

An amendment in Independent India comes where kingdoms are seized, and people from the Royal family are no longer rulers. One such kingdom is about to be seized from Vipin Kumar, who refuses to lose his position. He continues to rule the jurisdiction as king and compels people to pay tax to him. People protest against this, and one such person is police Inspector Dhirendra Singh. Because of this, he is transferred to a small village. His parents arrange his marriage with Janki, who is the daughter of Dhirendra's father's childhood friend. But Janki is in love with Manupratap Singh. Due to an enmity between two families, Janki's aunty warns her that their love would not be accepted by Janki's father, Pratap Singh, but both of them are strong in their love and have an intimate affair. Manupratap Singh's younger brother Bhanupratap, is in love with an orphan girl Kamli. All are happy until Raja Jaipal Singh (Ranjeet) rapes Kamli, and she runs away from the village. Meanwhile, Jaipal Singh says he wants to marry Janki, which angers her father as he is the father of a teenage girl even if he's a King.

Manupratap and Bhanupratap protest against the king, Bhanupratap becomes a dacoit. Both Manupratap's father and Janki's father strongly oppose their love. Janki is forcefully married to Dhirendra Singh against her wishes. When Janki leaves for her husband's home, she is kidnapped by Jaipal Singh's nephew, who tries to rape her. But Manupratap shoots him dead, and he falls on Janki, who faints due to falling from a horse. Dhirendra misunderstands that Janki was raped and he will not touch her. After two months, he comes to know that Janki is pregnant and thinks it's a result of rape and tells her to abort the baby, but Janki knows it's Manupratap's child and refuses and insists that she will walk out of Dhirendra's life. But Dhirendra, out of his love for Janki, permits her to give birth to the baby.

Janki gives birth to a son, and she goes to jail to inform Manupratap about it. But Manupratap, who finds Dhirendra a nice man, advises Janki to live with her husband and forget him. Janki obeys him and apologizes to Dhirendra for all the misery caused by her. Dhirendra initially refuses to see the child, but accepts her baby promising that he will consider the baby as his own child.

Jaipal Singh sends his daughter Jaya (Tina Munim) abroad for education to stop her from questioning him. Manupratap and Bhanupratap's father is killed by Jaipal Singh, and Bhanupratap waits to take revenge on him.

Seven years pass by, and now Dhirendra Singh is Superintendent of Police. He finds many dacoits have come together, and they plunder many areas and the root cause of this is Jaipal Singh, but he has no evidence to prove that.

Bhanupratap, now a bandit named Bhavani, steals money and helps the poor. Manupratap is released from jail, and he stays for one night in Dhirendra Singh's house. There he meets his son, who is very affectionate towards his father, Dhirendra. Though he cannot reveal who he is, his affection towards the child is very high.

Kamli lives an illegitimate life with her son outside the village. Jaya, daughter of Jaipal Singh, returns from abroad. Bhanupratap kidnaps her to take revenge on Jaipal Singh, who once raped his lover.

Later, Bhanupratap forces Jaipal to marry Kamli by threatening to kill Jaya. Jaya understands about her father and sides with Bhanupratap. She finds Bhanupratap a well-educated, kind man, and both fall in love.

Manupratap misunderstands that his father and brother were killed by a bandit Bhavani and sets off to kill him without knowing that Bhavani is his brother Bhanupratap.

Dhirendra comes to arrest Bhavani on a kidnapping charge, but Jaya admits she is there on her own wish. Dhirendra finds that the people are oppressed by Jaipal and want to protest against him. Dhirendra advises them to not take the law into their hands and that he would take action against him lawfully. He gathers pieces of evidence and goes to arrest Jaipal. But he drops the action when he finds out that Jaipal has kidnapped his son.

Dhirendra finds that Manupratap is the real father of the child. He decides to save the child and give it to Janki and let her live with Manupratap and her son and leaves to arrest Jaipal.

Manupratap promises Janki that her marriage will not be destroyed, and he sets out to save Dhirendra. After much struggle and fight, Jaipal is killed by Manupratap.

Manupratap is injured by a gunshot when he protects Dhirendra from Jaipal's shot.

Manupratap tells Dhirendra that a man cannot be a father just because he gives pregnancy and tells Dhirendra that he can be the father of Janki's son and dies in his arms. Dhirendra lets the child light the funeral pyre of Manupratap, and Bhanupratap understands the truth about the child on seeing Janki. Dhirendra unites with Manupratap's child and Janki.

Cast[]

Music[]

All songs composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal and Lyrics by Anand Bakshi.

Song Singer
"Doli Doli Ho Doli" Mohammed Rafi
"Kahaniyan Sunati Hai" Mohammed Rafi
"Akela Gaya Tha Main" - 1 Kishore Kumar
"Akela Gaya Tha Main" - 2 Kishore Kumar
"Yahi Pe Humko Jeena Hain, Yahi Pe Humko Marna Hain" Mahendra Kapoor, Manhar Udhas, Hemlata
"Bhaagi Re Bhaagi Re Bhaagi Brijbala, Kanha Ne Pakda, Rang Dala" Asha Bhosle, Mahendra Kapoor, Manhar Udhas,

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Rajput 1982 Movie Box Office Collection, Budget and Unknown Facts". KS Box Office. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. ^ "RAJPUT - Film / Movie". citwf.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Box Office 1991". Box Office India. 4 April 2008. Archived from the original on 4 April 2008.

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