Pratighaat (1987 film)

Pratighaat
Pratighaat
	Poster
Directed by	N. Chandra
Screenplay by	T. Krishna; N. Chandra; Jalees (dialogue)
Story by	T. Krishna
Based on	Pratighatana ; by T. Krishna
Produced by	Ramoji Rao
Starring	Sujata Mehta; Rohini Hattangadi; Charan Raj; Arvind Kumar;
Cinematography	H. Laxminarayan
Edited by	N. Chandra
Music by	Ravindra Jain
Production; company	Ushakiran Movies
Release date	17 March 1987;
Running time	164 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Pratighaat (transl. The Revenge) is a 1987 Hindi feminist drama film directed by N. Chandra, starring Sujata Mehta in the lead.^[1] It is a remake of the Telugu film Pratighatana (1985), directed by T. Krishna, with Vijayshanti in the lead.^[2]

Made on a low budget, and with no big stars, it went on to become a hit, making Rs. 8 crore at the box office.^[3] It became part of the hat-trick of hit films by N. Chandra, Ankush (1986), Pratighaat and Tezaab (1988).^[2]

Plot[edit]

The film deals with politics-criminal nexus and a college lecturer who takes them on, even after she faces public disrobing. She finally takes the law into her own hands to avenge her insult.^[4]^[5]

Cast[edit]

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[edit]

Lyrics: Ravindra Jain

"Tere Sar Pe Mere" – S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Hamre Balma Beimaan" – S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Likhungi Mahabharat Naya" – S. Janaki
"Sara Nagar Aap Hi Ke Saath Hai" – Sushil Kumar, Mohammed Aziz

References[edit]

^ M.L. Dhawan (21 July 2002). "On the sands of time — 1987: Year of the invisible hero". The Sunday Tribune. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b Madhu Jain (28 February 1989). "Mean street Moghul: Hit director N. Chandra brings realism to films". India Today. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
^ "In Indian politics, line between politicians and goondas is fast disappearing: N. Chandra". India Today. 15 September 1987. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
^ "Politician-goonda emerge as the new villain". India Today. 15 September 1987. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
^ Virdi, Jyotika (2003). The Cinematic ImagiNation: Indian Popular Films as Social History. Rutgers University Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-8135-3191-5.

External links[edit]

Pratighaat at IMDb

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[1] M.L. Dhawan (21 July 2002). "On the sands of time — 1987: Year of the invisible hero". The Sunday Tribune. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

[today-2] Madhu Jain (28 February 1989). "Mean street Moghul: Hit director N. Chandra brings realism to films". India Today. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

[3] "In Indian politics, line between politicians and goondas is fast disappearing: N. Chandra". India Today. 15 September 1987. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

[4] "Politician-goonda emerge as the new villain". India Today. 15 September 1987. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

[Virdi2003-5] Virdi, Jyotika (2003). The Cinematic ImagiNation: Indian Popular Films as Social History. Rutgers University Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-8135-3191-5.

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