Ghatak: Lethal
Ghatak | |
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Directed by | Rajkumar Santoshi |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Ishwar R. Bidri |
Edited by | V. N. Mayekar |
Music by | Songs: B4U Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 158 min |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Box office | est. ₹32 crore[1] |
Ghatak: Lethal is an Indian
.Plot
Kashi Nath is a kind-hearted wrestler and the dutiful adopted son of Shambhu Nath, living in
Shambhu is later diagnosed with
As Katya had Shambhu bark like a dog, he tries to make Kashi behave like an ox in front of the colony, to re-establish his supremacy. Gauri however stands up, arousing the audience to attack as well. Kashi frees himself from the shackles and beats Katya to death. Katya's entire gang is attacked by the residents. Katya's sixth and the last remaining brother, Bhiku, is killed by the mob. For retribution, Kashi makes Katya bark like a dog just like Shambhu. He then kills him in front of the residents, but loses control over himself as he keeps beating Katya's corpse. His nephew then brings him Shambhu's ashes from crematory rites which brings him back to senses. The ending is a bittersweet one, where Kashi loses every one he loved, but the colony has its freedom at last.
Cast
Actor | Character | Role | Notes |
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Sunny Deol | Kashi Nath | Wrestler from Benaras | |
Meenakshi Seshadri | Gauri | ||
Danny Denzongpa | Katya | Main Antagonist | |
K. K. Raina | Shivnath | Elder Brother and Sister in Law of Kashinaath | Shop Owner |
Sheela Sharma | Sheela | ||
Om Puri | Sachdev | Shop Owners | Special Appearance |
Viju Khote | |||
Anjan Srivastav
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Suresh Bhagwat | Gopal | ||
Deep Dhillon | Antya | Brothers of Katya | |
Mukesh Rishi | Jeena | ||
Tinu Verma | Bhiku | ||
Harish Patel | Brother- In- Law of Katya | ||
Amrish Puri | Shambu Nath | Kashi's Father | |
Ponnambalam | Akram Khan Pakhtuni | Ring Fighter | Special Appearance |
Makrand Deshpande
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Goon of Katya | ||
Ila Arun | Malti | Wife of Sachdev | |
Navni Parihar | Elder Sister and Brother- In- law of Gauri | ||
Shiva Rindani | Chandru | ||
Tinnu Anand | Police Inspector | Husband and Wife | |
Rohini Hattangadi | Savitri | ||
Ahmed Khan | Doctor | Hospital Staff | |
Ghanashyam Nayak | Receptionist | ||
Santosh Gupta | Ward Boy | ||
Madhav Moghe | Taxi Driver | ||
Amitabh Bachchan | Himself | Friendly Appearance | |
Atul Tiwari | Batuk/Munna | Friendly Appearance | |
Mamta Kulkarni | Special Appearances and Dancers in the Song "Koi Aaye Toh le Jaye" | ||
Ganesh Acharya |
Production
Kamal Haasan was originally signed to play the lead role and an advertisement was commissioned to appear in Screen magazine noting "Welcome back to the Hindi screen", pointing at the actor's return to Hindi films after 1985's Dekha Pyaar Tumhara. However, due to no producer willing to back the actor in the film, Rajkumar Santoshi changed the star cast.[2]
Soundtrack
Ghatak: Lethal | |
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Feature film soundtrack | |
Label | Venus Records & Tapes |
The music for the movie was mainly composed by R. D. Burman. The song "Koi Jaye To Le Aaye" was the only song composed by Anu Malik, and it became popular.
# | Song | Singer(s) | Length | Music Director | Lyricist |
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1 | "Koi Jaye To Le Aaye" | Alka Yagnik, Shankar Mahadevan | 04:09 | Anu Malik | Rahat Indori |
2 | "Nigahon Ne Chheda" | Suresh Wadkar, Sadhana Sargam | 06:24 | R.D. Burman
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Majrooh Sultanpuri |
3 | "Badan Mein Chandni" | Kavita Krishnamurthy
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05:55 | R.D. Burman | Majrooh Sultanpuri |
4 | "Aaki Naaki" | Asha Bhosle | 08:57 | R.D. Burman | Majrooh Sultanpuri |
5 | "Ek Dil Ki Diwani" | Suresh Wadkar, Sadhana Sargam | 07:29 | R.D. Burman | Majrooh Sultanpuri |
6 | "Theme of Ghatak" (Instrumental) | shadmehr aghili | 02:28 |
Box office
The film was made at a budget of Rs. 62.5 million, did collections of Rs. 320 million and was declared a Blockbuster.[3]
Awards
Won
- Best Supporting Actor – Amrish Puri
- Best Screenplay – Rajkumar Santoshi
- Best Editing – V. N. Mayekar
Nominated
- Best Director – Rajkumar Santoshi
- Best Actor – Sunny Deol
- Best Villain – Danny Denzongpa
Won
References
- ^ "Ghatak Collections". Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
- ^ "Kamal Haasan: Lesser known facts". The Times of India. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Box Office 1996". Retrieved 5 June 2012.
External links
- Ghatak: Lethal at IMDb