Vijeta (1982 film)

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Vijeta
Kunal Kapoor
  • Supriya Pathak
  • Om Puri
    • CinematographyGovind Nihlani
    Edited byKeshav Naidu
    Music byAjit Varman (songs and background score)
    Distributed byFilm-valas International
    Release date
    • 4 March 1982 (1982-03-04) (India)
    Running time
    		151 minutes
    CountryIndia
    LanguageHindi

    Vijeta (English: The Victor) is a 1982 Indian

    Kunal Kapoor, Rekha, Amrish Puri and Supriya Pathak with K.K. Raina, Raja Bundela and Shafi Inamdar
    , who went on to become notable supporting actors in Bollywood movies.

    Plot

    Angad (Kunal Kapoor) is a confused teenager trying to find himself and is caught in between the marital problems of his Maharashtrian mother Neelima (Rekha) and Punjabi father Nihal (Shashi Kapoor), it is time for him to decide what he wants to do with his life. Angad chooses to become a fighter pilot with the

    Sikh and Anna a Christian
    , while Angad's fellow officers represent all religions.

    The film is notable for some rarely seen aerial photography of combat aircraft active with the IAF in the 1980s. The central character of Angad is a

    Oorials
    ') provided the pilots and planes for the film's aerial sequences. The movie included good color footage of the Oorials aircraft in flight and in operation.

    Cast

    Music

    Vasant Dev wrote all the songs.

    1. "Bichhurat Mose Kanha" -
      Parveen Sultana
    2. "Man Aanand Aanand Chhaayo" - Asha Bhosle, Satyasheel Deshpande
    3. "Man Base Mor Brindaban Ma" - Manna Dey

    Production

    Background

    As per Shashi Kapoor, people of Indian airforce suggest him to make a film about them.

    Principal-photography

    The "senior pilots of the Indian Air Force" who are credited with providing assistance with the aerial photography were drawn from No. 4 Squadron, IAF ("The Fighting Oorials"). It was their MIG-21Bis' that were used in the aerial combat sequences and much of the film was shot at their then base in Poona/Pune.[1]

    • The I.N.S. Mysore seen in the film was a WW2 British Fiji Class Cruiser, H.M.S. Nigeria that was sold to the Indian Navy in 1957. The ship was decommissioned soon after the film was completed. The current (2006) I.N.S. Mysore is a newer vessel.[1]
    • The aircraft that the pilots train on are domestically produced HAL HJT-16 Kirans.[1]

    Reception

    Film World magazine rated the film "Good" and wrote, "Vijeta is perhaps the first film of its kind, a film which shows the Indian Air Force, its gallant men and their life in true colours."[2] According to Asiaweek, "Vijeta is a tribute to the IAF in celebration of its golden jubilee last year".[3]

    Awards

    31st Filmfare Awards:

    Won

    See also

    References

    1. ^ a b c Vijeta (1982) - Trivia - IMDb
    2. ^ Film World. 20. T.M. Ramachandran. 1983. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
    3. ^ C.B. Rao (1983). "Tribute to a Proud Force". Asiaweek. 9. Asiaweek Ltd.

    External links

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