Krodhi
Krodhi | |
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Directed by | Subhash Ghai |
Written by | Subhash Ghai Nabendu Ghosh |
Produced by | Ranjit Virk |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Kamalakar Rao |
Edited by | Waman Bhonsle Gurudutt Shirali |
Music by | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
Distributed by | Ranjit Films Shemaroo Video Pvt. Ltd |
Release date |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹26 million[1] |
Box office | ₹50 million[1] |
Krodhi (transl. The furious) is a 1981 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Subhash Ghai. It features an ensemble cast of Dharmendra, Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Zeenat Aman, Moushumi Chatterjee, Sachin, Ranjeeta, Pran, Premnath and Amrish Puri. The film was launched in 1977, but faced delays due to issues between the cast and the crew, before finally getting released on 20th February 1981. Upon release, it received mixed to negative reviews from critics and underperformed at the box office.
Summary
[edit]Vikramjit Singh (Dharmendra) alias Vicky is an orphan who grew up amidst hatred and poverty. When a local school teacher, Shakarbaba, brings him into his school, Vicky becomes friendly with a young girl named Aarti. They later fall in love and Vicky goes abroad to study. On the day Vicky decides to propose marriage, Aarti is sold by her lecherous uncle, for a few thousand rupees, to a group of men who attempt to rape her, but she kills herself.
An enraged Vicky hunts down her uncle and the molesters and kills them by throwing them from a high-rise building. Vicky's rage turns him into a confirmed Krodhi (Angry Person) and prompts him to do more daredevil deeds and he ends up becoming the ultimate underworld don with a private militia of his own. When one of his associates, Neera (Zeenat Aman), marries a CBI Officer Kumar Sahni (Shashi Kapoor) things take a different turn. Police try to nab Vicky and believe him to be dead when his bullet-proof helicopter crashes.
Years later, Neera visits her in-laws in a small town, and is introduced to a kind and saintly person with special powers for healing and is shocked to find that Shradhanand is none other than Vicky. Now Vicky will have to decide whether to run again, or kill this only witness and continue living without any trouble.
Cast
[edit]- Dharmendra as Vikramjeet Singh/Acharya Shradhanand
- Shashi Kapoor as CBI Officer Kumar Sahni
- Zeenat Aman as Neera Sahni
- Hema Malini as Phoolmati (Special appearance)
- Moushumi Chatterjee as Aarti (Guest appearance)
- Sachin as Raja
- Ranjeeta as Guddi
- Pran as Acharya
- Premnath as Jagira
- Sachin as Raja
- Amrish Puri as Madhvan
- Vimi as Madhavan's Mistress
- Bharat Bhushan as Muktanand
- Krishan Dhawan as Jagannath
- A. K. Hangal as Mr. Sahni
- Sulochana Latkar as Mrs. Sahni
- Iftekhar as Police Commissioner
- Jagdish Raj as Police Inspector
- Sudhir Dalvi as Shankar Baba
- Sudhir as Dilawar
- Mac Mohan as Mac
- Raj Mehra as Benjamin
- Sajjan as Dr. David
- Surendra Pal as Victor
- Asit Sen as Daroga Sharma
- P. Jairaj as Denanath
- Birbal as Chamcham
- Brahmachari as Panwala
- Raju Shrestha as Master Krishna
- C. S. Dubey as Aarti's Uncle
- D. K. Sapru as Zamindar
Soundtrack
[edit]Soundtrack :Laxmikant-Pyarelal Lyrics: Anand Bakshi
Song | Singer |
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"Krodh Lobh Maya" | Manna Dey |
"Woh Maseeha Aaya Hai" | Lata Mangeshkar |
"Chal Chameli Bagh Mein Mewa Khilaoonga" | Lata Mangeshkar, Suresh Wadkar |
"Ladki Tumhari Kunwari Reh Jaati, Mano Hamara Ehsaan" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle |
"Phoolmati Ka Gajra" | Asha Bhosle |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Krodhi 1981 Movie Lifetime Worldwide Collection". 2 August 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2021.