''Aitbaar'' () is a 1985

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film directed by

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. It stars

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in pivotal roles. It was a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 thriller ''

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''. It was further remade in Tamil in 1985 as ''

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'' and in Malayalam in 1989 as ''

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''. The film's music is by

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with lyrics by Hasan Kamaal and Farooq Kaiser, who gave "''Kisi Nazar Ko Tera Intezar Aaj Bhi Hai''", a memorable ghazal duet by

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and Bhupinder Singh. The film was classified ''A'' by the censor board.

Plot

The film opens with Jaydeep (

) meeting Vikramjeet (

) on a rainy night and inviting him to his house for drinks. During their conversation, Jaydeep recounts how his wife, Neha (

), is having an affair with Sagar (

), the story is entirely a ruse to convince Vikramjeet to help Jaydeep in exacting revenge on his wife. On receiving refusal, Jaydeep blackmails Vikramjeet with a photo of him disposing off a dead body and his knowledge of various aliases maintained to peddle drugs. Vikramjeet agrees for a sum of INR 1,00,000. The murder plot is hatched, on a weekend night when Jaydeep and Sagar will be away at a party, Vikramjeet has to enter the house stealthily and wait in the drawing room until Jaydeep telephones Neha; Neha has to come to the drawing room to pick up the telephone and Vikramjeet has to strangle her and leave. However, the plan falls apart when Neha kills Vikramjeet in self-defense. Jaydeep reaches home and doctors the crime scene to frame Neha, who is shocked and vulnerable. The Public Prosecutor ( Anupam Kher) proves her guilt and she is sentenced to prison. However, Inspector Barua (

) senses foul play and investigates for the truth to be revealed. The truth being that Neha never had an affair with Sagar. Both of them were in a relationship before her marriage and reconnected after years as friends. Jaydeep had married Neha for her wealth, and concocted the murder plan to frame Neha and gain unfettered access to her wealth. When exposed, Jaydeep kills himself and Neha is proven innocent.

Difference from the original

The film differs in some aspects Hitchcock's story, in the original story, when Tony Wendice realises he has been found to be guilty, he accepts his crime gracefully whereas in the Hindi adaptation, Jaydeep commits suicide.

Cast

as Jaydeep *

as Neha *

as Sagar *

as Inspector Barua *

as Vikramjeet "Vicky" * Anupam Kher as Public Prosecutor

Soundtrack

The music for all the songs were composed by

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0088687
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1985 films 1980s Hindi-language films 1980s crime thriller films Indian crime thriller films Films directed by Mukul S. Anand Films scored by Bappi Lahiri Hindi films remade in other languages Indian remakes of American films