''Daaku Aur Jawan'' is a 1978

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film directed by and starring

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, Vinod Khanna and

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in lead roles. The film was a hit at the box office.

Plot

Birju and Ramu are brothers and have a friendly bond with each other, they perform many pranks on the villagers, but the pressure of the landlord and the urban bad guy Bhairon Singh leads villagers to pay a fee for their lands to work on them. This leads Ramu to join the army as a Jawan (Soldier). Bhairon Singh, with the help of Thakurain plans to frame Birju as a criminal on the night of Janamashtmi. Bhairon Singh brutally rapes Ganga and steals the entire wealth from the safe of her father. After being raped by Bhairon Singh, Ganga commits suicide by jumping into the well. Bhairon Singh frames Birju for the rape and murder of Ganga and stealing the money. Birju is arrested by the police, but escapes and takes a pledge on Ganga's funeral pyre that he will take revenge of her death and he turns into a Daaku (Dacoit). Ramu, in the war, is fighting against enemies, but gets back to his village after losing one leg. After a lot of turns and twists, Seeta finally reveals the truth that Bhairon Singh raped Ganga and he has stolen all the wealth from her house with the help of Thakurain. When Birju learns of it, he beats Bhairon Singh in front of all the villagers and finally kills him by throwing him into the well where Ganga committed suicide. Now, Thakurain tries to kill Ramu, but Birju takes the bullet in his chest saving Ramu in the process. Thakurain is arrested by the police. Birju, finally breathing his last, requests Ramu to read the letter which was written by him. After listening to the letter from Ramu, Birju dies reuniting with Ganga in Heaven. In the end, Ramu marries Seeta and they live happily ever after.

Cast

as Birju *

as Ganga * Vinod Khanna as Ramu *

as Seeta * Bindu as Thakurian * Ranjeet as Bhairon Singh

Music

Lyrics:

Anand Bakshi Anand Bakshi (21 July 1930 – 30 March 2002) was an Indian poet and lyricist. He was nominated for the Filmfare award for Best lyricist a total of 40 times, resulting in 4 wins. Early life Anand Bakshi (Bakshi Anand Prakash Vaid) was born ...

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* 1978 films 1970s Hindi-language films Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal {{1970s-Hindi-film-stub