''Gawaahi'' ( en, Testimony) is a 1989

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film directed by

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. It was his directorial debut. The film stars

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and

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. It was based on the 1934 play ''

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'', a courtroom drama by

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. This movie was completed in 12 days.

Synopsis

A courtroom drama around the disclosures and cross-examinations of key witnesses of mysterious death of leading business tycoon Ranjeet Chaudhary (Shekhar Kapoor).

Cast

as Janhavi Kaul *

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as advocate Bharucha *

as Ranjeet Chaudhary *

as Shashi Chaudhary *

as Sayed Akhtar Rampuri *

Vikram Gokhale Vikram Gokhale (14 November 1945 – 26 November 2022) was an Indian film, television and stage actor, noted for his roles in Marathi theatre, Hindi films and television. He was the son of the Veteran Marathi theater and film actor, Chandrakant ...

as Prosecutor Tiwari *

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as Tejchand Advani * Avinash Kharshikar as Ramakant Shinde * Hosi Vasunia as Inspector Vasunia *

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as Betty Lobo *

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as Judge * G.P. Singh as Colonel Ghai * Rakesh Shrivastav as building watchman * Gautam Siddharth as handwriting expert

Crew

*Director:

*Dialogues: Hemendra Bhatia *Producers: Rajiv Mehra, Adityaraj Kapoor

Soundtrack

References

External links

* 1989 films Indian films based on plays Films based on works by Ayn Rand 1980s Hindi-language films Indian courtroom films Films directed by Anant Balani {{1980s-Hindi-film-stub