''Hathyar'' () is a 1989 Indian

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-language

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

written and directed by

J. P. Dutta Jyoti Prakash Dutta (born 3 October 1949) is an Indian Bollywood film producer, writer and director, best known for making patriotic action war films. Personal life Dutta is married to the Bollywood film actress Bindiya Goswami with whom he has ...

. It stars

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Kulbhushan Kharbanda Kulbhushan Kharbanda (born 21 October 1944) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi and Punjabi films. He is best known for his role as the antagonist Shakaal in '' Shaan'' (1980), Starting off with the Delhi-based theatre group 'Yatrik' in the 1 ...

Asha Parekh Asha Parekh (born 2 October 1942) is a retired Indian actress, film director, and producer who appeared in many commercially successful films throughout her career. She was the highest paid actress of her time and was one of the most successful ...

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and

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. It has never had an official DVD release from distributors but converted video prints of the film are available.

Plot

Avinash (Sanjay Dutt) and his parents (Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Asha Parekh) come to Bombay where they miserably scrape along. Sometimes their acquaintance with Samiulla Khan (Rishi Kapoor), the younger brother of the underworld crime lord Khushal Khan (Dharmendra), is quite helpful as Sami, who refuses to deal with his brother's business, enjoys a good reputation. But after some bitter experiences, Avinash's father cannot stand his poor situation anymore and commits suicide. Now Avinash bears the responsibility to be the family's breadwinner which he, as he doesn't manage to find a job, is unable to fulfill. Desperately (and instigated by his friend Satyajeet Puri (Pakya) from the local gang) he starts stealing. After having killed one of his victims, he gets more and more bogged down in the mire of crime – and gets into the rivalry between the gang bosses Khushal Khan and Rajan Anna (Paresh Rawal).

Cast

as Khushal Khan *

as Samiulla Khan *

as Avinash *

as Avinash's Father *

as Avinash's mother *

as Rajan 'Anna' * Satyajeet as Pakya *

as Suman *

Sangeeta Bijlani Sangeeta Bijlani (born 9 July 1960) is an Indian former Bollywood actress and Miss India winner in 1980.

as Jenny *

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Navtej Hundal Navtej Hundal (died 8 April 2019) was an Indian film and television actor. Biography Hundal worked in Hindi and Punjabi films and television series. He graduated from National School of Drama. His daughter Avantika Hundal is a television and ...

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as Khushal Khan's Advocate *

Puneet Issar Puneet Issar (born 6 November 1959) is an Indian actor, writer, director, producer and dialect coach best known for his works in Hindi films and television shows. Issar started his acting career as a villain in the Manmohan Desai's 1983 film '' ...

as Rajan Anna's Henchman *

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as Afzal (Khushal Khan's Henchman) *

Satyajeet Puri Satyajeet Puri (Hindi: सत्यजीत पूरी; born 25 September 1960) is an Indian actor working in the Hindi film industry. He started his career as a child artist with Satyen Bose-directed ''Mere Lal'', released in 1966. Personal ...

and

Javed Khan Amrohi Javed Khan Amrohi is an Indian film and television actor who has acted in various films, amounting to approx. 150 Hindi films. He is best known for his role in Academy Award-nominated '' Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India'' (2001), ''Andaz Apna ...

as Pickpocketers * Iftekar as Don *

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as Mishra Ji

Production

This was the first film signed by

Sangeeta Bijlani Sangeeta Bijlani (born 9 July 1960) is an Indian former Bollywood actress and Miss India winner in 1980.

Songs

Composed by

Laxmikant–Pyarelal Laxmikant–Pyarelal were an Indian composer duo, consisting of Laxmikant Shantaram Patil Kudalkar (1937–1998) and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma (born 1940). He is known by the nickname “Pyromaniac” due to his flaming style of music. Laxmikan ...

and written by

Hasan Kamal Hasan Kamal (born 1 January 1943) is an Indian lyricist and songwriter. The recipient of numerous awards, including Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist in 1985 for the title song of the film '' Aaj Ki Aawaz'' (1984), he started his career in 198 ...

#"Der Aaye Dursat Aaye v1" -

Kavita Krishnamurthy Sharada Krishnamurthy, popularly known as Kavita Krishnamurthy or Kavita Subramaniam, is an Indian playback and classical singer. She has recorded 50,000 songs in 45 various Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Rajasthani, Bhojp ...

#"Der Aaye Dursat Aaye v2" - Kavita Krishnamurthy #"Jalwa Dekhoge Kya Ji" -

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#"O Senor O Senor" -

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, Shailendra Singh

Reception

Parekh was noted for her performance. According to Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema, the film is Dutta's best known film, and it "extended the ancestral conflict into Bombay's gang wars". According to

Sukanya Verma Sukanya Verma is an Indian journalist and film critic. She has been the principal movie reviewer with web portal ''Rediff.com''. She has written a number of columns as a freelance writer for ''The Hindu''. She is a member of the Film Critics Gui ...

of ''

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'', the film was one of several "Rajasthan-based feudal dramas" by Dutta which "stood tall on a mass of machismo".

References

External links

* 1980s Hindi-language films 1989 films 1989 action films Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal Films directed by J. P. Dutta Indian action films {{1980s-action-film-stub