''Hatya'' () is a 1988 Indian

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-language

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directed by Kirti Kumar and starring

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, Neelam, Anupam Kher and

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. This film is a remake of Malayalam film ''

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'' (1986).

Plot

Sagar (

), a wealthy but idle young man. Following a night of consuming much

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he finds a homeless and parentless young boy. He takes the boy home and learns that he is

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and attempts to nurture him and names him Raja. He tries to get information out of him but does not understand anything. Raja's mother has been brutally murdered (by Surendra Mohan and his henchman Ranjeet) as she witnesses a murder committed by this pair. Sagar takes Raja out to fairs and adventures and Raja sees Ranjeet and tries to tell Sagar that he is the one who murdered his mother. Slowly Sagar understands the tale of the story. He meets a girl, Sapna ( Neelam) and becomes friends. She takes them to her house. Raja sees a picture of Sapna, her father and shockingly his mother. Sagar wants to unfold the mystery of Raja's incident. He finds out that Raja's mother has been murdered. As he is looking for clues, he gets arrested. To prove his innocence the boy takes them to his house where there was a happy family. They take a sniffer dog to find out clues. The dog sniffs the floor outside the house. the men dig it and find a piece of cloth which his mother was wrapped in and buried there.

Cast

as Sagar *

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as Sapna Nath * Baby Sujata as Raja / Bonny *

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as Inspector Ashok Gupta * Anupam Kher as Surendra Mohan *

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as Ranjit (Surendra's henchman) *

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as Lohar (pretender of Raja's father) *

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as Kailash Nath (Sapna's father) *

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as Father Joseph Sebastian (Raja's neighbour) *

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as Mohan (Surendra's manager) * Aparajita as Meena (Raja's mother) *

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as Special Appearance *

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as Restaurant Owner *

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as Doctor * Jimmy Pardhan as Jimmy

Awards

34th Filmfare Awards The 34th Filmfare Awards were held in 1988, after a 2-year gap. ''Tezaab'' led the ceremony with 12 nominations, followed by ''Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'' with 11 nominations and ''Khoon Bhari Maang'' with 7 nominations. ''Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak ...

: Won * Best Art Direction – Liladhar S. Sawant * Best Editing – J. P. Sehgal

Soundtrack

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0363666, Hatya 1988 films Hindi remakes of Malayalam films 1980s Hindi-language films Indian action thriller films