''Himmat Aur Mehanat'' () is a 1987 Indian

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-language

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

, produced by B. S. Shaad under the BRAR Productions banner and directed by

K. Bapaiah Kovelamudi Bapayya is an Indian film director. He has directed about 80 films in Telugu and Hindi languages. He is the cousin of noted director K. Raghavendra Rao and nephew of director and producer K. S. Prakash Rao. Early life Kovelamudi ...

. It stars

Jeetendra Ravi Kapoor ( ; born 7 April 1942), known mononymously by his screen name Jeetendra, is an Indian actor who is known for his work in Hindi cinema. He also serves as the chairman of the Balaji Telefilms and Balaji Motion Pictures. Early life ...

Sridevi Shree Amma Yanger Ayyappan (13 August 1963 – 24 February 2018), professionally credited with her stage name Sridevi, was an Indian actress who worked in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada language films. Cited as the "First Female ...

in the pivotal roles and music composed by

Bappi Lahiri Bappi Aparesh Lahiri (born Alokesh Aparesh Lahiri; 27 November 1952 – 15 February 2022), also known as Bappi Da was an Indian singer, composer and record producer. He popularised the use of synthesised disco music in Indian music industry and ...

. The film is a remake of the

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film ''Pachani Samsaram'' (1970).

Plot

Nurse Jyoti gets hired by a wealthy male, Madan, wins his confidence, and is permitted to virtually run the entire household. When Madan's son, Vijay Kumar, returns from New York, he sexually molests then eventually marries her. Then differences arise between her and Madan, and despite the birth of a son, escalate to the point when Madan and Vijay both accuse her of having an affair with another male, leaving her no choice but to leave the household. Vijay has a change of heart and goes to visit his son and estranged wife, but is shocked to find that they are not alone, and she has had another son.

Cast

* Shammi Kapoor as Madanlal *

as Vijay *

as Jyoti *

Poonam Dhillon Poonam Dhillon (born 18 April 1962) is an Indian actress and politician. A former Femina Miss India (1977), she is best known for her 1979 film ''Noorie.'' Some of her well-known films include '' Red Rose'' (1980), '' Dard'' (1981), ''Romance'' ...

as Sharda *

Divya Rana Divya Rana is a former Bollywood actress most noted for her role in Raj Kapoor's ''Ram Teri Ganga Maili''. Divya began her career with the film '' Ek Jaan Hain Hum'' (1983) opposite Raj Kapoor's youngest son Rajiv Kapoor. Then she was selected as ...

as Sona * Raj Kiran as Raja *

Shakti Kapoor Shakti Kapoor (born Sunil Kapoor; 3 September 1952) is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Bollywood films. Known for his villainous and comic roles in Hindi films, he has featured in over 600 films. In the 1980s and 1990s, Kapoor teame ...

as Mahesh Chand *

Kader Khan Kader Khan (22 October 1937 – 31 December 2018) was an Indian actor, screenwriter and film director. As an actor, he appeared in over 300 Bollywood films after his debut film in the 1973 film '' Daag'', starring Rajesh Khanna, in which he ...

as Trilok Chand * Satyendra Kapoor as Madhav * Asrani as Paplu * Rajesh Puri as Daplu *

Iftekhar Sayedna Iftekhar Ahmed Sharif (22 February 1924 – 4 March 1995), often mononymously credited as Iftekhar, was an Indian actor who mainly worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for his role as a police officer. Career Iftekhar was born in ...

as Doctor * Shubha Khote as Sona's Mother * Yunus Parvez as Kalra

Soundtrack

Songs like "''Chhuee Muee, Chhuee Muee Ho Gayi''", "''Touch Me, Touch Me''", "''Mumbai Roke To Roke''" were sung and picturized well and became popular. Indeevar wrote all songs.

External links

* 1980s Hindi-language films 1987 films Films directed by K. Bapayya Films scored by Bappi Lahiri Hindi remakes of Telugu films {{1980s-Hindi-film-stub