''Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye'' () is an Indian
Hindi
Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...
-language film directed by
T. Rama Rao, produced by
D. V. S. Raju released in 1983. The film stars
Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty (born Gouranga Chakraborty; 16 June 1950) is an Indian actor, producer and politician who predominantly worked in Hindi and Bengali language films. He is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of three ...
,
Rati Agnihotri
Rati Agnihotri (born 10 December 1960) is an Indian actress, known for acting in Hindi, as well as in Telugu and Tamil language films. Her roles in the cult-tragedy film ''Ek Duuje Ke Liye'' (1981) and the drama film '' Tawaif'' (1985) earned ...
,
Rekha
Bhanurekha Ganesan (born 10 October 1954), better known by her stage name Rekha, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi films. Acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema, she has starred in more than 180 fi ...
,
Ranjeeta
Ranjeeta "Robby" Kaur (born 22 September 1956) is an Indian actress. She was trained at Film and Television Institute of India, FTII. She has appeared in around 47 films. She has portrayed a variety of characters and her films include: ''Lai ...
,
Danny Denzongpa
Tshering Phintso "Danny" Denzongpa (born 25 February 1948) is an Indian actor, singer and film director who primarily works in Hindi films. He has acted in over 190 films since 1971. In 2003, Denzongpa was awarded the Padma Shree, India's four ...
in pivotal roles. The film was a remake of the Telugu film ''
Nyayam Kavali
''Nyayam Kaavali'' () is a 1981 Indian Telugu-language film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. The film is based D. Rameswari's novel ''Kotta Malupu''. It stars Chiranjeevi, Raadhika, Jaggayya, and Sarada. It was remade in Hindi as '' Mujhe Ins ...
''. The movie portrayed the social issue of single parenthood, as similarly done in
Kundan Shah
Kundan Shah (19 October 1947 – 7 October 2017), was an Indian film director and writer.
He is known for his comedy classic '' Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro'' (1983) and his 1986–1987, TV series '' Nukkad'' with Saeed Akhtar Mirza.
Biography
Kundan Sh ...
's 2000 film ''
Kya Kehna
''Kya Kehna'' ( en, So well said) is a 2000 Indian Hindi romantic drama film. Written by Honey Irani, it was directed by Kundan Shah and released on 19 May 2000 at a budget of . ''Kya Kehna'' dealt with the taboo issue of pre-marital pregnancy ...
''.
Plot
Malti (
Rati Agnihotri
Rati Agnihotri (born 10 December 1960) is an Indian actress, known for acting in Hindi, as well as in Telugu and Tamil language films. Her roles in the cult-tragedy film ''Ek Duuje Ke Liye'' (1981) and the drama film '' Tawaif'' (1985) earned ...
), a young girl from a middle-class family meets Suresh Rai (
Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty (born Gouranga Chakraborty; 16 June 1950) is an Indian actor, producer and politician who predominantly worked in Hindi and Bengali language films. He is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of three ...
), who is the son of a well-known lawyer Dayashankar Rai (
Danny Denzongpa
Tshering Phintso "Danny" Denzongpa (born 25 February 1948) is an Indian actor, singer and film director who primarily works in Hindi films. He has acted in over 190 films since 1971. In 2003, Denzongpa was awarded the Padma Shree, India's four ...
). After dating each other for some time, she finds that she is pregnant. When Suresh refuses to marry Malti and she decides against aborting the baby, her parents throw her out and disown her. Left alone, she decides to take Suresh to court. She is supported in this fight by Shakuntala (
Rekha
Bhanurekha Ganesan (born 10 October 1954), better known by her stage name Rekha, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi films. Acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema, she has starred in more than 180 fi ...
), a lawyer who works for woman's rights, who also has an illegitimate daughter from Dayashankar Rai. The case gets much publicity and public support as well as the judge rules in Malti's favour. At this point however, Malti refuses to marry Suresh and decides to raise the child on her own. In the meantime, Shakuntala dies of a heart attack and Malti promises her to take care of her daughter, and carry on Shakuntala's work.
Years later, Suresh and his wife Jayshree (
Ranjeeta
Ranjeeta "Robby" Kaur (born 22 September 1956) is an Indian actress. She was trained at Film and Television Institute of India, FTII. She has appeared in around 47 films. She has portrayed a variety of characters and her films include: ''Lai ...
), now married for some years and still childless, run into Malti again. It turns out that she has been raising her son all by herself and he has turned out to be a very talented and well-adjusted young and smart boy.
Cast
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Rekha
Bhanurekha Ganesan (born 10 October 1954), better known by her stage name Rekha, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi films. Acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema, she has starred in more than 180 fi ...
as Shakuntala
*
Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty (born Gouranga Chakraborty; 16 June 1950) is an Indian actor, producer and politician who predominantly worked in Hindi and Bengali language films. He is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of three ...
as Suresh Rai
*
Rati Agnihotri
Rati Agnihotri (born 10 December 1960) is an Indian actress, known for acting in Hindi, as well as in Telugu and Tamil language films. Her roles in the cult-tragedy film ''Ek Duuje Ke Liye'' (1981) and the drama film '' Tawaif'' (1985) earned ...
as Malti Agarwal
*
Ranjeeta
Ranjeeta "Robby" Kaur (born 22 September 1956) is an Indian actress. She was trained at Film and Television Institute of India, FTII. She has appeared in around 47 films. She has portrayed a variety of characters and her films include: ''Lai ...
as Jayshree Rai
*
Danny Denzongpa
Tshering Phintso "Danny" Denzongpa (born 25 February 1948) is an Indian actor, singer and film director who primarily works in Hindi films. He has acted in over 190 films since 1971. In 2003, Denzongpa was awarded the Padma Shree, India's four ...
as Dayashankar Rai
*
Seema Deo
Seema Deo (born as Nalini Saraf; 1942) is Hindi and Marathi movie veteran actress. She has acted in over 80 Marathi and Hindi movies.
Early life
She was born and brought up in Girgaum, Mumbai.
Personal life
She was married to actor Rames ...
as Shanti Rai
*
Asrani
Govardhan Asrani (born 1 January 1940), popularly known simply as Asrani, is an Indian actor and director whose Bollywood career has spanned five decades. He has acted in over 350 Hindi films. Asrani has played the lead roles, character roles ...
as Abdul Lateef
*
Shreeram Lagoo
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as Viswanath Agarwal
*
Shubha Khote
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Early life and educatio ...
as Mrs. Agarwal
*
Manoj Kumar
Harikrishan Goswami (born 24 July 1937), better known by his screen name Manoj Kumar, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist and editor who worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for acting and making films with patriotic theme ...
as Director Guest Appearance for taking screen test for upcoming movie CLERK
Soundtrack
Lyrics:
Anand Bakshi
Production
*
D. V. S. Raju ... Head of Production
* V. Venkatraman ... Production Executive
*
Narayanan ... Assistant(Helper)
Awards
*Rekha received a nomination for
Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
The Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress is given by ''Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role. Although the Filmfar ...
, the only nomination for the film.
References
External links
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1983 films
1980s Hindi-language films
Films directed by T. Rama Rao
Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal
Indian courtroom films
Hindi remakes of Telugu films
Indian pregnancy films
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