''Qatil'' (translation: ''Killer'') is a 1988 Indian
Hindi-language
thriller film directed by
Ashok Gaikwad
Ashok Gaikwad is an Indian film director who has directed several feature films. Most of his films have been produced by Salim Akhtar's production house Aftab Pictures. His first notable film was ''Qatil'' (1988) starring Aditya Pancholi and Sa ...
and produced by Shama Akhtar and Nasim Hijazi. The film stars
Aditya Pancholi and
Sangeeta Bijlani in the lead roles.
Shakti Kapoor plays the antagonist.
Kiran Kumar,
Amjad Khan,
Raza Murad,
Vikram Gokhale and
Anjana Mumtaz play supporting roles. The soundtrack is composed by
Laxmikant–Pyarelal with lyrics by
Sameer.
The film follows the story of a young law student who challenges the law of death penalty and implicates himself in a murder case of a prostitute to prove that innocent people are given the punishment of death penalty.
Cast
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Aditya Pancholi as Kumar S. Sinha
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Sangeeta Bijlani as Kiran Mathur
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Shakti Kapoor as Anand Varma
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Kiran Kumar as Inspector Shyam Verma
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Swapna Swapna may refer to:
* Swapna (philosophy) the dreaming aspect of the Hindu philosophy of consciousness.
* ''Swapna'' (1942 film), a 1942 Bollywood film
* ''Swapna'' (1981 film), a 1981 Telugu film
* ''Swapna'', the title of the Sinhala dubbed ve ...
as Kamla (special guest appearance)
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Amjad Khan as Badshah Akram Khan
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Raza Murad as Public Prosecutor Sharad Sinha
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Vikram Gokhale as J.B. Mathur
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Anjana Mumtaz as Advocate Savitri S. Sinha
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Satyen Kappu
Satyendra Kappu (born Satyendra Sharma; also credited as Satyen Kappu; 7 February 1931 – 27 October 2007), was an Indian character actor in Bollywood films. He has acted in 390 films. His most remembered role is Ramlal in the movie ''Sholay'' ...
as Police Commissioner
*Jamuna as Champa
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Pinchoo Kapoor as Judge
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Mac Mohan
Mohan Makijany (24 April 1938 – 10 May 2010), popularly known as Mac Mohan, was an Indian actor, who worked in Hindi cinema. He was known for his villainous roles in films throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He appeared in over 200 films, in ...
as Police Officer
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Mohan Choti as Prison Inmate
*Jaya Mathur as Kumar's sister
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Harish Patel as Havaldar Hamid Rashid Khan
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Viju Khote as Red Rose Club Announcer
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of the film was composed by
Laxmikant–Pyarelal. Playback singers on the album include
Mohammad Aziz,
Shabbir Kumar,
Amit Kumar,
Alka Yagnik
Alka, AlkA or ALKA may refer to: People
* Alka Ajith (born c. 1997), Indian multilingual playback singer
* Alka Amin (active from 2011), Indian television actress
* Alka Balram Kshatriya, Indian politician, Member of the Parliament of India repr ...
,
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 ...
and Johnny Whisky.
External links
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1988 films
1980s Hindi-language films
Indian thriller films
Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal
Films directed by Ashok Gaikwad
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