''Sarkari Mehmaan'' is a 1979

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crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

drama directed by N. D. Kothari. The film stars

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and Jasmin in lead roles.

Plot

Police inspector Anand is very honest, he is known for his honesty, diligence and bravery. He single-handedly captures and arrests notorious smuggler and criminal Jack (

Ranjeet Ranjeet Bedi (born 13 September 1942 as Gopal Bedi) popularly known as Ranjeet, is an Indian actor and film director born in Jandiala Guru near Amritsar (Punjab), best known for his work in Bollywood.Singh, Nonika (1999)Ranjeet's triple love" ...

), who is sentenced to several years of jail. Anand (

) in disguise, also captures gangster Gul Khan ( Amjad Khan), who is also sentenced to a long term in jail. Anand's wife Rekha is not very honest and trustworthy and has an affair with another man named Somesh. There are a lot of fights and arguments between husband and wife and Anand threatens to kill her. He starts following his wife hoping to catch her and Somesh red-handed. Shortly after that, Rekha and Somesh are found dead and Anand is arrested for their murder, though he has not killed them. To prove his innocence and to find the real murderers, he escapes from jail and surprisingly comes back face to face with his foes. Ultimately, he is proved innocent and the real murderer is arrested.

Cast

as Anand * Jasmin as Bindiya * Amjad Khan as Gul Khan *

as Jack *

Om Shivpuri Om Shivpuri (14 July 1938 – 15 October 1990) was an Indian theatre actor-director and character actor in Hindi films. A National School of Drama, New Delhi alumnus, Shivpuri became the first chief of the National School of Drama Repertory Co ...

as King *

Padma Khanna Padma Khanna is an Indian actress, dancer and director. She appeared mainly in Hindi and Bhojpuri films in the 1970s and 1980s. She is most remembered for her role in the film '' Saudagar'' with Amitabh Bachchan and also as Queen Kaikeyi in Rama ...

as Munni Bai *

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as Nawab Khan * Bindu as Rosy *

Vikas Anand Vikas Anand is an Indian film and television actor who works in Bollywood. Filmography *''Garm Hava'' (1973) *''Ek Nari Do Roop'' (1973) *''Joshila'' (1973) *''Bidaai'' (1974) *''Deewaar'' (1975) * ''Prem Kahani (1975 film)'' *''Sholay'' ( ...

as Prosecuting Attorney *

Manju Asrani Manju Asrani (''née'' Bansal) is a Hindi Film actress of the 1970s and 80s. She is married to the actor Govardhan Asrani, popularly known simply as Asrani. While working on the sets of Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar and Namak Haraam ''Namak Haraam ...

as Rekha *

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as Somesh *

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as Anand's Elder Sister *

Shivraj Shivraj ( hi, शिवराज; 1920 - 3 June 2017) was an Indian actor. Selected filmography *''Singaar'' (1949) *'' Andolan'' (1951) (He played a key role) *'' Patita'' (1953) *''Devdas'' (1955) *'' Seema'' (1955) *''Dekh Kabira Roya'' ( ...

as Bank Manager *

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- N. D. Kothari * Producer - N. D. Kothari *

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- Ravindra Jain *

Lyrics Lyrics are words that make up a song, usually consisting of verses and choruses. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist. The words to an extended musical composition such as an opera are, however, usually known as a "libretto" and their writer, a ...

- Hasrat Jaipuri, Naqsh Lyallapuri, Ravindra Jain *

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- Navneet *

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- Navneet *

Dialogue Dialogue (sometimes spelled dialog in American English) is a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people, and a literary and theatrical form that depicts such an exchange. As a philosophical or didactic device, it is c ...

- Aziz Quaisi *

Executive Producer Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the making of a commercial entertainment product. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights o ...

- V. N. Kothari *

Editor Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, orga ...

- I. M. Kunnu *

Production Designer In film and television, the production designer is the individual responsible for the overall aesthetic of the story. The production design gives the viewers a sense of the time period, the plot location, and character actions and feelings. Wo ...

- Krishan Malhotra, Sampat Singh Kothari *

Art Director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

- V. R. Karekar *Costumes Designer - Mohamed Umar *Audiographer - Raj Trehan, Zia Ul Haque *

Choreographer Choreography is the art or practice of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which motion or form or both are specified. ''Choreography'' may also refer to the design itself. A choreographer is one who cr ...

- P. L. Raaj *Action Director - F. Makrani, Ravi Khanna *

Playback Singer A playback singer, also known as a ghost singer, is a singer whose singing is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras; the actual singer does not app ...

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*Assistant Director - Sushil Kumar *Hair Stylist - Shekar Ram Patriwal

Soundtrack

References

External links

* 1979 films 1970s Hindi-language films 1979 crime drama films Indian crime drama films Films scored by Ravindra Jain {{1970s-crime-drama-film-stub