''Pratighaat'' () is a 1987

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feminist

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directed by

N. Chandra Chandrashekhar Narvekar (born 4 April 1952) is an Indian producer, writer and director, known for gritty realism, in his early dark and loud films. His most successful commercial films are ''Ankush'', '' Pratighaat'', ''Tezaab'' and ''Narsimha''. ...

, starring Sujata Mehta as lead. It was a remake of the Telugu film ''

Pratighatana ''Pratighatana'' () is a 1985 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by T. Krishna. The film is produced by Ramoji Rao under Ushakiran Movies. The plot follows a woman's fight against corruption and criminalization of polit ...

'' (1985), directed by

T. Krishna Tottempudi Krishna (1 September 1950 – 21 October 1986) was an Indian film director and screenwriter who worked in Telugu cinema. Known for directing revolutionary films, his notable works include ''Pratighatana'', '' Repati Pourulu'', and ''N ...

, with

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as the lead. Made on a low-budget, and no big stars, it went on to become a hit, making Rs. 8 crore at the box office. It became part of the hat-trick of hit films by N. Chandra, ''

Ankush ''Ankush'' is a 1986 Hindi action drama movie starring Nana Patekar, which was written, directed, edited and co-produced by N. Chandra. Made on a modest budget of Rs 13 lakhs, the film grossed Rs 95 lakhs to become a surprise hit of 1986, ...

'' (1986), ''Pratighaat'' and ''

Tezaab ''Tezaab'' () is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language action romance film starring Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit in lead roles. The film gave Dixit her first big break, making her an overnight star. in addition to reaffirming Kapoor's star status, after ...

'' (1988).

Plot

The film deals with politics-criminal nexus and a college lecturer who takes them on, even after she faces public disrobing. She finally takes law in her hand to take revenge of her insult.

Cast

* Sujata Mehta as Laxmi S. Joshi * Arvind Kumar as Advocate Satyaprakash Joshi *

Charan Raj Charan Raj is an Indian actor, director, film producer, and writer who works in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Odia and Hindi movies. Career Charan Raj is a versatile actor who is popular for his villainy and character roles in South Indi ...

as Kali Prasad *

Rohini Hattangadi Rohini Hattangadi (''née'' Oak; born 11 April 1955) is an Indian actress, known for her work in Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, and Gujarati films, and Marathi soap operas and theatre. She has won two Filmfare Awards, one National F ...

as Durga * Gyan Shivpuri as Durga's Husband * Mohan Bhandari as Police Inspector Ajay Srivastav *

Ashok Saraf Ashok Saraf (Hindii pronunciation: �ʃoːk səɾaːf born 4 June 1947) is an Indian film and stage actor and comedian. He has appeared in many Marathi language films and stage plays in lead roles and in Hindi language films and TV serials in ...

as Lawyer, assistant to Kali *

Nana Patekar Vishwanath Patekar (born 1 January 1951), better known as Nana Patekar, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, film maker, and a former Indian Territorial Army officer, mainly working in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He is regarded as one of the finest an ...

as Ex-Constable Karamveer *

Subbiraj Subbiraj Kakkar popularly known as Subbiraj was an Indian character actor in Hindi-language films and television. He was the son of the sister of veteran actor Prithviraj Kapoor named Kailash and thus a cousin of Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor and ...

as Laxmi's father *

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as Laxmi's mother-in-Law *

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Music

Lyrics:

Ravindra Jain Ravindra Jain (28 February 1944 – 9 October 2015) was an Indian music composer, lyricist and playback singer. He started his career in the early 1970s by composing for several hit movies. His notable works include ''Chor Machaye Shor'' (1 ...

#"Tere Sar Pe Mere" – S. Janaki,

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (4 June 1946 – 25 September 2020), also referred to as SPB or SP Balu or Balu, was an Indian playback singer, television presenter, actor, music composer, dubbing artist, and film producer. He is wid ...

#"Hamre Balma Beimaan" – S.P. Balasubramaniam #"Likhungi Mahabharat Naya" – S. Janaki #"Sara Nagar Aap Hi Ke Saath Hai" – Sushil Kumar,

Mohammed Aziz Mohammed Aziz (born as Sayeed Mohammed Aziz-Un-Nabi; 2 July 1954 – 27 November 2018), also known as Munna (Name Given By Legendary Music Composer Akshaya Mohanty, was an Indian multilingual playback singer who primarily sang for the Bollywoo ...

References

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* 1980s Hindi-language films Indian feminist films Violence against women in India Indian courtroom films Indian crime drama films 1987 crime drama films 1987 films Films about women in India Social realism in film Films directed by N. Chandra Films scored by Ravindra Jain Hindi remakes of Telugu films {{1980s-Hindi-film-stub