Azaad is a 1978 Bollywood action thriller film directed by Pramod Chakravorty. The film stars Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Ajit and Prem Chopra.[2][3]
| Azaad | |
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| Directed by | Pramod Chakravorty |
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| Produced by | Pramod Chakravorty |
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| Cinematography | V.K. Murthy |
| Edited by | Narendra Arora |
| Music by | Rahul Dev Burman |
| Distributed by | Pramod Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
editThis is the story of an eccentric young man, Ashok who believes in doing good without worrying about the consequences. This does not find any favor with his sister-in-law Sarla, and she decides to leave the house. But he persuades her to come back, and he decides to relocate and not cause any more trouble for Sarla. On his way he has a skirmish with the princess Rajkumari Seema who he teaches a lesson to respect the poor and the food grown in the fields.
When Ashok arrives in the city, due to his misfortune, he lands a job at a factory run by the Rajkumari, and immediately gets into the bad books of Prem to whom the Rajkumari is engaged to be married. The Rajkumari also decides to teach him a lesson for the humiliation she suffered at his hands. But things work out differently, and Ashok ends up saving the life of the Rajkumari, and she falls in love with him. This jeopardizes the plans of Prem and Rajkumari's uncle and a horrifying scheme is concocted to stop the love and future relationship of Rajkumari and Ashok.[4]
Cast
edit- Dharmendra as Ashok 'Azaad'
- Hema Malini as Rajkumari Seema
- Prem Chopra as Prem Singh
- Shoma Anand as Rekha Sharma
- Sulochana Latkar as Sarla
- Keshto Mukherjee as Ramesh Sharma
- Viju Khote as Azaad,s stooge# 1
- Randhir as Choudhary
- Jankidas as Diwanji
- Master Bhagwan as Ram Singh Bahadur
- Mohan Choti as Mohan Singh
- Birbal as Azaad,s stooge,s# 2
- Roohi Berde as Sita
Soundtrack
editThe song 'Raju Chal Raju' is an evergreen classic inspired by the BGM of Ennio Morricone's epic movie 'For a Few Dollars More', sung by Kishore Kumar and featuring Dharmendra on horseback. 'Jaan Ki Kasam' and 'Kaun Mil Gaya' are also melodious songs.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
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| 1 | "Jaan Ki Kasam" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar |
| 2 | "Kaun Mil Gaya" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 3 | "Main Hoon Teri Prem Deewani" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 4 | "Raju Chal Raju" | Kishore Kumar |
| 5 | "Main Laila Ka Majhnu" | Kishore Kumar |
References
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