Aakhri Daao
| Aakhri Daao आखरी दाँव | |
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| Directed by | A. Salaam |
| Written by | Salim-Javed |
| Produced by | M.M. Malhotra |
| Starring | Jeetendra Saira Banu |
| Cinematography | Shyam Rao |
| Edited by | Prabhakar Supari |
| Music by | Laxmikant-Pyarelal Hasrat Jaipuri (lyrics) |
Production company | Kala Bharathi |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi-Urdu[1] |
Aakhri Daao (English: Final Trick; Hindi: आखरी दाँव) is a 1975 Bollywood crime film, directed by A. Salaam, written by Salim-Javed,[2] and produced by M.M. Malhotra Kala Bharathi on banner. Starring Jeetendra, Saira Banu in the lead roles and music composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal.[3] The film is based on Bhagwati Charan Verma's 1950 novel of the same name.[4]
Plot
Safecracker criminal Ravi (Jeetendra) ends his life of crime for an honest living and joins carpenters, owned by (Satyen Kappu), and his daughter, Reena (Saira Banu). When Ravi heroically saves the daughter of the local police chief by opening a safe, who gains great respect in the community and attracts the attention romantically from Reena, and they fall in love. Living honestly and respectively, one day however he is visited by his former partner in crime Robert (Danny Denzongpa) and his girlfriend, Julie (Padma Khanna) and is tempted back into his former life of crime.
Cast
- Jeetendra as Ravi
- Saira Banu as Reena
- Danny Denzongpa as Robert
- Mohan Choti as Tannu
- Ramesh Deo as Inspector Verma
- Iftekhar as Inspector Khurana
- Satyendra Kapoor as Reena's dad
- Padma Khanna as Julie
- Ranjeet as Dilawar Singh
Soundtrack
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aisa Na Hoke In Waadiyon" | Mohammed Rafi |
| 2 | "Dekhan Kahan Par Girti Hai" | Mohammed Rafi |
| 3 | "Jhoothe Sang Pyaar Kiya" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar |
| 4 | "Tum Sang Preet Lagaai" | Asha Bhosle |
References
- ^ Lal, Vinay; Nandy, Ashis (2006). Fingerprinting Popular Culture: The Mythic and the Iconic in Indian Cinema. Oxford University Press. p. 77. ISBN 0195679180.
- ^ "Aakhri Dao (1975)". The Hindu. 18 November 2016.
- ^ Collections. Update Video Publication. 1991. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ Śukla, Śrīlāla (1 January 1995). Bhagwati Charan Verma. Sahitya Akademi. p. 33. ISBN 978-81-7201-829-0. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
External links
- Aakhri Daao at IMDb
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