Dhuan
| Dhuan | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Dulal Guha |
| Written by | Shafiq Ansari (dialogues) Majrooh Sultanpuri (lyrics) |
| Screenplay by | Dulal Guha |
| Produced by | Gautham Guha |
| Starring | Mithun Chakraborty Ranjeeta Raakhee Amjad Khan Jeetendra (Gesture) |
| Cinematography | M. Rajaram |
| Edited by | Bimal Roy |
| Music by | R. D. Burman |
Production company | Sri Sai Chitra[1] |
| Distributed by | Trimurti Films Pvt Ltd |
Release date |
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Running time | 153 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Dhuan (Template:Lang-hi) is a 1981 Hindi-language thriller film, produced by Gautham Guha under the Sri Sai Chitra banner and directed by Dulal Guha. It stars Mithun Chakraborty, Ranjeeta, Raakhee, Amjad Khan and Jeetendra in a guest appearance[2] and music composed by R. D. Burman. It is a remake of the English-language film Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958) and remade in Telugu as Mayadari Maridi (1985).[3] The same plot was later used in the 1989 movie Khoj starring Rishi Kapoor and Kimi Katkar.
Plot
The film begins at a Devigarh estate owned by Rani Gayatri Saxena. To usurp her wealth, Sunil Verma a daredevil gangster is appointed by his Boss to purport as her brother-in-law Ashok Saxena who died recently in Manila. Since Gayatri only knows Ashok on sight Sunil succeeds in forging the pieces of evidence. Gayatri tries to prove him false but fails. Eventually, she calls Sheela finance’ of Ashok and she too accepts Sunil as Ashok because the black hats endangered her father. In this process, Sheela falls for Sunil by his virtue. Gayatri gets devastated. Sunil creates her as mentally deranged. Ultimately, Gayatri declares herself as the homicide of Ashok. Stunningly, Sunil turns into a CBI officer and his boss is IG of the secret service Dinesh Dikshit. Indeed, Ashok is an Interpol officer who holds secret documents regarding the country's security for which he has been murdered. All these plays are made by Sunil to safeguard them. At last, documents are retrieved and Gayatri is apprehended. Finally, the movie ends with Sunil proceeding further along with Sheela.
Cast
- Raakhee as Rani Gayatri Saxena
- Mithun Chakraborty as Sunil Verma
- Ranjeeta as Sheela
- Amjad Khan as I.G. Dinesh Dikshit
- Aruna Irani as Pushpa
- Padma Khanna as Sundari
- Lakshmi as Laxmi
- Jeetendra as Ashok Saxena (Guest Appearance)
- Abhi Bhattacharya as Sheela's Father
- Goga Kapoor as Police Commissioner
- Sudhir Pandey as Inspector Pandey at Devigarh Police Station
- Asit Sen as Hari Singh Hawaldaar at Devigarh Police Station
Soundtrack
Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Tera Aasra Hai" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Yeh Hai Mauka" | Asha Bhosle |
| "Phir Aankh Phadki" | Asha Bhosle |
| "Hum Bhi To Hain" | Amit Kumar |
| "Tum Mile Toh Hum Khile" | Amit Kumar, Suresh Wadkar |
References
- ^ "Dhuan (Overview)". IMDb.
- ^ "Dhuan (LP Vinyl)". Ebay.com.
- ^ "Reema Kagti's Aamir Khan starrer to be titled Dhuaan?". 16 September 2011.
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