Mukti (1977 film)
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| Mukti | |
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| File:1977Mukti.jpg DVD Cover | |
| Directed by | Raj Tilak |
| Screenplay by | Dhruva Chatterjee, Keka Chatterjee, Renu Khanna |
| Story by | Dhruva Chatterjee |
| Produced by | Raj Tilak Tilak Movies Pvt. Ltd. |
| Starring | Shashi Kapoor Sanjeev Kumar Vidya Sinha Mithun Chakraborty |
| Cinematography | K. K. Mahajan |
| Edited by | Pran Mehra, R. P. Bapat |
| Music by | Rahul Dev Burman Anand Bakshi (lyrics) |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Sangeeta Film Corporation (India) Yash Raj Films USA Inc. (USA) |
Release date | 14 August 1977 |
Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹ 1.2 Crores |
Mukti is a 1977 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Raj Tilak, starring Shashi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Vidya Sinha and Mithun Chakraborty
Plot
Kailash Sharma is found guilty of sexually molesting Shanno and killing Dheeraj Kumar Verma, and is sentenced to be hanged by the Jammu & Kashmir Sessions Court. After his appeals at both High and Supreme Courts fail, he asks his wife, Seema, to take their daughter, Pinky, and re-locate elsewhere. Seema and Pinky re-locate to Bombay where she takes up sewing to make a living. She befriends their neighbour, Ratan, and both get married. 14 years later Pinky has grown up and has a boyfriend, Vikram, who she wants to marry. Meanwhile, Kailash, who is still alive, as his sentence was changed to life imprisonment, arrives in Bombay to look for his family. After sometime he does find them but decides not to interfere in their lives as they appear to be happy. But when Seema finds out she goes to meet him secretly - a visit that will set off a chain of events that will end up drastically changing their lives forever.
Cast
- Shashi Kapoor as Kailash Sharma
- Sanjeev Kumar as Ratan
- Vidya Sinha as Seema K. Sharma
- Bindiya Goswami as Pinky K. Sharma
- Master Bittu as Young Pinky K. Sharma
- Deven Verma as Tony
- Kader Khan as Hussain
- A. K. Hangal as Colonel
- Anju Mahendru as Shanno
- Dev Kumar as Jaggu
- Sapru as Mr. Verma
- Murad as Mr. Kapoor
- Brahm Bhardwaj as Police Commissioner
- Pinchoo Kapoor as Vikram's Father
- Bhagwan as Gopal
- S. N. Banerjee as Judge
- Vikram as Vikram (Guest Appearance)
- Mithun Chakraborty as Stage Artist (Guest Appearance)
- Roopesh Kumar as Dheeraj Kumar Verma (Guest Appearance)
- Prema Narayan as Mary (Guest Appearance)
Crew
- Director - Raj Tilak
- Story - Dhruva Chatterjee
- Screenplay - Dhruva Chatterjee, Keka Chatterjee, Renu Khanna
- Dialogue - Kader Khan
- Producer - Raj Tilak
- Production Company - Tilak Movies Pvt. Ltd.
- Cinematographer - K. K. Mahajan
- Editor - Pran Mehra, R. P. Bapat
- Art Director - Bansi Chandragupta
- Costume Design - Keka Chatterjee, Jennifer Kendal, Shashi Magan
- Choreographer - Suresh Bhatt[citation needed]
- Music Director - Rahul Dev Burman
- Lyricist - Anand Bakshi
- Playback Singers - Mohammad Rafi, Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh
Music
- Song "Suhaani Chaandni Raatein" was listed at #8 on Binaca Geetmala annual list 1977
| Song Title | Singers | Time |
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| "Pyaar Hai Ik Nishaan Kadmo Ka (Happy)" | Mohammad Rafi | 4:50 |
| "Lalla Lalla Lori, Doodh Ki Katori (Male)" | Mukesh | 3:20 |
| "Lalla Lalla Lori, Doodh Ki Katori (Female)" | Lata Mangeshkar | 4:00 |
| "Suhani Chandni Raatein" | Mukesh | 4:35 |
| "Main Jo Chala Peekar" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle | 4:30 |
| "Dil Sajan Jalta Hai" | Asha bhosle | 5:10 |
| "Pyaar Hai Ik Nishaan Kadmo Ka (Sad)" | Mohammad Rafi | 1:55 |
