Dalaal
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| Directed by | Partho Ghosh |
| Written by | Kaushal Bharati (story) Tarun Ghosh (screenplay) Anwar Khan |
| Produced by | Prakash Mehra |
| Starring | Mithun Chakraborty Raj Babbar Ayesha Jhulka |
| Cinematography | N. Satyen |
| Edited by | Shyam Gupte |
| Music by | Bappi Lahiri |
| Distributed by | Eros Entertainment |
Release date | 29 October 1993 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Dalaal is a 1993 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Partho Ghosh for producer Prakash Mehra starring Mithun Chakraborty, Ayesha Jhulka and Raj Babbar as villain after a long gap. The film fetched good initial collection primarily due to the Super hit songs composed by Bappi Lahiri. It was the eighth highest grossing Bollywood film of 1993.[1]
Synopsis
Dalaal is the story of the illiterate Bhola Nath, who escorts young women to meet with their brothers. Bhola is enthusiastic and works diligently to earn the respect of everyone around him; but one day, during the course of his duties, he meets a beautiful woman named Roopali, who makes him understand the true nature of his job: that of a pimp. Whether Bhola will realize his mistake and redeem himself forms the climax.
Cast
- Mithun Chakraborty ... Bhola Nath
- Raj Babbar ... Jagganath Tripathi
- Ayesha Jhulka ... Roopali
- Ravi Behl ... Inder
- Indrani Banerjee ... Chutki / Radha
- Tinnu Anand ... Chaku Singh
- Tarun Ghosh ... Bengalese
- Deb Mukherjee ... Girdhari
- Jonny Skolnick ... Gurdeep Chataduri
- Mangal Dhillon ... Jagga Seth.
- Satyendra Kapoor ... Chatriprasad
- Rita Bhaduri ... Mrs. Djun-Djun Wala
- Suresh Chatwal ... Inspector Tambe
- Vikas Anand ... Bhola's Father
- C. S. Dubey ... Neta's man
- Shakti Kapoor ... Seth Djun-Djun Wala
Soundtrack
The Music of this movie was well appreciated with hit numbers like Gutur Gutur and was one of the final hit albums composed by Bappi Lahiri for a Mithun Chakraborty movie.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Thahre Huye Paani Mein" | Kumar Sanu |
| 2 | "Gutur Gutur" | Kumar Sanu, Bappi Lahiri, Alka Yagnik, Ila Arun |
| 3 | "Chori Chori Maine Bhi To" | Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy |
| 4 | "Mar Gaye Mar Gaye" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik |
| 5 | "Na Unees Se Kam" | Kumar Sanu |
| 6 | "Thahre Huye Paani Mein" | Sadhana Sargam |
| 7 | "Mere Ramji Mere Bhagwanji" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik |
Reception
Dalaal received 100% initial collection as the songs, especially "Gutur Gutur", became a rage. Dalaal is among the Superhit films of 1993.