Watan Ke Rakhwale
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| Directed by | T. Rama Rao |
| Produced by | Firoz Nadiadwala |
| Starring | Ashok Kumar Sunil Dutt Dharmendra Mithun Chakraborty Sridevi Moushumi Chatterjee Prem Chopra Shakti Kapoor Kader Khan |
| Music by | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
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| Language | Hindi |
Watan Ke Rakhwale is a 1987 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by T. Rama Rao, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Dharmendra, Sunil Dutt, Sridevi, Moushumi Chatterjee, Prem Chopra, Shakti Kapoor and Kader Khan. The film also has Ashok Kumar in an important role. The film was very successful commercially.
Plot
Watan Ke Rakhwale is a family drama with Mithun Chakraborty and Sridevi playing the lead, supported by Dharmendra, Sunil Dutt and Kader Khan.
Summary
Radha Pratap (Sridevi) lives a wealthy lifestyle with her widowed businessman dad, Raja (Sudhir Dalvi); her maternal grandma (Lalita Pawar); and paternal uncle, Dr. Narendra (Prem Chopra), who runs a mental hospital. Shortly after her father dies in a car accident, her marriage is arranged with equally wealthy Naresh Puri (Dan Dhanoa), the only child of Raj (Kader Khan). When the marriage is about to be finalized, a man named Arun (Mithun Chakraborty) interrupts the ceremony, informing them that Radha is already married to him, and produces proof and a witness, Prof. Peter Fernandes (Ashok Kumar). The wedding is canceled amidst chaos as Radha claims that she had never seen Arun, leave alone married him. A few days later, Narendra and Raj ask Radha to sign a divorce petition, which will annul the marriage so that she will be free to marry Naresh, which she does sign. When the time comes for her to move out, she refuses and admits that she made a mistake and admits having been married Arun, who lives with his Jailer brother, Suraj Prakash (Sunil Dutt) and his wife, Laxmi (Moushumi Chatterjee). A few days later, Naresh is arrested by the Police for smuggling, and lodged in a jail, where he is killed by a convict named Mahavir (Dharmendra), who had seen Naresh sexually molest his sister, Vimla (Divya Rana). Enraged at the death of his son, Raj has his men molest and threaten Laxmi. Shortly thereafter Narendra's body is found, knifed to death. Suraj confesses to this crime, is arrested, tried in court and sentenced to 6 years in the very jail where he used to be the Jailor. Raj arranges the abduction of Radha, Laxmi, and Arun and has them confined on an island that is not within the jurisdiction of any country. The questions remain why did Arun claim that Radha is married to him, and why did Suraj confess to killing Narendra, and what is going to be the fate of Raj's victims?
Cast
- Ashok Kumar ... Professor Peter Fernandes
- Sunil Dutt ... Jailor Suraj Prakash
- Dharmendra ... Mahavir
- Mithun Chakraborty ... Arun Prakash
- Sridevi ... Radha R. Pratap
- Moushumi Chatterjee ... Laxmi S. Prakash
- Prem Chopra ... Dr. Narendra Pratap
- Puneet Issar ... Akbar - Arun's assistant
- Shakti Kapoor ... Koya Koya Attache
- Kader Khan ... Raj Puri
- Mac Mohan ... Mac
- Lalita Pawar ... Radha's maternal grandma
- Parikshat Sahni ... Madan
- Birbal ... Psychiatrist
- Sudhir Dalvi ... Raja Pratap
- Dan Dhanoa ... Naresh R. Puri
- Divya Rana ... Vimla 'Vimli'
- Ashalata Wabgaonkar ... Mahavir's mom
- Baby Guddu ... Young Vimla
- Renu Joshi ... Flori P. Fernandes
Songs
- "Jis Dharati Ke Ang Ang Par, Vatan Ke Rakhavaale" - Mahendra Kapoor
- "Patthar Ke Sanam Kuchh Bol Zaraa, Jab Pyaar Kiyaa" - Mohammed Aziz, Anuradha Paudwal
- "Tere Mere Beech Mein Kaun Aayega" - Kavita Krishnamurthy, Mohammed Aziz
- "Mata Bhi Tu Pita Bhi Tu" - Mohammed Rafi, Anuradha Paudwal
- "Tanaatan Baj Gai Ghanti Sajan, Allaah Meharabaan To" - Kavita Krishnamurthy, Manhar Udhas, Mohammed Aziz