Pratighaat (1987 film) explained

Pratighaat
Director:	N. Chandra
Producer:	Ramoji Rao
Screenplay:	T. Krishna N. Chandra Jalees
Story:	T. Krishna
Starring:	Sujata Mehta Rohini Hattangadi Charan Raj Arvind Kumar
Music:	Ravindra Jain
Cinematography:	H. Laxminarayan
Editing:	N. Chandra
Studio:	Ushakiran Movies
Runtime:	164 minutes
Country:	India
Language:	Hindi

Pratighaat is a 1987 Hindi feminist drama film directed by N. Chandra, starring Sujata Mehta in the lead.^[1] It is a remake of the Telugu film Pratighatana (1985), directed by T. Krishna, with Vijayshanti in the lead.

Made on a low budget, and with no big stars, it went on to become a hit, making Rs. 8 crore at the box office.^[2] It became part of the hat-trick of hit films by N. Chandra, Ankush (1986), Pratighaat and Tezaab (1988).^[3]

Plot

The film deals with politics-criminal nexus and a college lecturer who takes them on, even after she faces public disrobing. She finally takes the law into her own hands to avenge her insult.^{[4] [5]}

Cast

• Sujata Mehta as Laxmi S. Joshi
• Arvind Kumar as Advocate Satyaprakash Joshi
• Charan Raj as Kali Prasad
• Rohini Hattangadi as Durga
• Gyan Shivpuri as Durga's Husband
• Mohan Bhandari as Police Inspector Ajay Srivastav
• Ashok Saraf as Lawyer, assistant to Kali
• Nana Patekar as Ex-Constable Karamveer
• Subbiraj as Laxmi's father
• Usha Nadkarni as Laxmi's mother-in-Law
• Kota Srinivasa Rao
• Ravi Patwardhan

Music

Lyrics: Ravindra Jain

1. "Tere Sar Pe Mere" – S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
2. "Hamre Balma Beimaan" – S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
3. "Likhungi Mahabharat Naya" – S. Janaki
4. "Sara Nagar Aap Hi Ke Saath Hai" – Sushil Kumar, Mohammed Aziz

Notes and References

1. Web site: On the sands of time — 1987: Year of the invisible hero. M.L. Dhawan. The Sunday Tribune. 21 July 2002. 2014-09-24 .
2. Web site: In Indian politics, line between politicians and goondas is fast disappearing: N. Chandra. India Today . 15 September 1987. 2014-09-24 .
3. Web site: Mean street Moghul: Hit director N. Chandra brings realism to films. India Today. Madhu Jain. 28 February 1989. 2014-09-24 .
4. Web site: 15 September 1987. Politician-goonda emerge as the new villain. India Today. 2014-09-24.
5. Book: Virdi, Jyotika. The Cinematic ImagiNation: Indian Popular Films as Social History. Rutgers University Press. 2003. 978-0-8135-3191-5. 55. registration.