Vishwanath (1978 film)
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| Vishwanath | |
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| Directed by | Subhash Ghai |
| Written by | Subhash Ghai |
| Starring | Shatrughan Sinha Reena Roy |
| Music by | Rajesh Roshan |
Production company | Ramayana Chitra[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 142 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Vishwanath is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Subhash Ghai. It stars Shatrughan Sinha and Reena Roy in pivotal roles. The film was a box office hit. The film was remade in Telugu as Lawyer Viswanath (1978)[1] and in Tamil as Naan Mahaan Alla (1984).[2]
Plot
[edit]An honest lawyer, Vishwanath is implicated and imprisoned at the behest of powerful underworld don, GNK and his associates. After his release from prison, Vishwanath decides to seek vengeance, but finds out that it is virtually impossible to do this through due process of law. So he decides to change his identity, hire a gang of crooks and assassins, to carry out his vendetta. Not realizing that in doing this he is alienating himself from the love of his life, Soni; and making himself a wanted man by the police, leaving his crippled sister, Munni and mom, Shanti to fend for themselves, and at the mercy of GNK and his associates.
Cast
[edit]- Shatrughan Sinha as Vishwanath[1]
- Reena Roy as Soni[1]
- Bharat Bhushan...Soni's father
- Rita Bhaduri...Munni[1]
- Sulochana Latkar...Munni's mother
- Parikshit Sahni as Siddharth[1]
- Prem Nath as GNK[1]
- Sudhir as Jimmy[1]
- Pran as Golu Gawah[1]
- Madan Puri...Pukhraj
- Satyendra Kapoor...D.P. Lal
- Iftikhar...Commissinor SK Mahanta
- D. K. Sapru...Judge
- Mukri as sweets shop owner
- Birbal as Moti
- Manik Irani as Taleb
- Jagdish Raj as Francis
- Ranjeet...Khukha[1]
- Madhu Malhotra...Zarina
- Lalita Pawar... Zarina's mother
- Viju Khote... Adv.Sharma
- Randhir (actor) ... Jholjhal
- Keshav Rana as GNK's associate in court
- Rakesh Pandey as Doctor Eye specialist
- Hari Shivdasani... Raj Kishan Mehta
- Raj Rani ... Mrs Raj Rani Mehta
- Rajan Haskar...Keshto dada
- Ratan Gaurang...John
- Kedarnath Saighal...Arab businessman Sonawala
- Yusuf Khan (actor)...Rivoli
Soundtrack
[edit]The songs were composed by Rajesh Roshan and penned by Anjaan.[3]
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Hawa Se Halki" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 2 | "Duniya Ne Mujhe" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar |
| 3 | "Bibadha-Aaj Karegi Man Mani" | Asha Bhosle |
| 4 | "Jab Jab Jo Jo Hona Hai" (Male) | Kishore Kumar |
| 5 | "Jab Jab Jo Jo Hona Hai" (Female) | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 6 | "Hai Jindri" | Manna Dey |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Kohli, Suresh (17 October 2013). "Vishwanath (1978)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.
- ^ "Vishwanath". Gaana. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
External links
[edit]- Vishwanath at IMDb