Himmatwala (transl. The Brave One) is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film, produced by G. A. Sheshagiri Rao under the Padmalaya Studios banner. It was presented by Krishna and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. A remake of the Telugu film Ooruki Monagadu (1981), the film stars Jeetendra and Sridevi in lead roles. Himmatwala on release was a giant commercial success, grossing ₹5 crore, becoming one of the highest grossing Hindi films of 1980s.[2] The film proved to be a breakthrough for Sridevi in Bollywood and launched her to stardom. Her dance number "Naino Mein Sapna" became a rage with Rediff stating that "the water pots may have dominated most frames in 'Naino Mein Sapna', but it was Sridevi's bejewelled outfits and headgears that stole the show".[3]
| Himmatwala | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Written by | Kadar Khan (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Story by | Satyanand |
| Based on | Ooruki Monagadu (1981) |
| Produced by | G. A. Sheshagiri Rao Krishna (Presents) |
| Starring | Jeetendra Sridevi |
| Cinematography | K. S. Prakash Rao |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | Bappi Lahiri |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹11.5 crore (equivalent to ₹195 crore or US$23 million in 2023)[1] |
Plot
editMaster Dharam Murti witnesses Sher Singh Bandookwala murdering a man. Bandookwala manages to get exonerated by using his money and influence. He wants to get revenge on Murti, and falsely accuses him of sexually assaulting a female teacher named Menaka. Murti becomes very demoralized by this incident and leaves the village abandoning his wife and children lest they also face the stigma of being related to him.
His wife, Savitri, toils to make her son, Ravi, an engineer. Ravi grows up and returns to the village as the chief engineer for the village's new dam building project. Meanwhile, Bandookwala has been terrorizing the villagers. His daughter Rekha has been following in his footsteps and harasses people. Ravi's sister Padma gets involved with Munimji's son Shakti and becomes pregnant. Bandookwala wants to use this situation to torment Ravi.
Shakti marries Padma according to Bandookwala's plan and starts torturing her. Rekha eventually understands how cruel her father is and falls in love with Ravi seeing his honesty and goodness. She pretends to be pregnant so that Bandookwala faces the same situation as Ravi had with his sister. Ravi suddenly finds his father among the workers of the dam and brings him back to prove his innocence in front of the village panchayat. Bandookwala is held responsible for all of his evil doings and is set to be punished by the panchayat, but Dharam Murti asks everyone to forgive him, on the condition that he mends his ways. Bandookwala promises to become a better person and his daughter Rekha is married to Ravi.
Cast
edit- Jeetendra as Ravi
- Sridevi as Rekha Singh Bandookwala
- Waheeda Rehman as Savitri
- Shakti Kapoor as Shakti Gopaldas
- Kader Khan as Munim Narayandas Gopaldas
- Amjad Khan as Thakur Sher Singh Bandookwala
- Asrani as Bhushan
- Arun Govil as Govind
- Shoma Anand as Champa
- Swaroop Sampat as Padma Gopaldas
- Satyendra Kapoor as Dharam Murthy
- Sulochana Latkar as Govind's Grandmother
Soundtrack
editThe music album was composed by Bappi Lahiri and the lyrics were penned by Indeevar.
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Nainon Mein" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Ladki Nahin Hai" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle |
| "Taki O Taki" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle |
| "Wah Wah Wah" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle |
| "Imtihan Imtihan" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
Remake
editA remake of the film starring Ajay Devgn and Tamannaah and directed by Sajid Khan, released under the same title on 29 March 2013. The movie opened to negative reviews and became a Box-office bomb.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Top Earners 1980-1989 (Figures in Ind Rs)". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
- ^ "Top Earners 1980-1989 (Figures in Ind Rs)". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
- ^ "Sridevi's IMMORTAL onscreen avatars". Rediff. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ Roy, Priyanka (7 May 2013). "Ajay tells us why himmatwala flopped". The Telegraph. Kolkata: ABP Group. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "'Himmatwala': Sajid Khan, Ajay Devgn's charm tepid at the box office". Zee News. 1 April 2013.
External links
edit- Himmatwala at IMDb