Zabardast (meaning "Fantastic" in Hindi) is a 1985 Indian Hindi action film directed by Nasir Hussain, with his nephew Aamir Khan as assistant director,[1] and produced by Mushir-Riaz. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Sunny Deol, Jaya Prada, Rajiv Kapoor, Rati Agnihotri and Amrish Puri. This was Hussain's final film as a director.[2] He originally conceived the project with an entirely different cast in 1979 but scrapped it and started from scratch. It still flopped at the box office.[3]
| Zabardast | |
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| Directed by | Nasir Hussain |
| Written by | Sachin Bhowmick |
| Produced by | Mohammad Riaz Mushir Alam |
| Starring | Sanjeev Kumar Sunny Deol Jaya Prada Rajiv Kapoor Rati Agnihotri |
| Music by | R. D. Burman |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Cast
edit- Sanjeev Kumar ... Ratan Kumar / Ramesh Kumar
- Sunny Deol ... Sunder Kumar / Shyam
- Jaya Prada ... Mala Sehgal
- Rajiv Kapoor ... Ravi Kumar / Tony
- Rati Agnihotri ... Sunita
- Tanuja ... Maharani Maanwati
- Gita Siddharth ... Puspha Kumar
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda ... Dr. Sehgal
- Amrish Puri ... Balram Singh
- Tariq ... Anwar
- Rajendra Nath ... Monty
- Arjun ... Vikram Singh
- Ravindra Kapoor ... Dilawar Khan
- Vikas Anand ... Police Inspector Verma
- Mac Mohan ... Bheema
Plot
editRatan Kumar lives a middle-class existence with his wife, Pushpa and son, Sunder. When he is asked to commit a crime for Balram Singh, he does so, but decides to keep a suitcase full of diamonds for himself. An enraged Balram sets fire to his house. Believing his wife to be dead, Ratan flees, is rescued by Dr. Saigal, taken to the palace of a distraught Maharani Maanwati, who has just lost her son and husband, but is placated after being told that Sunder is her son. For years, Ratan, who now calls himself Ramesh, works for the Maharani, and when Sunder grows up, the Maharani learns of Ramesh's existence, finds that he closely resembles her husband, and marries him. Shortly thereafter, Pushpa re-surfaces, an enraged Maharani attempts to kill Ramesh, but ends up killing herself, before dying she asks Sunder to avenge her death. Sunder now hates Ramesh, not knowing that Ramesh is his real father. Fleeing from Sunder and the Police's wrath, Ramesh is apprehended by the Police, tried in Court, and sentenced to several years in jail. When he returns, he becomes an underworld don, with a sole motive of bringing an end to Balram. Meanwhile, Sunder, who now calls himself Shyam, is also on the lookout for Ramesh for taking his revenge, and has befriended Ravi, Ramesh's second son, who was born during his tenure in prison. When Balram finds this out, he plots to use Shyam to bring an end to Ramesh and his entire family - once and for all. Later, Shyam learns that Ramesh is his real father and innocent. It is now up to Shyam (Sunder) to save his father and family from Balram.
Soundtrack
editMajrooh Sultanpuri write all songs. "Jab Chaaha Yaara Tumne", sung by Kishore Kumar, is an evergreen classic.
| Song | Singer |
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| "Jab Chaaha Yaara Tumne, Aankhon Se Maara Tumne" | Kishore Kumar |
| "Dekho Idhar Janaab-E-Man, Kahan Kho Gaye" | Kishore Kumar |
| "Bhool Ho Gayi, Jaane De Sajna, Mar Jaaungi, Maan Jaa" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle |
| "Karega Zamana Kya, Sach Ko Chhupana Kya" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle |
| "Suno Sitamgar Mere" | R. D. Burman, Asha Bhosle |
| "Aise Na Thukrao, Ae Sanam" | Asha Bhosle |
References
edit- ^ Sisodia, Kirti (2017). Aamir Khan: A Social Spark. Prabhat Prakashan. p. 20. ISBN 9789352661183.
- ^ "Zabardast Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ Somani, Dhruv (16 May 2020). "Abandoned". The Daily Eye.
External links
edit- Zabardast at IMDb
- Zabardast at Rotten Tomatoes
- Zabardast at Letterboxd
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