Gehri Chot - Urf: Durdesh

Gehri Chot: Urf - Durdesh
Directed by	Ambrish Sangal Ehtesham
Produced by	Shamim Ahmed
Written by	Suraj Sanim
Screenplay by	Ehtesham
Starring	Shashi Kapoor Sharmila Tagore Raj Babbar Parveen Babi Nadeem Baig Bobita
Music by	Usha Khanna Golam Hosain Latu
Cinematography	K. K. Mahajan
Edited by	Govind Dalwadi
Production company	Friends Films (Canada) Ehtesham Production (Bangladesh)
Release date	1983
Running time	140 mins
Country	India Canada Bangladesh
Language	Hindi Bengali

Gehri Chot - Urf: Durdesh is an Indian, Canadian and Bangladeshi co-production film released in 1983. It is directed by Ambrish Sangal and Ehtesham and stars Indian actors Shashi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore, Raj Babbar and Parveen Babi, with Pakistani actor Nadeem Baig and Bangladeshi actress Bobita in supporting roles. This was both Nadeem and Bobita's only Hindi film appearance. Veteran actor David Abraham also appears in his last film role, filmed shortly before his death in 1981. It was shot on location in Toronto, Canada.

Plot

Arun Khanna (Shashi Kapoor) is an NRI from Toronto, Canada who marries a traditional Indian woman Shobha (Sharmila Tagore). They have a son named Raju (Raj Babbar) and a daughter named Pinky (Bobita). Shobha finds it difficult to fit into the Western lifestyle in Canada and eventually separates from Arun after suspecting him of an affair with his secretary. Shobha decides to take her son Raju back with her to India while Arun stays in Canada with his daughter Pinky. 20 years pass by and the family is reunited when Pinky is kidnapped by some gangsters led by psychopathic killer Tony (Nadeem Baig). Tony develops an obsession with Pinky and falls in love with her. Pinky initially resists him but eventually she too falls in love with him. Raju is brought to Canada by his mother Shobha, unaware of Arun being his father. He is told by Shobha that Arun is an old family friend who needs help finding his daughter. Raju enlists the help of Renu (Parveen Babi) to help find the gang who kidnapped Pinky. Raju soon discovers Arun is actually his father and Pinky is his sister. Raju is contacted by the kidnappers and hands over the ransom money to Tony. Tony's boss (David Abraham) realising that Tony is getting too close to Pinky decides to have Pinky killed. Tony intervenes and kills his boss and runs away with Pinky. Tony and Pinky hide out at a cottage and his boss's henchman find them and surround them, armed with guns. Raju and his family also arrive and fight off the henchmen. Pinky sees her father and runs out, while a shootout is ensuing between Tony and the henchmen. Tony runs out to save Pinky from the gunfire and is shot several times by the henchmen. Raju and Renu kill the goons and Pinky admits she loves Tony before he dies. In the end, Pinky reunites with her father, mother and brother.

Cast

• Shashi Kapoor ... Arun Khanna
• Sharmila Tagore .... Shobha
• Raj Babbar .... Raju
• Parveen Babi .... Renu
• Nadeem Baig .... Tony
• Bobita .... Pinky
• David Abraham .... Head of Kidnapping gang

Music

In the Hindi version, the music was composed by Usha Khanna and featured the following songs:-

• "Yaaron Mere Yaar Se Milo" - Asha Bhosle, picturised on Parveen Babi
• "Aap To Aise Na The" - Lata Mangeshkar & Yesudas, picturised on Parveen Babi & Raj Babbar
• "Dushmani Na Karo Sanam" - Lata Mangeshkar, picturised on Nadeem Baig & Bobita
• "Ruk Jaa Saathi" (Male) - Anwar, picturised on Shashi Kapoor & Sharmila Tagore
• "Ruk Jaa Saathi" (Female) - Lata Mangeshkar, picturised on Shashi Kapoor and Sharmila Tagore

In the Bengali version, the music was composed by Golam Hossain Litu.

• "Jeona Saathi" - Sabina Yasmin, picturised on Shashi Kapoor and Sharmila Tagore

External links

• Gehri Chot - Urf: Durdesh on IMDb