Himmatwala (1983 film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Himmatwala
| image = Himmatwala 1983.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]
| producer = G. A. Sheshagiri Rao <br /> [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] {{small|(Presents)}}
| writer = [[Kadar Khan]] {{small|(dialogues)}}<br> Indeevar {{small|(lyrics)}}
| story = Satyanand
| screenplay = [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]
| starring = [[Jeetendra]]<br> [[Sridevi]]
| music = [[Bappi Lahri]]
| cinematography = K. S. Prakash Rao
| editing = [[Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao]]
| studio = [[Padmalaya Studios]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187150/ |title=Himmatwala (Cast & Crew)|work=IMDb}}</ref>
| based_on = ''[[Ooruki Monagadu]]'' (1981)
| released = {{Film date|1983|2|25|df=yes}}
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross = {{INRConvert|5|c|year=1983}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014093336/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-10-14|title=Top Earners 1980-1989 (Figures in Ind Rs)|website=Boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
}}

'''''Himmatwala''''' ''({{translation}} ''Brave Man'')'' is a 1983 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action comedy film]], produced by G.A. Sheshagiri Rao under the [[Padmalaya Studios]] banner, presented by [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] and directed by [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]. It stars [[Jeetendra]], [[Sridevi]] and music composed by [[Bappi Lahri]].

The film is a remake of the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Ooruki Monagadu]]'' (1981).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/high-on-himmatwala/article4542819.ece |title=Himmatwala |work=The Hindu}}</ref> The film proved to be a breakthrough for Sridevi in [[Bollywood]] and launched her to stardom. ''Himmatwala'' on release was a giant commercial success, grossing {{INR}}50 million, becoming the [[Bollywood films of 1983|highest grossing Indian film of 1983]] as well as [[Bollywood|one of the ten highest grossing Indian film of 1980s]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014093336/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-10-14|title=Top Earners 1980-1989 (Figures in Ind Rs)|website=Boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>

==Plot==
Master Dharam Murti witnesses a murder of a man at the hands of Sher Singh Bandookwala. But Sher Singh with his might, terror, and money are set free. In revenge, he places Dharam Murti in an awkward position with a female teacher, Menaka. Dharam Murti, ashamed of this, vacates his village and abandons his wife and children. His wife Savitri ( Waheeda Rehman) helps her son Ravi ([[Jeetendra]]) become an engineer who then resolves to fight against Bandookwala and get his father's spoilt reputation back.

Bandookwala has terrorized all the villagers. His daughter Rekha ([[Sridevi]]) follows his footsteps and grows into an insensitive woman who tries to harass people. Ravi's sister Padma has to marry Munimji's son Shakti as she is pregnant with his child. After marriage, Shakti and Bandookwala together start harassing Padma. Rekha falls in love with Ravi and decides to play the same trick against the Bandookwala by pretending to be pregnant with Ravi's child. Ravi finds his father as a worker on a dam construction site. Ravi then presents Bandookwala guilty before the panchayat, but is freed by Dharam Murti on condition that he should show affection to the poor and treat them well. Finally, Bandookwala becomes a good man and then Ravi marries Rekha.

==Cast==
* [[Jeetendra]] as Ravi
* [[Sridevi]] as Rekha Singh Bandookwala
* [[Waheeda Rehman]] as Savitri
* [[Shakti Kapoor]] as Shakti
* [[Kader Khan]] as Munim Narayandas Gopaldas
* [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] as Thakur Sher Singh Bandookwala
* [[Asrani]] as Bhushan
* [[Arun Govil]] as Govind
* [[Shoma Anand]] as Champa
* [[Swaroop Sampat]] as Padma
* [[Satyendra Kapoor]] as Dharam Murthy
* [[Sulochana Latkar]] as Govind's Grandmother

== Soundtrack ==
The music album was composed by [[Bappi Lahiri]] and the lyrics were penned by [[Indeevar]].
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Nainon Mein Sapna, Sapnon Mein Sajna"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
| "Ladki Nahin Hai Tu Lakdi Ka Khamba Hai"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
| "Taki O Taki O Taki Taki Taki Re, Jab Se Tu Aankh Mein Jhanki"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
| "Wah Wah Wah, Khel Shuru Ho Gaya"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
| "Imtihan Imtihan, Insaniyat Ka Aaj Imtihan"
| [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|-
|}

==Remake==
{{Main|Himmatwala (2013 film)}}
A remake of the film starring [[Ajay Devgn]] and [[Tamannaah]] in lead roles and directed by [[Sajid Khan (director)|Sajid Khan]], released under [[Himmatwala (2013 film)|the same title]] on 29 March 2013. The movie opened to negative reviews and was declared a flop at the box office.<ref>{{cite news|last=Roy|first=Priyanka|date=7 May 2013|title=Ajay tells us why himmatwala flopped|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130507/jsp/entertainment/story_16865800.jsp#.WQbiTUV97IV|work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|location=Kolkata|publisher=[[ABP Group]]|access-date=1 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Mehta|first1=Ankita|title=From 'Himmatwala' to 'Zanjeer': Top 10 Worst Bollywood Films of 2013|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/from-himmatwala-to-zanjeer-top-10-worst-bollywood-films-of-2013-528974|access-date=1 June 2015|work=[[International Business Times]]|publisher=[[IBT Media]]|date=10 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Himmatwala': Sajid Khan, Ajay Devgn's charm tepid at the box office|publisher=[[Zee News]]|date=1 April 2013}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0187150}}

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[[Category:1983 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Raghavendra Rao]]
[[Category:Films scored by Bappi Lahiri]]
[[Category:1980s action comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Indian action comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Masala films]]

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