Mahaveera (film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Mahaveera
| image = Mahaveerafilmi.jpg
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| director = Naresh Saigal
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| starring = [[Raaj Kumar]] [[Dharmendra]] [[Shatrughan Sinha]] [[Raj Babbar]] [[Utpal Dutt]]
| music =[[Kalyanji-Anandji]]
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1988|07|15}}
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| country = India
| language = Hindi
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'''''Mahaveera ''''' is a 1988 Indian [[Hindi]]-language film, directed by Naresh Saigal and starring [[Dharmendra]], [[Raaj Kumar]], [[Dimple Kapadia]], [[Raj Babbar]], [[Utpal Dutt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/MAHAVEERA-PRESS-BOOK-BOLLYWOOD-DHARMENDRA/261629303052?_trksid=p2047675.c100010.m2109&_trkparms=aid%3D555012%26algo%3DPW.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131231084308%26meid%3D3c1563a36cdb4cc79e4dd32408eb2dcb%26pid%3D100010%26prg%3D20131231084308%26rk%3D12%26rkt%3D24%26sd%3D261629334645|title=Mahaveera LP Records|publisher=ebay|accessdate=19 October 2014}}</ref>

== Story ==
Dharam Kissan is a poor farmer, who lives in rural [[India]] with his family consisting of his pregnant wife, a son, Deepak alias Deepu. The lecherous and cunning Thakur Amrit Singh would like to take over Dharam's cultivated plot of land but he refuses to give up this land and is knifed to death by the Thakur with his wife giving birth to a daughter, Dolly in the process. Due to the poverty of the family both brother and sister are unable to afford an education so Dolly decides to take up employment as a maid in Thakur Sher Singh mansion in order to send Deepu abroad to take police training. In the mean-while Sher Singh attempts to sexually molest Dolly but her luck hold out and she run off with a bandit, Delar Singh only to become an outlaw - not only to evade her poverty but to avenge the austerities mediate out to her and her family. When Deepu return as a police officer his first assignment is to arrest his sister much to his shock as he had never associate his sister of having any connection with [[Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act|unlawful activities]].

==Cast==
* [[Raaj Kumar]] as Don / DSP Karamveer
* [[Dharmendra]] as Ajay Verma
* [[Shatrughan Sinha]] as Vijay Verma
* [[Raj Babbar]] as Deepak
* [[Dimple Kapadia]] as Dolly
* [[Anita Raj]] as Dancer
* [[Prem Chopra]] as Thakur Sher Singh
* [[Raza Murad]] as Thakur Amrit Singh
* [[Utpal Dutt]] as Lala Karamdas
* [[Vinod Mehra]] as Dharam

==Soundtrack==
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Is Bairan Taqdeer Ko"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Kachi Kaliyan Na Tod"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "O Sherawaliye"
| [[Mohammed Aziz]]
|-
| "Teri Nahin, Meri Nahin, Fariyaad Hai Yeh Hazaaron Ki"
| [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]], [[Mahendra Kapoor]]
|-
| "Mujhe Tukar Tukar Na Dekh"
| [[Sadhana Sargam]]
|-
| "Wafa Se Chala Hai Mohabbat Ka Naam"
| [[Raaj Kumar]], [[Salma Agha]]
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0366739|title=Mahaveera}}

[[Category:1988 films]]
[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Kalyanji Anandji]]

{{1980s-Hindi-film-stub}}

Ghar Ka Chiraag (1967 film)

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{{Infobox film
| name =Ghar Ka Chiraag
| image =Ghar Ka Chirag 1967.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Film poster
| director =Jagdev Bhambri
| producer =Jagdev Bhambri
| writer =Shivaji Rathor
| narrator =
| starring =[[Dharmendra]] [[Waheeda Rehman]] [[Biswajit Chatterjee|Biswajit]] [[Balraj Sahni]]
| music =[[Madan Mohan (composer)|Madan Mohan]]
| cinematography =C. M. Rele
| editing =[[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
| distributor =Jagat Enterprises
| released = 1967
| runtime =157 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| budget =
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'''''Ghar Ka Chirag''''' (The Lamp That Lights The Home) is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1967|1967]] [[Hindi]] social family melodrama film of [[Indian cinema]]. It was produced and directed by Jagdev Bhambri, who also wrote the screenplay. The lyricist was [[Kaifi Azmi]], with music composed by [[Madan Mohan (composer)|Madan Mohan]].<ref name="CowieElley1977">{{cite book|author1=Peter Cowie|author2=Derek Elley|title=World Filmography: 1967|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jp7ayTLX1D8C&pg=PA263|year=1977|publisher=Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press|isbn=978-0-498-01565-6|page=263}}</ref> The ensemble cast included [[Dharmendra]], [[Waheeda Rehman]], [[Biswajit Chatterjee|Biswajit]], [[Balraj Sahni]], [[Indrani Mukherjee]] and [[Abhi Bhattacharya]].

''Ghar Ka Chirag'' was one of three children's films released in 1967 which "sought to portray the experiences of children placed in rather peculiar circumstances".<ref name="CD">{{cite journal|title=Indian Films of 1967|journal=Careers Digest|date=1968|volume=5|pages=61|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q4DNAAAAMAAJ}}</ref>

The story revolves round a group of children who are kidnapped and then maimed by the ring-leader of a beggar's gang. In the process, unintentionally, the leader's son is blinded and made to beg. Though not a success at the box-office,<ref name="MM">{{cite web|title=Tributes|url=http://www.madanmohan.in/html/tribute/events/mmmothersday.html|website=madanmohan.in|publisher=madanmohan.in|accessdate=24 May 2017}}</ref> the film received a three out of five star rating in ''Collections''.<ref name="Collections">{{cite book|title=Collections|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ|year=1991|publisher=Update Video Publication|page=59}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Dharmendra]] (special appearance)
* [[Waheeda Rehman]]
* [[Biswajit Chatterjee|Biswajit]] (special appearance)
* [[Balraj Sahni]]
* [[Indrani Mukherjee]]
* [[Abhi Bhattacharya]]
* [[Chand Usmani]]
* Dev Kumar

==Plot==
Madho suffers through misfortunes in his life. Unable to bear the anguish anymore, he leaves his wife and small child, moving to Bombay. From being a good man, he reinvents himself by turning into the vicious Kalu, who kidnaps children and maims them then makes them beg on the streets. After several years, his son Birju, now a grown boy, leaves the village to search for his father and comes to Bombay. Here he is ensnared in Kalu's gang and blinded. He is then sent to beg with the other children.

==Music==
The music direction was by [[Madan Mohan (composer)|Madan Mohan]] and the lyrics were by [[Kaifi Azmi]]. The film included two songs sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]], three by [[Asha Bhosle]] and one by [[Mohammed Rafi]].

Song list:<ref name="GKC">{{cite web|title=Ghar Ka Chirag-Songs|url=http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/ghar_ka_chirag.htm|website=hindigeetmala.net|publisher=Hindi Geetmala|accessdate=24 May 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Ek Paise Ka Sawaal Hai"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Aao Aao Tumhe Bataaoon"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Jaane Kaise Chori Chori"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Ae Mahalon Mein Rehnewalon"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Jaane Mera Chanda Khoya Hai"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Aaj Rota Hai Kyun"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0497376|title=Ghar Ka Chiraag}}

[[Category:1967 films]]
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

{{1960s-Hindi-film-stub}}

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