Aaj Ki Awaaz

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{{Short description|1984 film by Ravi Chopra}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Aaj Ki Awaaz
| image = Aaj Ki Awaaz.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Ravi Chopra]]
| producer = [[B. R. Chopra]]
| writer = Shabd Kumar
| narrator =
| starring = [[Raj Babbar]] [[Smita Patil]] [[Nana Patekar]]
| music = [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]]
| cinematography = [[Barun Mukherjee]]
| editing = S. B. Mane
| distributor = B. R. Films
| released = {{Film date|1984|9|7|df=yes}}
| runtime = 137 min
| country = [[India]]
| language = Hindi
| budget =
}}
'''''Aaj Ki Awaaz''''' ({{trans|Voice of the day}}) is a 1984 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action drama]] film produced by [[B. R. Chopra]] and directed by Ravi Chopra.<ref name="LtdGulzar2003">{{cite book|author2=Gulzar|author3=Govind Nihalani|author1=Saibal Chatterjee|title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT565|year=2003|publisher=Popular Prakashan, Encyclopædia Britannica (India) Pvt. Ltd|isbn=978-81-7991-066-5|page=541}}</ref> The film stars [[Raj Babbar]], [[Smita Patil]], [[Nana Patekar]], and [[Vijay Arora]]. The film's music is by [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]]. The film is based on 1982 Hollywood movie ''[[Death Wish II]]''. It tells the story of a professor who becomes a vigilante after his sister is raped and his mother is killed. This film was remade in Telugu in 1985 as ''[[Nyayam Meere Cheppali]]'', in Tamil in 1985 as ''[[Naan Sigappu Manithan (1985 film)|Naan Sigappu Manithan]]'' and in Kannada as ''Mahatma''.

The censor-board certificate of the movie shows 'Re-revised', implying that censor board objected to certain scenes of the movie, and cleared the movie when it was re-edited. The producers of the movie have been subsequently criticized by many for filming sexual assault scenes in a gratuitous way.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trehan|first=Madhu|date=December 17, 1980|title=Insaaf Ka Tarazu: B.R. Chopra uses all the stale Bombay filmi cliches and symbolisms|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19801130-insaaf-ka-tarazu-b.r.-chopra-uses-all-the-stale-bombay-filmi-cliches-and-symbolisms-821642-2014-01-02|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-10|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Deepali|date=2017-08-05|title=Evolution of the rape scene|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-evolution-of-the-rape-scene-2520956|access-date=2021-02-10|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Professor Prabhat Kumar Varma (Raj Babbar), lives with his widowed mom, and sister, Madhu (Raksha Chauhan), in [[Andheri]], Mumbai. He is worried about the growing crime rates in the city. He meets the Police Commissioner Sathe (Chandrashekhar) and complains about it. Meanwhile, Prabhat's friend Professor Lalwani (Dheeraj Kumar)'s sister-in-law, Sudha (Sonika Gill), is abducted, raped and killed. Her rapist and killer, Suresh Thakur (Dalip Tahil), is arrested and presented in court. His lawyers manage to prove that Suresh was not in Mumbai during the incident. The court subsequently acquits him. Annoyed by Prabhat's persistence about getting justice for Sudha, Suresh Thakur along with his gang barges into Prabhat's apartment and after tying him up, gangrapes his sister in front of him. They also murder his mother when she tries to call the police. His sister subsequently commits suicide. Prabhat loses faith in the criminal justice system. To avenge the death of his family, Prabhat turns into a vigilante. Every night he roams the city killing rapists and murderers. Inspector Shafi (Shafi Inamdar) starts investigating these crimes and soon Prabhat comes under the police's radar. The inspector eventually manages to capture Prabhat. Prabhat's girlfriend Rajni (Smita Patil) who is a lawyer takes it upon herself to free him and get justice once and for all.

==Cast==
*[[Raj Babbar]] as Prof. Prabhat Kumar Varma
*[[Smita Patil]] as Public Prosecutor Rajni V. Deshmukh
*[[Nana Patekar]] as Jagmohandas
*[[Om Shivpuri]] as Judge
*[[Dheeraj Kumar]] as Prof. Lalwani
*[[Shafi Inamdar]] as Inspector Shafi
*[[Vijay Arora]] as Srivastava
*[[Arun Bakshi]] as Inspector Veerkar
*[[Ashalata]] as Mrs. V.V. Deshmukh
*[[Chandrashekhar (actor)| Chandrashekhar]] as Police Commissioner Sathe
*[[Iftekhar]] as Judge V.V. Deshmukh
*[[Alok Nath]] as Hotel (bar owner)
*[[Gufi Paintal]] as Orderly in Mental Hospital
*[[Dalip Tahil]] as Suresh Thakur
*[[Dinesh Thakur]] as Advocate Dayal
*Chandni as Sudha's friend
*Deepak Qazir as Kishan Khanna
*Sonika Gill as Sudha Advani
*[[Urmila Bhatt]] as Mrs. Varma
*Raksha Chauhan as Madhu, Prof. Prabhat's sister who gets raped and killed.
*[[Om Katare]] as Villian

==Crew==
*''Director'': [[Ravi Chopra]]
*''Producer'': [[B. R. Chopra]]
*''Banner'': B R Films

==Music==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Song !! Singer (s)
|-
| "Aaj Ki Awaj"
| [[Mahendra Kapoor]]
|-
| "Dil Hi Dil Main"
| [[Mahendra Kapoor]]
|-
| "Mera Chhota Sa Ghar"
| Mahendra Kapoor
|-
| "Bharat To Hai Azad"
| Mahendra Kapoor
|-
| "Mera Chhotasa Ghar" (sad)
| Mahendra Kapoor
|-
| "Shloka"
| [[Hemant Kumar]]
|-
| "[[Sare Jahan se Accha|Saare Jahan Se Achcha]]"{{Efn|Written by [[Muhammad Iqbal]].|name=|group=}}
| Vijaya Majumdar
|}

==Awards==
{{awards table}}
|-
| rowspan="7"|1985
| Hassan Kamal (for title song)
| [[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[B. R. Chopra]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Film]]
| rowspan="6"{{nom}}
|-
|[[Ravi Chopra]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director]]
|-
|[[Raj Babbar]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]]
|-
|[[Smita Patil]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]]
|-
|[[Shafi Inamdar]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]]
|-
|Shabd Kumar
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Story]]
|-
|}

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0158451}}

{{B. R. Chopra}}

[[Category:1984 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ravi]]
[[Category:Films directed by Ravi Chopra]]
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Indian courtroom films]]
[[Category:Indian rape and revenge films]]
[[Category:Indian vigilante films]]
[[Category:Films about rape in India]]
[[Category:Hindi-language action films]]
[[Category:1980s vigilante films]]
[[Category:Muhammad Iqbal]]

Insaf Ka Tarazu

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{{Short description|1980 Hindi revenge drama film by B. R. Chopra}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Insaf Ka Tarazu
| image_size =
| image = Insaaf Ka Tarazu FilmPoster.jpeg
| caption = Promotional poster
| director = [[B. R. Chopra]]
| producer = [[B. R. Chopra]]
| writer = Shabdkumar
| narrator =
| starring = [[Raj Babbar]] [[Zeenat Aman]] [[Padmini Kohlapure]] [[Deepak Parashar]]
| music = [[Ravindra Jain]]
| cinematography = Dharam Chopra
| editing = S. B. Mane
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1980|11|11|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
}}

'''''Insaf Ka Tarazu''''' (''The Scale of Justice'') is a [[Bollywood films of 1980|1980]] Hindi [[revenge]] [[drama]] film produced and directed by [[B. R. Chopra]], based on the 1976 drama film ''[[Lipstick (1976 film)|Lipstick]]''. The film stars [[Zeenat Aman]], [[Raj Babbar]], [[Deepak Parashar]], [[Padmini Kolhapure]], [[Iftekhar]], [[Simi Garewal]], [[Shreeram Lagoo]] and [[Dharmendra]] in a guest appearance. The music of the film was composed by [[Ravindra Jain]]. The film was remade later in Tamil as ''[[Neethi Devan Mayakkam]]'' (1982), with [[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]] in [[Zeenat Aman]]'s role. The film became a box office Big hit. Even today the movie is considered Cult Classic in India.<ref>http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=186&catName=MTk4MA== {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102005754/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=186&catName=MTk4MA%3D%3D |date=2 January 2010 }}</ref> The phrase ''"Insaaf Ka Tarazu"'' means "The balance (or scale) of justice".

==Cast==
* [[Zeenat Aman]] as Bharti Saxena
* [[Raj Babbar]] as Ramesh Gupta
* [[Deepak Parashar]] as Ashok Sharma
*[[Padmini Kolhapure]] as Neeta Saxena
*[[Shreeram Lagoo]] as Mr Chandra
*[[Iftekhar]] as Judge
*[[Simi Garewal]] as Lawyer
*[[Jagdish Raj]] as Police Officer
*[[Om Shivpuri]] as Mr Sharma
*[[Dharmendra]] as Soldier (guest appearance)

==Soundtrack==
''Insaf Ka Tarazu'' is known for not featuring as many songs as the average Bollywood film at the time. The movie features four songs, by playback singers [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Mahendra Kapoor]] and [[Hemlata (singer)|Hemlata]].

{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Log Aurat Ko"
| Asha Bhosle
|-
| "Hazaar Khwab Haqeeqat Ke Roop"
| Asha Bhosle, Mahendra Kapoor
|-
| "Hai Jo Yahi Pyar Ka Trailor"
| Asha Bhosle, Mahendra Kapoor, Hemlata
|-
| "Insaaf Ka Tarazu"
| Mahendra Kapoor
|-
|}

==Awards and nominations==
At the [[28th Filmfare Awards]], ''Insaf Ka Tarazu'' won 3 awards, and was nominated for 6 others. All the actors in the film received critical acclaim for their performances.

===[[Filmfare Awards]]===
'''Wins'''

*[[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award]] – Padmini Kolhapure
*[[Filmfare Best Dialogue Award]] – Shabd Kumar
*[[Filmfare Best Editing Award]] – S. B. Mane

'''Nominations'''

*[[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Filmfare Nomination for Best Film]] – ''Insaf Ka Tarazu''
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Filmfare Nomination for Best Actress]] – Zeenat Aman
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Filmfare Nomination for Best Actor]] – Raj Babbar
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Filmfare Nomination for Best Supporting Actor]] – Shreeram Lagoo
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Filmfare Nomination for Best Director]] – B. R. Chopra
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Filmfare Nomination for Best Story]] – Shabd Kumar

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0080926}}

{{B. R. Chopra}}

[[Category:1980 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by B. R. Chopra]]
[[Category:Films about rape in India]]
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ravindra Jain]]
[[Category:Indian courtroom films]]
[[Category:Indian remakes of American films]]

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