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-'''''Ankush''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1986|1986]] Hindi [[action drama]] movie starring [[Nana Patekar]], which was written, directed, edited and co-produced by [[N. Chandra]]. Made on a modest budget of Rs 13 lakhs, the film grossed Rs 95 lakhs to become a surprise hit of 1986, the year when many blockbusters failed.<ref name=today/><ref name=toi/> It was remade in Kannada as ''Ravana Rajya''. The song "Itni Shakti Dena Data" became the theme song of many nationalised banks in India, including PNB.
+* [[Ankusha]], term for the elephant goad in India
-The film is still remembered for powerful performances from all the actors including  [[Ashalata Wabgaonkar]], Nisha Singh, Nana Patekar and Madan Jain. Nana, in particular, got a lot of attention after the movie was released.
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{{For|other meanings of ankush clancy|Elephant goad}}
{{short description|1986 film by N. Chandra}}
{{more citations needed|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Ankush अंकुश
| image = Ankush.jpeg
| caption =
| director = [[N. Chandra]]
| producer = N. Chandra Subhas R. Durgakar
| writer = [[N. Chandra]], Sayed Sultan
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = [[Nana Patekar]] [[Madan Jain]] [[Nisha Singh]] [[Raja Bundela]] [[Arjun Chakraborty]]
| music = [[Kuldeep Singh (music director)|Kuldeep Singh]]
| cinematography = H. Laxminarayan
| editing = N. Chandra
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|21 July 1986}}
| runtime = 149 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Ankush''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1986|1986]] Hindi [[action drama]] movie starring [[Nana Patekar]], which was written, directed, edited and co-produced by [[N. Chandra]]. Made on a modest budget of Rs 13 lakhs, the film grossed Rs 95 lakhs to become a surprise hit of 1986, the year when many blockbusters failed.<ref name=today/><ref name=toi/> It was remade in Kannada as ''Ravana Rajya''. The song "Itni Shakti Dena Data" became the theme song of many nationalised banks in India, including PNB.

The film is still remembered for powerful performances from all the actors including [[Ashalata Wabgaonkar]], Nisha Singh, Nana Patekar and Madan Jain. Nana, in particular, got a lot of attention after the movie was released.

==Synopsis==
The film tells the story of four [[lower middle class]] unemployed young men in Mumbai who feel disconnected with society and are wasting their lives, when new neighbours, the beautiful young girl Anita and her grandmother, change their perspective. The men change their attitude and are trying to blend in with the normal, honest and hard-working society of 1980s India when Anita is raped at the hands of her employers. However, the culprits are let off for lack of evidence and Anita commits [[suicide]]. Having lost faith in the [[Law of India|law of the land]], the men take revenge on each culprit, killing them. They are later tried, with all four receiving [[capital punishment]] for doing what they thought was right.

==Cast==
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
*[[Nana Patekar]] as Ravindra Kelkar aka Ravi
*[[Nisha Singh (actress)|Nisha Singh]] as Anita
*[[Madan Jain]] as Shashi
*[[Arjun Chakraborty]] as Arjun
*[[Mahavir Shah]] as Gupta
*[[Raja Bundela]] as Saxena
*[[Dinesh Kaushik]] as Dave
*[[Rabia Amin]] as Manda
*[[Gajanan Bangera]] as Shashi's elder brother
*[[Ashalata Wabgaonkar]] as Anita's Grandmother
*[[Suhas Palshikar (actor)|Suhas Palshikar]] as Laalya
*[[Satyajit (Kannada Actor)|Sathyajith]] - as Subhlya
* [[Ravi Patwardhan]] - College Principal (Uncredited Role)
*[[Raj Zutshi]] as Gay , who always behind the Shashi (Uncredited Role)
{{div col end}}

==Production==

Chandra started his career with [[Gulzar]] in 1971, and later also worked as an editor with him. Influenced by Gulzar's ''[[Mere Apne]]'' (1971) and bringing in his experiences growing up in Mumbai, Chandra wrote a story of four frustrated unemployed men who roam the streets of Mumbai. He even based the character Ravindra upon the role played by [[Vinod Khanna]] in the original. The role of Ravindra was written with leading actor of Marathi cinema, [[Ravindra Mahajani]] in mind, however, later when Chandra couldn't afford him, however [[Nana Patekar]] was eager to do the same role and signed on for Rs. 10,000.<ref name=today/><ref name=toi>{{cite web | title = I sold my house for 'Ankush': N Chandra | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/I-sold-my-house-for-Ankush-N-Chandra/articleshow/16833019.cms |date=16 October 2012| access-date = 2014-09-25| work =The Times of India}}</ref>

==Reception==
Although a small budget film with then unknown actors, the film was a big hit in [[Mumbai]] (then Bombay) as it realistically depicted social conditions prevailing then in the aftermath of famous [[Mumbai]] (then Bombay) cotton textile mills strike which rendered thousands jobless. The film stars a very young Nana Patekar, and has an excellent and memorable Bhajan of Indian Cinema : "Itni Shakti Humen De Na Daata" (इतनी शक्ति हमें देना दाता) by Ghanshyam Wasvani.

Writer, Editor, Director and co-producer [[N. Chandra|N.Chandra]] earned both popular and also critical acclaim for this film. N. Chandra scored a hat-trick at the box office with his first three films, ''Ankush'' (1986), ''[[Pratighaat]]'' (1987) and ''[[Tezaab]]'' (1988).<ref name=today>{{cite web | title =Mean street Moghul: Hit director N. Chandra brings realism to films|work= India Today| url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/hit-director-n.-chandra-brings-realism-to-films/1/323160.html |author=Madhu Jain|date=28 February 1989|access-date = 2014-09-24 }}</ref> ''Ankush'' has earned the status of a cult classic over time, and the ending scene which symbolizes their hanging in front of the India Gate has received much attention. The film is one of the first realistic depictions of inner city adolescents growing up in an atmosphere of social and economic deprivation.

==Soundtrack==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| 1
| " Uparwala Kya Maangega Humse Koi Jawab"
|
|-
| 2
| "Itani Shakti Hamen De Na Daataa"
| [[Sushma Shrestha|Poornima]], [[Pushpa Pagdhare]]
|-
| 3
| "Aaya Maaza Dildara, Dil Hamara Na Aawara"
| [[Sushma Shrestha|Poornima]]
|-
|}

==Remake==
The film was remade in Tamil as ''[[Kavithai Paada Neramillai]]'' and in Kannada as ''[[Ravana Rajya]]''.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0157316}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1986 films]]
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Films set in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Films about rape in India]]
[[Category:Films directed by N. Chandra]]
[[Category:Indian rape and revenge films]]
[[Category:Indian films about revenge]]