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			{{Short description\|1989 Bollywood film by Anant Balani}}
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	\| native_name = ~~Gawaahi~~		\| native_name =
	\| director = [[Anant Balani]]		\| director = [[Anant Balani]]
	\| producer = Rajiv Mehra,<br/> [[Aditya Raj Kapoor]]		\| producer = Rajiv Mehra<br/> [[Aditya Raj Kapoor]]
	\| writer =		\| writer = [[Hemendra Bhatia]] (dialogues)
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	\| starring = [[Zeenat Aman]]<br/>[[Shekhar Kapur]]<br/>[[Ranjeeta Kaur]]<br/>[[Ashutosh Gowariker]]		\| starring = [[Zeenat Aman]]<br/>[[Shekhar Kapur]]<br/>[[Ranjeeta Kaur]]<br/>[[Ashutosh Gowariker]]
	\| music = Uttam-Jagdish<br/>[[Sardar Anjum]] (lyrics)		\| music = Uttam-Jagdish<br/>[[Sardar Anjum]] (lyrics)
	\| cinematography =		\| cinematography = [[Naga_(director)\|Nagarajan Lingam]]
	\| editing =		\| editing = Rajendra Mahajan
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	\| language = Hindi		\| language = Hindi
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	'''''Gawaahi''''' ({{~~lang-~~en\|Testimony}}) is a 1989 [[Bollywood]] film directed by [[Anant Balani]]. It was his directorial debut.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Anant Balani: Indian Director \|first=Shilpa Bharatan \|last=Iyer \|date=3 September 2003 \|work=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] \|url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/people-news/anant-balani-1117891881/}}</ref> The film stars [[Zeenat Aman]], [[Shekhar Kapur]], [[Ranjeeta Kaur]] and [[Ashutosh Gowariker]]. It was based on the 1934 play ''[[The Night of January 16th]]'', a courtroom drama by [[Ayn Rand]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Eyecatchers: Baba Amte nominated for prestigious UN Human Rights Award \|date=31 December 1988 \|work=[[India Today]] \|url=~~http~~://indiatoday~~.intoday~~.in/story/baba-amte-nominated-for-prestigious-un-human-rights-award~~/1/330139.html~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=That Touch of Class \|first=Rajiv \|last=Vijayakar \|date=10 December 2010 \|work=[[The Financial Express (India)\|The Financial Express]] \|url=http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/that-touch-of-class/722528/0 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222195658/http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/that-touch-of-class/722528/0 \|archivedate=22 December 2014 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>		'''''Gawaahi''''' ({{langx\|en\|Testimony}}) is a 1989 [[Bollywood]] film directed by [[Anant Balani]]. It was his directorial debut.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Anant Balani: Indian Director \|first=Shilpa Bharatan \|last=Iyer \|date=3 September 2003 \|work=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] \|url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/people-news/anant-balani-1117891881/}}</ref> The film stars [[Zeenat Aman]], [[Shekhar Kapur]], [[Ranjeeta Kaur]] and [[Ashutosh Gowariker]]. It was based on the 1934 play ''[[The Night of January 16th]]'', a courtroom drama by [[Ayn Rand]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Eyecatchers: Baba Amte nominated for prestigious UN Human Rights Award \|date=31 December 1988 \|work=[[India Today]] \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19881231-baba-amte-nominated-for-prestigious-un-human-rights-award-798071-1988-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=That Touch of Class \|first=Rajiv \|last=Vijayakar \|date=10 December 2010 \|work=[[The Financial Express (India)\|The Financial Express]] \|url=http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/that-touch-of-class/722528/0 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222195658/http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/that-touch-of-class/722528/0 \|archivedate=22 December 2014 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>

	~~This movie was completed in 12 days.~~		== Plot ==

	== ~~Synopsis~~ ==
	A courtroom drama around the disclosures and cross-examinations of key witnesses of mysterious death of leading business tycoon Ranjeet Chaudhary (Shekhar Kapoor).		A courtroom drama around the disclosures and cross-examinations of key witnesses of mysterious death of leading business tycoon Ranjeet Chaudhary (Shekhar Kapoor).

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
	*[[Zeenat Aman]] as ~~Janhavi~~ Kaul		*[[Zeenat Aman]] as Janhvi Kaul
	*[[Tanuja]] as ~~advocate~~ Bharucha		*[[Tanuja]] as Advocate Bharucha
	*[[Shekhar Kapur]] as Ranjeet Chaudhary		*[[Shekhar Kapur]] as Ranjeet Chaudhary
	*[[Ranjeeta Kaur]] as Shashi Chaudhary		*[[Ranjeeta Kaur]] as Shashi Chaudhary
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	* Avinash Kharshikar as Ramakant Shinde		* Avinash Kharshikar as Ramakant Shinde
	*[[Hosi Vasunia]] as Inspector Vasunia		*[[Hosi Vasunia]] as Inspector Vasunia
	*[[Shammi (actress)]] as Betty Lobo		*[[Shammi (actress)\|Shammi]] as Betty Lobo
	*[[Ravi Patwardhan]] as Judge		*[[Ravi Patwardhan]] as Judge
	* G.P. Singh as Colonel Ghai		* G.P. Singh as Colonel Ghai
	* Rakesh Shrivastav as building watchman		* Rakesh Shrivastav as building watchman
	* Gautam Siddharth as handwriting expert		* Gautam Siddharth as handwriting expert

	~~==Crew==~~
	*Director: [[Anant Balani]]
	*Dialogues: Hemendra Bhatia
	*Producers: Rajiv Mehra, Adityaraj Kapoor

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
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	[[Category:~~1980s~~ Hindi-language films]]		[[Category:1989 Hindi-language films]]
	[[Category:Indian films]]		[[Category:1989 Indian films]]
	[[Category:Indian courtroom films]]		[[Category:Indian courtroom films]]
	[[Category:Films directed by Anant Balani]]		[[Category:Films directed by Anant Balani]]

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	\| starring = [[Zeenat Aman]]<br/>[[Shekhar Kapur]]<br/>[[Ranjeeta Kaur]]<br/>[[Ashutosh Gowariker]]		\| starring = [[Zeenat Aman]]<br/>[[Shekhar Kapur]]<br/>[[Ranjeeta Kaur]]<br/>[[Ashutosh Gowariker]]
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	'''''Gawaahi''''' ({{lang-en\|Testimony}}) is a 1989 [[Bollywood]] film directed by [[Anant Balani]]. It was his directorial debut.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Anant Balani: Indian Director \|first=Shilpa Bharatan \|last=Iyer \|date=3 September 2003 \|work=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] \|url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/people-news/anant-balani-1117891881/}}</ref> The film stars [[Zeenat Aman]], [[Shekhar Kapur]], [[Ranjeeta Kaur]] and [[Ashutosh Gowariker]]. It was based on the 1934 play ''[[Night of January 16th]]'', a courtroom drama by [[Ayn Rand]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Eyecatchers: Baba Amte nominated for prestigious UN Human Rights Award \|date=31 December 1988 \|work=[[India Today]] \|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/baba-amte-nominated-for-prestigious-un-human-rights-award/1/330139.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=That Touch of Class \|first=Rajiv \|last=Vijayakar \|date=10 December 2010 \|work=[[The Financial Express (India)\|The Financial Express]] \|url=http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/that-touch-of-class/722528/0 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222195658/http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/that-touch-of-class/722528/0 \|archivedate=22 December 2014 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> It was ~~[[Zeenat Aman]]'s last movie~~ in ~~a lead role~~.~~<ref>[[Zeenat Aman#Filmography]]</ref>{{Circular reference\|date~~=~~March 2019}}~~		'''''Gawaahi''''' ({{lang-en\|Testimony}}) is a 1989 [[Bollywood]] film directed by [[Anant Balani]]. It was his directorial debut.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Anant Balani: Indian Director \|first=Shilpa Bharatan \|last=Iyer \|date=3 September 2003 \|work=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] \|url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/people-news/anant-balani-1117891881/}}</ref> The film stars [[Zeenat Aman]], [[Shekhar Kapur]], [[Ranjeeta Kaur]] and [[Ashutosh Gowariker]]. It was based on the 1934 play ''[[The Night of January 16th]]'', a courtroom drama by [[Ayn Rand]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Eyecatchers: Baba Amte nominated for prestigious UN Human Rights Award \|date=31 December 1988 \|work=[[India Today]] \|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/baba-amte-nominated-for-prestigious-un-human-rights-award/1/330139.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=That Touch of Class \|first=Rajiv \|last=Vijayakar \|date=10 December 2010 \|work=[[The Financial Express (India)\|The Financial Express]] \|url=http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/that-touch-of-class/722528/0 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222195658/http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/that-touch-of-class/722528/0 \|archivedate=22 December 2014 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>

			This movie was completed in 12 days.

			== Synopsis ==
			A courtroom drama around the disclosures and cross-examinations of key witnesses of mysterious death of leading business tycoon Ranjeet Chaudhary (Shekhar Kapoor).

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
	*[[Zeenat Aman]]		*[[Zeenat Aman]] as Janhavi Kaul
	*[[Shekhar Kapur]]		*[[Tanuja]] as advocate Bharucha
	*[[Ranjeeta Kaur]]		*[[Shekhar Kapur]] as Ranjeet Chaudhary
	*[[Ashutosh Gowariker]]		*[[Ranjeeta Kaur]] as Shashi Chaudhary
	*[[Vikram Gokhale]]		*[[Ashutosh Gowariker]] as Sayed Akhtar Rampuri
	*[[Vivek Vaswani]]		*[[Vikram Gokhale]] as Prosecutor Tiwari
	*[[Hosi Vasunia]]		*[[Vivek Vaswani]] as Tejchand Advani
			* Avinash Kharshikar as Ramakant Shinde
			*[[Hosi Vasunia]] as Inspector Vasunia
			*[[Shammi (actress)]] as Betty Lobo
			*[[Ravi Patwardhan]] as Judge
			* G.P. Singh as Colonel Ghai
			* Rakesh Shrivastav as building watchman
			* Gautam Siddharth as handwriting expert

	==Crew==		==Crew==
	*Director: [[Anant Balani]]		*Director: [[Anant Balani]]
			*Dialogues: Hemendra Bhatia
	*Producers: Rajiv Mehra, Adityaraj Kapoor		*Producers: Rajiv Mehra, Adityaraj Kapoor

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| director = [[Anant Balani]]
| producer = Rajiv Mehra, [[Aditya Raj Kapoor]]
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| music = Uttam-Jagdish [[Sardar Anjum]] (lyrics)
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'''''Gawaahi''''' ({{lang-en|Testimony}}) is a 1989 [[Bollywood]] film directed by [[Anant Balani]]. It was his directorial debut.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anant Balani: Indian Director |first=Shilpa Bharatan |last=Iyer |date=3 September 2003 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/people-news/anant-balani-1117891881/}}</ref> The film stars [[Zeenat Aman]], [[Shekhar Kapur]], [[Ranjeeta Kaur]] and [[Ashutosh Gowariker]]. It was based on the 1934 play ''[[Night of January 16th]]'', a courtroom drama by [[Ayn Rand]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Eyecatchers: Baba Amte nominated for prestigious UN Human Rights Award |date=31 December 1988 |work=[[India Today]] |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/baba-amte-nominated-for-prestigious-un-human-rights-award/1/330139.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=That Touch of Class |first=Rajiv |last=Vijayakar |date=10 December 2010 |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]] |url=http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/that-touch-of-class/722528/0 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222195658/http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/that-touch-of-class/722528/0 |archivedate=22 December 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> It was [[Zeenat Aman]]'s last movie in a lead role.<ref>[[Zeenat Aman#Filmography]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=March 2019}}

== Cast ==
*[[Zeenat Aman]]
*[[Shekhar Kapur]]
*[[Ranjeeta Kaur]]
*[[Ashutosh Gowariker]]
*[[Vikram Gokhale]]
*[[Vivek Vaswani]]
*[[Hosi Vasunia]]

==Crew==
*Director: [[Anant Balani]]
*Producers: Rajiv Mehra, Adityaraj Kapoor

== Soundtrack ==
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| all_lyrics = [[Sardar Anjum]]
| all_music = Uttam-Jagdish

| title1 = Bhool Bhulaiyya Sa Yeh Jeevan
| extra1 = [[Pankaj Udhas]], [[Anuradha Paudwal]]

| title2 = Dekh Ke Tumko
| extra2 = Pankaj Udhas, Anuradha Paudwal

| title3 = Dil Ki Baatein Hain
| extra3 = Pankaj Udhas, Anuradha Paudwal

| title4 = Khat Mein Likha Hai
| extra4 = Anuradha Paudwal
}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0215789|title=Gawaahi}}

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[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian courtroom films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Anant Balani]]

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