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{{About|the 1980 film|the 2008 remake|Karzzzz (film)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Karz
| image = Karz, 1980 film poster.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Subhash Ghai]]
| producer = Akhtar Farooqui Jagjit Khurana
| writer = [[Dr. Rahi Masoom Reza]](dialogue)
| screenplay = [[Sachin Bhowmick]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Rishi Kapoor]] [[Tina Munim]] [[Simi Garewal]] [[Raj Kiran (Bollywood actor)|Raj Kiran]] [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] [[Pinchoo Kapoor]] [[Mac Mohan]]
| music = [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]] [[Anand Bakshi]] (Lyrics)
| cinematography = Kamalakar Rao
| editing = Waman Bhonsle Gurudutt Shirali
| studio =
| distributor = [[Mukta Arts Ltd.]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1980}}
| runtime = 157 mins
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross = {{INR|55 million}}<ref name=bo>[http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=186&catName=MTk4MA== Box Office 1980] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102005754/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=186&catName=MTk4MA%3D%3D |date= 2 January 2010 }} Box Office India</ref>
}}

'''''Karz''''' ({{trans|''The debt''}}) is a 1980 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[thriller film]], directed by [[Subhash Ghai]], starring [[Rishi Kapoor]] and [[Tina Munim]] as leads, also starring [[Simi Garewal]], in the critically acclaimed role of Kamini Verma, the murderous wife from the past life, which won her a Filmfare nomination. It is based on the 1975 film ''[[The Reincarnation of Peter Proud]]''. The film's music was by [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]], giving successful numbers like ''Dard-E-Dil'' and ''Om Shanti Om'', and they went on to win [[Filmfare Best Music Director Award]] for this film, the lyricist received two Filmfare nominations for these two hits.<ref name="Ramnarine 143–158">{{Cite journal|last=Ramnarine|first=Tina K.|date=September 2011|title=Music in circulation between diasporic histories and modern media: exploring sonic politics in two Bollywood filmsOm Shanti OmandDulha Mil Gaya|journal=South Asian Diaspora|language=en|volume=3|issue=2|pages=143–158|doi=10.1080/19438192.2011.579454|s2cid=154941959|issn=1943-8192}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Karz (1980)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0214841/trivia|access-date=2018-09-17}}</ref>

== Plot ==

The movie begins with Ravi Verma winning a legal battle against Sir Judah who had unjustly usurped Ravi's father's wealth and property after his death. Ravi calls his mother to tell her the good news and that he is marrying his girlfriend Kamini, who unbeknownst to him is a gold-digger working for Judah. On their way home to Coonoor, Kamini rams Ravi over a cliff near a small temple of the Goddess Kali. Distraught at the sudden death of her son, Ravi's mother demands the Goddess allow her son to pay his mother's debt for dying prematurely, while Kamini inherits everything. Two decades later, Monty, an orphan raised by G.G. Oberoi, is a twenty-one-year-old singer who starts to have visions of Ravi's memories triggered by a tune that Ravi used to like.

Monty's doctors joke that maybe he is Ravi's reincarnation, but in all seriousness should just take a vacation and rest. Monty travels to Ooty (coincidentally near Coonoor) where Tina lives and they fall in love. Tina tells him that she was brought up by a woman she calls Rani Sahiba and her uncle Kabira who, having served 10 years for murder, is released from jail. As Monty explores the area and learns the Verma Family story from the locals, including that Ravi's mother and his sister were ousted from their house by Kamini, he starts to experience more of Ravi's memories which become more intense. He is later shocked to find that Tina's Rani Sahiba and Kamini are one and the same.

Kabira then reveals to Monty that Tina's father was murdered by Kamini's brother after overhearing a secret involving Ravi and the temple of Kali. In retaliation, Kabira killed Kamini's brother which is why he went to jail. Pretending to know Kamini's secret, Kabira blackmailed her to raise Tina with a proper education. Monty in kind reveals to Kabira his connection to Ravi Verma, and that they must find Ravi's estranged family, with whom Monty is united. Accepting that he is Ravi's reincarnation, Monty is able to piece together Ravi's murder.

To set things right, Monty and Kabira gradually trick Kamini into believing that Ravi's ghost seeks revenge. In their final trick, Monty and Tina perform at a local school opening function attended by Kamini, where they dramatize Ravi's story.

Kamini is horrified to see Ravi's mother and sister, and flees. When Monty confronts her, Kamini confesses to Ravi's murder, which the police record. However, Judah holds Tina hostage and offers her in exchange for Kamini. Just as the exchange is about to take place, Tina jumps on Kamini causing a mêlée. Kabira and Monty gain the upper hand but Judah locks Ravi's mother and sister in a house and sets it ablaze. Monty saves them, and kills Judah in the fire. Kamini escapes in a jeep but Monty pursues her. She tries to ram Monty off the cliff at the temple of Kali in the same way she killed Ravi, but this time Monty jumps away, causing her to drive off the cliff to her death. In the end, the Verma wealth and property is returned to Ravi's family and Monty marries Tina.

== Cast ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Actor
! Role
! Other
! Notes
|-
| [[Rishi Kapoor]]
| Monty Oberoi / Ravi Verma
| Ravi Verma's re-incarnation
| A Rockstar
|-
| [[Raj Kiran (Bollywood actor)|Raj Kiran]]
| Ravi Verma
| Shanta Prasad Verma's Son
|
|-
| [[Simi Garewal]]
| Kaamini Devi Verma
| Ravi Verma's Widow
| Rani Sahiba
|-
| [[Tina Munim]]
| Tina
| Kabira's Niece
| Monty's Love Interest
|-
| [[Premnath]]
| Sir Judah
| The Main Antagonist
|
|-
| [[Pran (actor)|Pran]]
| Kabir Badshah aka Kabira
| Tina's Uncle
|
|-
| [[Durga Khote]]
| Mrs. Shanta Prasad Verma
| Ravi Verma's Mother
| Rani Maa
|-
| Abha Dhulia
| Jyoti Verma (Pinkey)
| Ravi Verma's Sister
|
|-
| [[Jalal Agha]]
| Doctor Dayal
| Monty's Friend
|
|-
| [[Pinchoo Kapoor]]
| Mr. G.G. Oberoi
| Monty's Mentor
|
|-
| [[Iftekhar]]
| Dr. Daniel
| Dr Dayal's senior
| Monty's Doctor
|-
| [[Viju Khote]]
| Baayan (Left Hand)
| Kabira's Man
|
|-
| [[Birbal (actor)|Birbal]]
| Daayan (Right Hand)
| Kabira's Man
|
|-
| [[Mac Mohan]]
| Sir Judah's Man
| A Man who translates Sir Judah
|
|-
| [[Aruna Irani]]
| Dancer
| In "Kamaal Hai" song
| Guest Role
|-
| [[Mukri]]
| College Principal
|
|
|-
| [[Yusuf Khan (actor)|Yusuf Khan]]
| Roxi
| Kabira's Rival
|
|-
| [[Kamaldeep]]
| Advocate P.P. Roy
| Sir Judah's Lawyer
| Guest Role
|-
|}

==Crew==
*Direction – [[Subhash Ghai]]
*Screenplay – [[Sachin Bhowmick]]
*Dialogue – [[Dr. Rahi Masoom Reza]]
*Production – Akhtar Farooqui, Jagjit Khurana
*Editing – Waman Bhonsle, Gurudutt Shirali
*Cinematography – Kamalakar Rao
*Direction Assistant – Ashok Ghai, Kuku Khanna
*Art Direction – [[Sudhendu Roy]]
*Costume Design – [[Bhanu Athaiya]], Bhavana Munim, Satyawan
*Choreography – Suresh Bhatt
*Music Direction – [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]] [[Karz Theme by Gorakh Sharma]]
*Lyrics – [[Anand Bakshi]]
*Playback – [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Manna Dey]], [[Anuradha Paudwal]]

== Soundtrack ==

{{Infobox album
| name = Karz
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
| cover =
| caption =
| alt =
| released = 1980 (India)
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = [[Sa Re Ga Ma]] / [[EMI]]
| producer = [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
| prev_title = [[Jyoti Bane Jwala]]
| prev_year = 1980
| next_title = [[Be-Reham]]
| next_year = 1980
}}
The soundtrack of the film includes tracks composed by [[Laxmikant-Pyarelal]], with lyrics by [[Anand Bakshi]], who received two [[Filmfare]] nominations for these two hits, "Dard-E-Dil" and "Om Shanti Om", [[Laxmikant-Pyarelal]] however, won the trophy for Best Music Director of the year. With hits like, "Dard-E-Dil" by [[Mohammed Rafi]] and "Ek Haseena Thi" and "Om Shanti Om" by [[Kishore Kumar]], the soundtrack was a trendsetter for disco music in the Indian music industry and film's background score, especially the [[signature tune]] are still remembered as one of the most memorable ones.<ref>[http://passionforcinema.com/background-scores-in-hindi-movies/ BACKGROUND SCORES IN HINDI MOVIES] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327215457/http://passionforcinema.com/background-scores-in-hindi-movies/ |date=27 March 2010 }} Passionforcinema, Movies, Talking-Points | 12 June 2008.</ref> The title track is heavily inspired by the [[Lord Shorty]] song of the same name.<ref name="Ramnarine 143–158"/><ref>{{Citation|title=Karz (1980)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0214841/trivia|access-date=2018-09-17}}</ref>

The film's chart-buster song, ''Om Shanti Om'', sung by [[Kishore Kumar]], reached the number 2 spot on [[Binaca Geetmala]]'s [[Binaca Geetmala annual list 1980|annual list 1980]], while another duet between Lata and Kishore, ''Tu Kitne Baras Ki'' reached number 13.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollyfm.net/bollyfm/mid/423/songs.html |title=Karz 1980 songs |publisher=Bollyfm.net |access-date=28 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304205841/http://www.bollyfm.net/bollyfm/mid/423/songs.html |archive-date=4 March 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/hindi/movie/H000306.html |title=Karz 1980 songs |publisher=Raaga.com |access-date=28 September 2010}}</ref> This song heavily interpolates [[Sixteen Going on Seventeen]] song from 1965 Hollywood hit [[The Sound Of Music]] starring [[Julie Andrews]].

{|class="wikitable"
! # !! Song !! Singer
|-
| 1
| "[[Om Shanti Om]]"
| [[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
| 2
| "[[Paisa Yeh Paisa]]"
| Kishore Kumar
|-
| 3
| "[[Tu Kitne Baras Ki, Tu Kitne Baras Ka]]"
| Kishore Kumar, [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| 4
| "[[Ek Haseena Thi]]"
| Kishore Kumar, [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
| 5
| "[[Kamaal Hai, Kamaal Hai]]"
| Kishore Kumar, [[Manna Dey]], [[Anuradha Paudwal]]
|-
| 6
| "[[Dard-E-Dil, Dard-E-Jigar Dil Mein Jagaaya Aap Ne]]"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| 7
| "[[Theme Music]]"
| [[Laxmikant-Pyarelal]]
|}

Some of the film's music was alleged to be heavily "inspired" in later years by other work. For instance the dramatic ''Ek Hasina Thi'' resembled [[George Benson]]'s ''We As Love'', while ''Om Shanti Om'' itself is likened to [[Trinidad]] [[Calypso music|Calypso]] artist [[Lord Shorty]]'s version<ref name="oneindia1"/><ref name=up>[http://www.upperstall.com/films/1980/karz Karz Review] Upperstall.com.</ref><ref name=talk>[http://www.movietalkies.com/movies/editor-reviews.asp?MovieId=11565 Karz (1980): Movie Review] movietalkies.com.</ref>

==Reception==

Despite being counted as a cult classic today, ''Karz'' was declared an "average" nationwide during its opening and very next week [[Feroz Khan (actor)|Feroz Khan]]'s mega budget [[Qurbani (film)|Qurbani]] was released and crashed it at the box office. [[Rishi Kapoor]] admitted himself about its failure in his many interviews and also in his biography. In a 2008 interview, film director, [[Subhash Ghai]] admitted that film was ahead of its time, and was thus panned by critics of the times, and "flopped" at the box office, it was only years later that it started being considered a classic and even remade several times over.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/mar/06ghai.htm 'I thought Kisna will be a big hit'] [[Rediff.com]] Movies, 6 March 2008.</ref>

The film is also one of the finest films of [[Subhash Ghai]], notable for picturisation of songs like ''Ek Hasina Thi'' on stage as well as ''Dard-E-Dil'', and set the standard for his future films, as most of them became known for his dramatic flair, and above all their music score. However, the director Subhash Ghai admitted that ''Karz'' was partly inspired by the 1975 American film ''[[The Reincarnation of Peter Proud]]'', mixed in with Indian beliefs on [[reincarnation]].<ref name="oneindia1">{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/gupshup/subhash-himesh-karz-100907.html |title=Bollywood Gossip | Filmmaker Subhash Ghai | Actor Himesh Reshammiya | Film Karz |publisher=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=10 September 2007 |access-date=28 September 2010}}</ref> ''Karz'' may have also been inspired by the 1958 Hindi film ''[[Madhumati]]''.<ref name=Doniger>{{Cite book|last=Doniger|first=Wendy|title=The woman who pretended to be who she was: myths of self-imitation|chapter=Chapter 6: Reincarnation|pages=112–136 [135]|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|year=2005|isbn=978-0-19-516016-1}}</ref> ''Karz'' was itself remade several times: as the [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada film]] ''Yuga Purusha'' (1989), the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]] ''[[Enakkul Oruvan (1984 film)|Enakkul Oruvan]]'' (1984), and more recently the Hindi film ''[[Karzzzz (film)|Karzzzz]]'' (2008). ''Karz'' may have also inspired the American film ''[[Chances Are (film)|Chances Are]]'' (1989).<ref name=Doniger/>

==Influence==

Though the theme of reincarnation was earlier handled in ''[[Madhumati]] (1958)'', ''[[Kudrat]] (1981)'' and ''[[Mehbooba (1976 film)|Mehbooba]] (1976)'', the modern twist with murder and revenge angle set in ''Karz'' was a pot-boiler; it went on to inspire several other Indian remakes, notably ''[[Yuga Purusha]] (1989)'' in Kannada; ''[[Enakkul Oruvan (1984 film)|Enakkul Oruvan]] (1984)'' in Tamil; ''[[Aatmabalam]] (1985)'' in Telugu; and the Hindi film ''[[Karzzzz (film)|Karzzzz]] (2008)'', starring [[Himesh Reshammiya]].<ref name=up/><ref name=talk/>

The songs of the film inspired several film titles, notably Dard e dil (1983)''[[Paisa Yeh Paisa]] (1985)'', ''[[Main Solah Baras Ki]] (1998)'', ''[[Ek Hasina Thi (film)|Ek Hasina Thi]] (2004)'', ''[[Aashiq Banaya Aapne]] (2005)'' and ''[[Om Shanti Om]] (2007)'', which was seen as a light-hearted tribute to the film, as it borrowed many elements from it.<ref>{{cite news|title = The Times of India: OSO Review|author = Nikhat Kazmi|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Om-Shanti-Om/movie-review/2530772.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=10 November 2007}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
* 1981: [[Filmfare Award]]
** [[Filmfare Best Music Director Award|Best Music Director]]: '''Winner''': [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
** [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award|Best Supporting Actress]]: [[Simi Garewal]]: ''Nominated''
** [[Filmfare Best Male Playback Award|Best Male Playback]]: [[Mohammed Rafi]]: "Dard-E-Dil": ''Nominated''
** [[Filmfare Best Male Playback Award|Best Male Playback]]: [[Kishore Kumar]]: "Om Shanti Om": ''Nominated''
** [[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award|Best Lyricist]]: [[Anand Bakshi]]: "Om Shanti Om": ''Nominated''
** [[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award|Best Lyricist]]: [[Anand Bakshi]]: "Dard-E-Dil": ''Nominated''"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf |title=1st Filmfare Awards 1953 to 2005, awards and nominations |publisher=Deep750.googlepages.com |access-date=28 September 2010}}</ref>

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|0214841|Karz}}

{{Subhash Ghai}}

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