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{{Short description|1984 film by Pramod Chakravorty}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Teen Murti
| image = Teen Murti (1984) film poster.jpeg
| caption = Theatrical poster of ''Teen Murti''
| director = [[Pramod Chakravorty]]
| story = Sachin Bhowmick
| producer = Pramod Chakravorty
| screenplay = [[Sachin Bhowmick]]
{{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes
| label1 = Dialogues by
| data1 = Sachin Bhowmick Pramod Chakravorty
}}
| starring = [[Dharmendra]] [[Mithun Chakraborty]] [[Danny Denzongpa]] [[Zeenat Aman]] [[Shoma Anand]] [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] [[Amrish Puri]] [[Ranjeet]]
| cinematography = [[V. K. Murthy]]
| editing = Kishan
| music = [[R. D. Burman]]
| studio = Pramod Films
| released = {{Film date|1984|09|28|Bengali|1984|10|26|Hindi|df=y}}
| runtime = 166 minutes
| country = India
| language = Bengali Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Teen Murti''''' (in [[Bengali language|Bengali]]; {{Translation|'''''The Three Musketeers'''''}}), also known as '''''Jagir''''' (in [[Hindi]] {{Translation|'''''The Estate'''''}}),<ref>{{Citation|title=Jagir (Teen Murti) (The Estate) (The Three Idols) (1984)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jagir_teen_murti_the_estate_the_three_idols|access-date=9 July 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506160448/www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jagir_teen_murti_the_estate_the_three_idols|archive-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> is a 1984 Indian bilingual [[Action adventure film|action-adventure]] film simultaneously shot in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[Hindi]]-languages, produced and directed by [[Pramod Chakravorty]] in his debut in [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]], under his banner of Pramod Films. The film stars an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Dharmendra]], [[Mithun Chakraborty]], [[Danny Denzongpa]], [[Zeenat Aman]], [[Shoma Anand]], [[Pran (actor)|Pran]], [[Amrish Puri]] and [[Ranjeet]]. The film plots three friends unfolding the truth of their past wrongs, which involves a hidden treasure and familial secrets.

Written by [[Sachin Bhowmick]], the film was initially planned in 1976 under the title "''Teen Farishtey''" in Hindi, with another star cast, while later it got shelved and re-announced in 1983 to be a bilingual film. The film marks Chakravorty's collaborations for the fifth time with Dharmendra, and first with both Mithun Chakraborty and Danny; it also marks Aman, Anand, Pran and Ranjeet's cinematic debuts in Bengali cinema. Filming took places in [[Kolkata]] and [[Mumbai]], with portions shot in [[Rajasthan]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]]. Music of the film is composed by [[R. D. Burman]], with lyrics penned by [[Gauriprasanna Mazumder]] and [[Anand Bakshi]] for the Bengali and Hindi versions respectively. The cinematography and editing were handled by [[V. K. Murthy]] and Kishan respectively.

''Teen Murti'' theatrically released on 28 September 1984, coinciding with [[Durga Puja]], while the Hindi version ''Jagir'' released on 26 October 1984 on the occasion of [[Diwali]], alongside another Dharmendra starrer ''[[Jeene Nahi Doonga]]''. Upon release, the film received positive reviews from critics and was a hit domestically as well as in Soviet Union.

== Plot ==
Pramod Chakravorty's multi-starrer, ''Jagir'' is the story of three musketeers - Shankar, Sanga, and Danny, who fight to help the needy and punish the greedy. Many years ago, Maharaj Shoor Veer Singh gets killed by a dacoit Lakhan, when he tries to stop him from robbing his royal locket, which concealed the map to the treasure of Anjangadh. Maharaj's loyal Mangal Singh helps the Maharaj's son escape the evil dacoit Lakhan. An accident causes the Maharaj's son to lose his memory. he gets raised in humble surroundings as Shankar, unaware of the precious locket he wore around his neck. Over the time, Lakhan becomes an industrialist and called himself Thakur Saheb. Despite his wealth, he continues to dream of attaining the treasures of Anjangadh that are guarded by the watchful eyes of Shamsher Bahadur - a [[falcon]] . Shankar - the true heir and Seema, Sanga, and Asha, along with Danny, set out to protect the treasures of Anjangadh from falling into the hands of evil.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
*[[Dharmendra]] as Shankar
*[[Mithun Chakraborty]] as Sanga
*[[Danny Denzongpa]] as Danny
*[[Pran (actor)|Pran]] as Mangal Singh
*[[Zeenat Aman]] as Seema
*[[Shoma Anand]] as Asha
*[[Beena Banerjee]] as Monica
*[[Amrish Puri]] as Lakhan Singh / Thakur
*[[Ranjeet]] as Ranjeet Singh
*[[Sujit Kumar]] as Dacoit Vikas Singh
*[[Praveen Kumar Sobti|Praveen Kumar]] as Django D'Costa
* [[Iftekhar]] as IG Praveen Singh
* [[Kamal Kapoor]] as Maharaj Shoor Veer Singh
* [[Bharat Bhushan]] as Dr. Bakshi
* [[Priti Sapru]] as Lily
* Birbal as Bahadur
* [[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] as Guard EK Mukerjee
* [[Ashalata Wabgaonkar]] as Sudha, Shankar's saviour
*Azaad Irani as Azaad
*[[Mac Mohan]] as Mac
*[[Bob Christo]] as Bob
}}

== Production ==

=== Development ===
During the making of ''[[Sholay]]'' in 1974, [[Ramesh Sippy]] was planning to adapt [[The Three Musketeers (1973 live-action film)|''The Three Musketeers'']] (1973) in Hindi, with [[Salim–Javed]] as the screenwriters. Dharmendra, [[Sanjeev Kumar]] and [[Amitabh Bachchan]], the trio of ''Sholay'', was planned to bring back on-screen by him. Despite the lead actors being signed, the film could not be finalized due to ''Sholay'' taking extra time.

In November 1976, [[Pramod Chakravorty]] undertook the project and launched it as "Teen Farishtey", produced by Tarun Guru Dutt under the banner of Koncord International. Dharmendra and Bachchan were approached again, while [[Rishi Kapoor]], [[Hema Malini]] and [[Jaya Bachchan|Jaya Bhaduri]] were offered another pivotal roles. [[Vinod Khanna]] replaced Kapoor after he opted out of it. Later, it got delayed after Salim–Javed declined to sign as its screenwriters. In 1979, [[Sachin Bhowmick]] decided to take up the story, on Chakravorty's request, and gave it to Tarun Guru Dutt. Then it was titled as "Jagir", and Chakravorty himself took over as producer. Bachchan stepped into Dharmendra's role, Rishi Kapoor stepped into the role that was to be earlier done by Bachchan, and [[Mithun Chakraborty]] stepped into Khanna's role. The film once again saw delays due to Bachchan's schedule. [[Uttam Kumar]] was approached to replace Bachchan later, which also consequented Chakravorty to make the project bilingually in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and Hindi, but it also got stalled due to Kumar's death in 1980. Finally, Dharmendra came back into the film in his original role, Mithun remained in the film and Danny was signed for the role Rishi Kapoor was earlier doing.

== Soundtrack ==
Music of the film is composed by [[R. D. Burman]], marking his third collaboration with Chakravorty after working on ''[[Warrant (film)|Warrant]]'' (1975) and ''[[Azaad (1978 film)|Azaad]]'' (1978). It is also his collaboration with Dharmendra for the fifteenth time after ''[[Chandan Ka Palna]]'' (1967), ''[[Seeta Aur Geeta]]'' (1972), ''[[Samadhi (1972 film)|Samadhi]]'' (1972), ''[[Yaadon Ki Baaraat]]'' (1973), ''[[Jheel Ke Us Paar]]'' (1973), ''[[Sholay]]'' (1975), ''Azaad'' (1978), ''[[Phandebaaz]]'' (1978), ''[[Shalimar (1978 film)|Shalimar]]'' (1978), ''[[Alibaba Aur 40 Chor (1980 film)|Alibaba Aur 40 Chor]]'' (1980), ''[[The Burning Train]]'' (1980), ''[[Qayamat (1983 film)|Qayamat]]'' (1983), ''[[Sunny (1984 film)|Sunny]]'' (1984) and [[Jhutha Sach (film)|''Jhutha Sach'']] (1984); and with Mithun Chakraborty for the sixth time after ''[[Sitara (1980 film)|Sitara]]'' (1980), ''[[Kalankini Kankabati]]'' (1981), ''[[Aamne Samne (1982 film)|Aamne Samne]]'' (1982), [[Ashanti (1982 film)|''Ashanti'']] (1982), ''[[Swami Dada]]'' (1982) and [[Boxer (1984 film)|''Boxer'']] (1984).

=== Bengali ===
Lyrics for ''Teen Murti'' were penned by [[Gauriprasanna Mazumder]] in his fourth collaboration with Burman after working on ''[[Rajkumari (film)|Rajkumari]]'' (1970), ''[[Anusandhan (1981 film)|Anusandhan]]'' (1981) and ''Aparupa'' (1982). Each song was chartbuster, especially "Emon Mojar Shohor" sung by [[Kishore Kumar]], gained huge popularity for depicting the cultural environment of [[Kolkata]] through its lyrics.

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 35:09
| title1 = Path Hok Bandhur (Title of "Teen Murti")
| length1 = 6:13
| extra1 = [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Shailendra Singh (singer)|Shailendra Singh]], [[Shakti Thakur]]
| title2 = Mon Churi Chhara Kaaj Nei
| length2 = 6:23
| extra2 = Kishore Kumar, [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| title3 = Notun Se To Notun E
| length3 = 5:53
| extra3 = Kishore Kumar, [[Asha Bhosle]]
| title4 = Jaano Jodi E Mon Ki Chay
| length4 = 5:48
| extra4 = Asha Bhosle
| title5 = Emon Mojar Shohor
| length5 = 5:15
| extra5 = Kishore Kumar
| title6 = Bandar Salaam Nao Janab
| length6 = 5:37
| extra6 = [[R. D. Burman]], Asha Bhosle
}}

=== Hindi ===
The Hindi lyrics in ''Jagir'' were penned by [[Anand Bakshi]].

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 30:19
| title1 = Hum Dilwale
| length1 = 4:49
| extra1 = Kishore Kumar, Shailendra Singh, Shakti Thakur
| title2 = Chor Tera Naam Hai
| length2 = 4:36
| extra2 = Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
| title3 = Naya Naya Hota Hai
| length3 = 5:42
| extra3 = Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
| title4 = Aaj Ki Raat
| length4 = 5:40
| extra4 = Asha Bhosle
| title5 = Shehron Mein Se Shehr
| length5 = 4:04
| extra5 = Kishore Kumar
| title6 = Sabko Salam Karte Hain
| length6 = 5:28
| extra6 = R. D. Burman, Asha Bhosle
}}

== Box office ==
In the [[Soviet Union]], it was the top-grossing Indian film of 1986, with 38{{nbsp}}million admissions at the [[List of Soviet films of the year by ticket sales|Soviet box office]].<ref name="soviet">{{cite web|url=http://kinanet.livejournal.com/1469857.html|title=Зарубежные популярные фильмы в советском кинопрокате (Индия)|author=Sergey Kudryavtsev|author-link=Sergey Kudryavtsev (film critic)|date=3 August 2008}}</ref> This was equivalent to an estimated {{#expr:38/(100/50)}}{{nbsp}}million [[Soviet rouble|Rbls]]s<ref>{{cite book |title=Soviet Military Review |date=1982 |publisher=[[Krasnaya Zvezda|Krasnaya Zveda Publishing House]] |page=7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CGrfAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA5-PA7}}</ref> ({{US$|{{#expr:19/(67.83/100) round 2}} million|long=no}},<ref name="russia">{{cite web|title=Archive|url=http://cbr.ru/currency_base/OldDataFiles/USD.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091229074625/http://cbr.ru/currency_base/OldDataFiles/USD.xls|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 December 2009|website=[[Central Bank of Russia]]|year=1972|accessdate=29 December 2009}}</ref> {{INR|{{#expr:28.01*12.611 round 2}} million}})<ref>{{cite web |title=Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=1987&locations=IN&start=1986 |website=[[World Bank]] |year=1986 |accessdate=11 December 2018}}</ref> in 1986, or {{US$|{{Inflation|US|28.01|1986}} million|long=no}} ({{INR|{{#expr:63*(1000/{{To USD|1000|IND}})/1000 round 3}} billion}}) adjusted for inflation in 2017.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0157844|}}

[[Category:1984 films]]
[[Category:1984 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1984 Indian films]]
[[Category:1984 Western (genre) films]]
[[Category:Bengali-language action films]]
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[[Category:Bengali-language action drama films]]
[[Category:Bengali-language action thriller films]]
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[[Category:Films scored by R. D. Burman]]
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[[Category:Films directed by Pramod Chakravorty]]
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