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{{infobox film
{{infobox film
|name =Clerk
| name           = Clerk
|director =Manoj Kumar
| image          = Clerk 1989.jpg
|producer =Manoj Kumar
| alt            =
|writer =Manoj Kumar
| caption        =
|editing =Manoj Kumar
| director       = Manoj Kumar
|starring =Manoj Kumar,<br>Shashi Kapoor,<br>Ashok Kumar,<br>Rekha,<br>Anita Raj,<br>Mohammed Ali
| producer       = Manoj Kumar
|cinematography =Joe D Souza
| writer         = Manoj Kumar
|country =India
| editing       = Manoj Kumar
|language =Hindi
| starring       = [[Ashok Kumar]]<br />[[Rajendra Kumar]]<br />[[Manoj Kumar]]<br />[[Shashi Kapoor]]<br />[[Rekha]]<br />[[Anita Raj]]<br />[[Sonu Walia]]<br />[[Mohammad Ali (actor)|Mohamed Ali]]<br />[[Zeba (actress, born 1945)|Zeba]]
|released =1989
| cinematography = Joe D Souza
|music =Uttam Jagadish
| runtime        = 165 minutes
| country       = India
| language       = Hindi
| released       = {{Film date|1989|04|07|df=yes}}
| music         = Uttam Jagadish
}}
}}
'''''Clerk''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1989|1989]] [[Hindi movie]].<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen1999">{{cite book|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha|author2=Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja|url-access=registration|accessdate=1 July 2012|year=1999|publisher=British Film Institute}}</ref> The film was written, produced, directed by and starred [[Manoj Kumar]] alongside an ensemble cast including [[Rekha]], [[Anita Raj]], [[Shashi Kapoor]], [[Rajendra Kumar]], [[Ashok Kumar]], [[Prem Chopra]] and [[Sonu Walia]] as well as Pakistani actors [[Mohammed Ali (actor)|Mohammed Ali]] and [[Zeba]] in their first and only Hindi film appearance.<ref name=dawn>{{cite news|title=Love thy neighbour|url=http://dawn.com/2012/06/20/love-thy-neighbor/|accessdate=1 July 2012|newspaper=Dawn|author=Gautam Chintamani}}</ref> The film did not do well at the box office and was Manoj Kumar's last film directed by him that had him in the leading role.<ref name=dailybhaskar>{{cite news|title=Jai Bharat! Manoj Kumar returns to Bollywood|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-jai-bharat-manoj-kumar-returns-to-bollywood-3409806.html|accessdate=1 July 2012|newspaper=Daily Bhaskar}}</ref>
'''''Clerk''''' is a 1989 Indian [[Hindi Language|Hindi-language]] [[Action-thriller film|action thriller film]] written, produced and directed by [[Manoj Kumar]] and starring Manoj Kumar alongside an ensemble cast including [[Rekha]], [[Anita Raj]], [[Shashi Kapoor]], [[Rajendra Kumar]], [[Ashok Kumar]], [[Prem Chopra]], [[Sonu Walia]], Rajiv Goswami, along with Pakistani actors [[Mohammed Ali (actor)|Mohammed Ali]] & [[Zeba (actress, born 1945)|Zeba]] in their only Hindi film appearance.<ref name=dawn>{{cite news|title=Love thy neighbour|url=http://dawn.com/2012/06/20/love-thy-neighbor/|accessdate=1 July 2012|newspaper=Dawn|author=Gautam Chintamani}}</ref> It was the last film Manoj Kumar directed that had him in the leading role.<ref name=dailybhaskar>{{cite news|title=Jai Bharat! Manoj Kumar returns to Bollywood|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-jai-bharat-manoj-kumar-returns-to-bollywood-3409806.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616062355/http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-jai-bharat-manoj-kumar-returns-to-bollywood-3409806.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 June 2012|accessdate=1 July 2012|newspaper=Daily Bhaskar}}</ref>


==Plot synopsis==
==Plot synopsis==


The film is a story of an honest clerk, Bharat (Manoj Kumar), who along with his family faces immense difficulties owing to their poverty. The plot revolves around the circumstances which force him to become corrupt. In the end, he repents and becomes honest again&nbsp;— while also saving his nation from anti-nationals.
The film is a story of an honest clerk, Bharat ([[Manoj Kumar]]), who along with his family faces immense difficulties owing to their poverty. The plot revolves around the circumstances which force him to become corrupt. In the end, he repents and becomes honest again&nbsp;— while also saving his nation from anti-nationals.


==Cast==
==Cast==
Source<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clerk |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/clerk/cast/2000335561/ |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Ashok Kumar]] as Satyapati
*[[Rajendra Kumar]] as Rahim Khan
*[[Manoj Kumar]] as Bharat
*[[Manoj Kumar]] as Bharat
*[[Rekha]] as Sneh
*[[Mohammad Ali (actor)|Mohammad Ali]] as Ram
*[[Zeba]] as Ram's wife
*[[Anita Raj]]
*[[Prem Chopra]] as Saadhuraam
*[[Ashok Kumar]] as Bharat and Ram's father
*[[Shashi Kapoor]] as Vijay Kapoor
*[[Shashi Kapoor]] as Vijay Kapoor
*[[Rajendra Kumar]] as Khan
*[[Rekha]] as Sneha
*[[Rajiv Goswami]] as Balram
*[[Anita Raj]] as Pooja
*[[Sonu Walia]]
*[[Sonu Walia]] as Sonu
*[[Om Shivpuri]]
*Rajiv Goswami as Balram
*[[Prem Chopra]] as Sadhuram
*[[Om Shivpuri]] as General Jindal
*[[Mohammad Ali (actor)|Mohammad Ali]] as Ram
*[[Zeba (actress, born 1945)|Zeba]] as Rukmini
*[[Dina Pathak]] as Bharat's mother
*[[Sonika Gill]] as Tulsi
*[[Rajendra Nath|Rajendranath]] as S. P. Lal
*Birbal as Kuljeet
*[[Anoop Kumar]] as Head Clerk Mukherjee


==Music==
==Music==
The music was composed by Jagdish Khanna, Uttam Singh and Uttam Ghosh. The music was released under [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]].<ref name=gomolo>{{cite web|title=Cast & Crew of Clerk (1989 - Hindi)|url=http://www.gomolo.com/clerk-movie-cast-crew/6317|publisher=Gomolo}}</ref>
The music was composed by Jagdish Khanna, Uttam Singh and Uttam Ghosh. The music was released under [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]].<ref name=gomolo>{{cite web|title=Cast & Crew of Clerk (1989 - Hindi)|url=http://www.gomolo.com/clerk-movie-cast-crew/6317|publisher=Gomolo}}</ref>


#"Jhoom Jhoom Kar Gaao Re, Aaj Pandrah August Hai" - Mahendra Kapoor, Lata Mangeshkar
#"Jhoom Jhoom Kar Gaao Re, Aaj Pandrah August Hai" — Mahendra Kapoor, Lata Mangeshkar
#"Mai Ek Clerk Hu" - [[Mahendra Kapoor]]
#"Mai Ek Clerk Hu" — [[Mahendra Kapoor]]
#"Neelaam Ghar Me Humne" - Lata Mangeshkar
#"Neelaam Ghar Me Humne" — Lata Mangeshkar
#"Rakh Geeta Pe Haath" - [[Nitin Mukesh]], Lata Mangeshkar
#"Rakh Geeta Pe Haath" — [[Nitin Mukesh]], Lata Mangeshkar
#"Kadam Kadam" - Mahendra Kapoor
#"Kadam Kadam" — Mahendra Kapoor
#"Tumse Jo Baat Hui" - [[Bhupinder Singh (musician)|Bhupinder Singh]]
#"Tumse Jo Baat Hui" — [[Bhupinder Singh (musician)|Bhupinder Singh]]
#"Tun Tun Tun Tun Tun" - [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
#"Tun Tun Tun Tun Tun" — [[Lata Mangeshkar]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


[[Category:Indian films]]
==External links==
[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]
* {{IMDb title|0233464}}
 
[[Category:1989 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1989 Indian films]]
[[Category:1989 films]]
[[Category:1989 films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films about corruption in India]]
[[Category:Films about corruption in India]]
[[Category:1989 drama films]]
[[Category:1989 crime drama films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language drama films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Manoj Kumar]]
[[Category:Films directed by Manoj Kumar]]

Latest revision as of 02:01, 21 March 2026

Clerk
Directed byManoj Kumar
Produced byManoj Kumar
Written byManoj Kumar
StarringAshok Kumar
Rajendra Kumar
Manoj Kumar
Shashi Kapoor
Rekha
Anita Raj
Sonu Walia
Mohamed Ali
Zeba
Music byUttam Jagadish
CinematographyJoe D Souza
Edited byManoj Kumar
Release date
  • 7 April 1989 (1989-04-07)
Running time
165 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Clerk is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written, produced and directed by Manoj Kumar and starring Manoj Kumar alongside an ensemble cast including Rekha, Anita Raj, Shashi Kapoor, Rajendra Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Prem Chopra, Sonu Walia, Rajiv Goswami, along with Pakistani actors Mohammed Ali & Zeba in their only Hindi film appearance.[1] It was the last film Manoj Kumar directed that had him in the leading role.[2]

Plot synopsis[edit | edit source]

The film is a story of an honest clerk, Bharat (Manoj Kumar), who along with his family faces immense difficulties owing to their poverty. The plot revolves around the circumstances which force him to become corrupt. In the end, he repents and becomes honest again — while also saving his nation from anti-nationals.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Source[3]

Music[edit | edit source]

The music was composed by Jagdish Khanna, Uttam Singh and Uttam Ghosh. The music was released under T-Series.[4]

  1. "Jhoom Jhoom Kar Gaao Re, Aaj Pandrah August Hai" — Mahendra Kapoor, Lata Mangeshkar
  2. "Mai Ek Clerk Hu" — Mahendra Kapoor
  3. "Neelaam Ghar Me Humne" — Lata Mangeshkar
  4. "Rakh Geeta Pe Haath" — Nitin Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar
  5. "Kadam Kadam" — Mahendra Kapoor
  6. "Tumse Jo Baat Hui" — Bhupinder Singh
  7. "Tun Tun Tun Tun Tun" — Lata Mangeshkar

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Gautam Chintamani. "Love thy neighbour". Dawn. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Jai Bharat! Manoj Kumar returns to Bollywood". Daily Bhaskar. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Clerk". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Cast & Crew of Clerk (1989 - Hindi)". Gomolo.

External links[edit | edit source]


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