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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name = Aaj Ki | | name = {{Lang|hi-latn|Aaj Ki Awaz}} | ||
| image = Aaj Ki Awaaz.jpg | | image = Aaj Ki Awaaz.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| director = [[Ravi Chopra]] | | director = [[Ravi Chopra]] | ||
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| writer = Shabd Kumar | | writer = Shabd Kumar | ||
| narrator = | | narrator = | ||
| starring = [[Raj Babbar]]<br/>[[Smita Patil]]<br/>[[Nana Patekar]] | | starring = [[Raj Babbar]]<br/>[[Smita Patil]]<br/>[[Nana Patekar]]<br/>[[Shafi Inamdar]] | ||
| music = [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]] | | music = [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]] | ||
| cinematography = [[Barun Mukherjee]] | | cinematography = [[Barun Mukherjee]] | ||
| editing = S. B. Mane | | editing = S. B. Mane | ||
| distributor = B. R. Films | | distributor = B. R. Films | ||
| released = {{Film date|1984| | | released = {{Film date|1984|09|07|df=y}} | ||
| runtime = | | runtime = 134 minutes | ||
| country = | | country = India | ||
| language = Hindi | | language = Hindi | ||
| budget = | | budget = | ||
}} | }} | ||
''' | '''{{Lang|hi-latn|Aaj Ki Awaz}}''' ({{Translation|Voice of the day}}) is a 1984 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[vigilante film|vigilante]] [[action film]] directed by Ravi Chopra and produced by [[B. R. Chopra]].<ref name="LtdGulzar2003">{{cite book|author2=Gulzar|author3=Govind Nihalani|author1=Saibal Chatterjee|title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT565|year=2003|publisher=Popular Prakashan, Encyclopædia Britannica (India) Pvt. Ltd|isbn=978-81-7991-066-5|page=541}}</ref> It stars [[Raj Babbar]], [[Smita Patil]], [[Nana Patekar]] and [[Shafi Inamdar]]. The film is based on 1982 Hollywood movie ''[[Death Wish II]]''. It tells the story of a professor who becomes a vigilante after his sister is raped and his mother is killed. This film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Nyayam Meere Cheppali]]'' (1985), in Tamil as ''[[Naan Sigappu Manithan (1985 film)|Naan Sigappu Manithan]]'' (1985) and in Kannada as ''Mahatma'' (2000).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maderya |first=Kumuthan |date=2010 |title=Rage against the state: historicizing the "angry young man" in Tamil cinema |url=http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/jc52.2010/Tamil/4.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904015546/https://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/jc52.2010/Tamil/4.html |archive-date=4 September 2020 |access-date=1 March 2021 |website=[[Jump Cut (journal)|Jump Cut]]}}</ref> | ||
The film opened to positive response from critics and emerged a blockbuster at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4887|title=Top Small Films In History: Uri - The Surgical Strike Fourth|date=4 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19850731-hindi-films-as-action-movies-flop-in-a-row-bollywood-tries-its-luck-with-romantic-flicks-770266-2013-12-26|title = Hindi films: As action movies flop in a row, Bollywood tries its luck with romantic flicks}}</ref> At the [[32nd Filmfare Awards]], ''Aaj Ki Awaz'' received six nominations, including [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] (B. R. Chopra), [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] (Ravi Chopra) [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] (Babbar), [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] (Patil), [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] (Inamdar) and [[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Best Story]] (Kumar) and won for [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]] (Kamal) for the title song.<ref name="Filmfare">{{Cite web |url=http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf |title=Filmfare Awards (1953–2005)|access-date=5 November 2007 |archive-date=12 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612065210/http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is available for digital streaming on [[Amazon Prime Video]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Aaj-Ki-Awaz/0HVF9JEO9LGP97IGH3LDYJF114|title=Aaj Ki Awaz (1984)}}</ref> | |||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
Professor Prabhat Kumar Varma (Raj Babbar), | Professor Prabhat Kumar Varma (Raj Babbar) lives in [[Andheri]], Mumbai with his widowed mother and sister, Madhu (Raksha Chauhan). Concerned about the rising crime rates in the city, he meets with Police Commissioner Sathe (Chandrashekhar) to voice his concerns. Meanwhile, his friend Professor Lalwani's sister-in-law, Sudha (Sonika Gill), is kidnapped, raped, and killed by Suresh Thakur (Dalip Tahil). However, Suresh's lawyers prove in court that he was not in Mumbai at the time of the incident, and he is acquitted. Frustrated by Prabhat's persistence in seeking justice for Sudha, Suresh and his gang break into Prabhat's apartment. They tie him up and sexually assault his sister in front of him before murdering his mother when she attempts to call the police. His sister subsequently commits suicide. Devastated by these events, Prabhat loses faith in the criminal justice system and becomes a vigilante, taking it upon himself to roam the city at night and kill rapists and murderers. | ||
Inspector Shafi (Shafi Inamdar) begins to investigate these crimes, and Prabhat soon comes under the police's radar. The inspector eventually captures Prabhat, and his girlfriend Rajni (Smita Patil), who is a lawyer, takes it upon herself to free him and seek justice for his family once and for all. | |||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
*[[Raj Babbar]] <small>as</small> | *[[Raj Babbar]] <small>as</small> Professor Prabhat Kumar Verma / Robinhood | ||
*[[Smita Patil]] <small>as</small> Public Prosecutor Rajni | *[[Smita Patil]] <small>as</small> Public Prosecutor Rajni Deshmukh | ||
*[[Nana Patekar]] <small>as</small> Jagmohandas | *[[Nana Patekar]] <small>as</small> Jagmohandas | ||
*[[Om Shivpuri]] <small>as</small> Judge | *[[Om Shivpuri]] <small>as</small> Judge | ||
*[[Dheeraj Kumar]] <small>as</small> | *[[Dheeraj Kumar]] <small>as</small> Professor Lalwani | ||
*[[Shafi Inamdar]] <small>as</small> Inspector Shafi | *[[Shafi Inamdar]] <small>as</small> Inspector Shafi | ||
*[[Vijay Arora]] <small>as</small> | *[[Vijay Arora]] <small>as</small> Shrivastav | ||
*[[Arun Bakshi]] <small>as</small> Inspector Veerkar | *[[Arun Bakshi]] <small>as</small> Inspector Veerkar | ||
*[[Ashalata]] <small>as</small> Mrs. V.V. Deshmukh | *[[Ashalata]] <small>as</small> Mrs. V.V. Deshmukh | ||
*[[Chandrashekhar (actor)|Chandrashekhar]] <small>as</small> Police Commissioner Sathe | *[[Chandrashekhar (actor)|Chandrashekhar]] <small>as</small> Police Commissioner Sathe | ||
*[[Iftekhar]] <small>as</small> Judge V.V. Deshmukh | *[[Iftekhar]] <small>as</small> Judge V.V. Deshmukh | ||
*[[Alok Nath]] <small>as</small> | *[[Alok Nath|Aloknath]] <small>as</small> Bar Owner | ||
*[[Gufi Paintal]] <small>as</small> Orderly in Mental Hospital | *[[Gufi Paintal]] <small>as</small> Orderly in Mental Hospital | ||
*[[Dalip Tahil]] <small>as</small> Suresh Thakur | *[[Dalip Tahil]] <small>as</small> Suresh Thakur | ||
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*Deepak Qazir <small>as</small> Kishan Khanna | *Deepak Qazir <small>as</small> Kishan Khanna | ||
*Sonika Gill <small>as</small> Sudha Advani | *Sonika Gill <small>as</small> Sudha Advani | ||
*[[Urmila Bhatt]] <small>as</small> Mrs. | *[[Urmila Bhatt]] <small>as</small> Mrs. Verma | ||
*Raksha Chauhan <small>as</small> Madhu, Prof. Prabhat's sister who gets raped and killed. | *Raksha Chauhan <small>as</small> Madhu, Prof. Prabhat's sister who gets raped and killed. | ||
*[[Om Katare]] as Villain | *[[Om Katare]] as Villain | ||
*[[Girija Shankar]] as Minister Sri Kanhaiya Laal Tomar | |||
* | |||
==Music== | ==Music== | ||
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! Song !! Singer (s) | ! Song !! Singer (s) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "Aaj Ki | | "Aaj Ki Awaz" | ||
| [[Mahendra Kapoor]] | | [[Mahendra Kapoor]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "Dil Hi Dil Main" | | "Dil Hi Dil Main" | ||
| | | Mahendra Kapoor | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "Mera Chhota Sa Ghar" | | "Mera Chhota Sa Ghar" | ||
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|} | |} | ||
== | ==Controversy== | ||
The censor certificate of the film shows "Re-revised", implying that censor board objected to certain scenes of the movie, and cleared the movie when it was re-edited. The producers of the movie have been subsequently criticized by many for filming sexual assault scenes in a gratuitous way.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trehan|first=Madhu|date=December 17, 1980|title=Insaaf Ka Tarazu: B.R. Chopra uses all the stale Bombay filmi cliches and symbolisms|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19801130-insaaf-ka-tarazu-b.r.-chopra-uses-all-the-stale-bombay-filmi-cliches-and-symbolisms-821642-2014-01-02|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213183346/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19801130-insaaf-ka-tarazu-b.r.-chopra-uses-all-the-stale-bombay-filmi-cliches-and-symbolisms-821642-2014-01-02 |archive-date=13 February 2020 |access-date=2021-02-10|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Deepali|date=2017-08-05|title=Evolution of the rape scene|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-evolution-of-the-rape-scene-2520956|access-date=2021-02-10|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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[[Category:1984 films]] | [[Category:1984 films]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1984 Hindi-language films]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1984 Indian films]] | ||
[[Category:Films scored by Ravi]] | [[Category:Films scored by Ravi]] | ||
[[Category:Films directed by Ravi Chopra]] | [[Category:Films directed by Ravi Chopra]] | ||
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[[Category:Hindi-language action films]] | [[Category:Hindi-language action films]] | ||
[[Category:1980s vigilante films]] | [[Category:1980s vigilante films]] | ||
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| Aaj Ki Awaz | |
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| Directed by | Ravi Chopra |
| Produced by | B. R. Chopra |
| Written by | Shabd Kumar |
| Starring | Raj Babbar Smita Patil Nana Patekar Shafi Inamdar |
| Music by | Ravi |
| Cinematography | Barun Mukherjee |
| Edited by | S. B. Mane |
| Distributed by | B. R. Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 134 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Aaj Ki Awaz (transl. Voice of the day) is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language vigilante action film directed by Ravi Chopra and produced by B. R. Chopra.[1] It stars Raj Babbar, Smita Patil, Nana Patekar and Shafi Inamdar. The film is based on 1982 Hollywood movie Death Wish II. It tells the story of a professor who becomes a vigilante after his sister is raped and his mother is killed. This film was remade in Telugu as Nyayam Meere Cheppali (1985), in Tamil as Naan Sigappu Manithan (1985) and in Kannada as Mahatma (2000).[2]
The film opened to positive response from critics and emerged a blockbuster at the box office.[3][4] At the 32nd Filmfare Awards, Aaj Ki Awaz received six nominations, including Best Film (B. R. Chopra), Best Director (Ravi Chopra) Best Actor (Babbar), Best Actress (Patil), Best Supporting Actor (Inamdar) and Best Story (Kumar) and won for Best Lyricist (Kamal) for the title song.[5] It is available for digital streaming on Amazon Prime Video.[6]
Plot[edit | edit source]
Professor Prabhat Kumar Varma (Raj Babbar) lives in Andheri, Mumbai with his widowed mother and sister, Madhu (Raksha Chauhan). Concerned about the rising crime rates in the city, he meets with Police Commissioner Sathe (Chandrashekhar) to voice his concerns. Meanwhile, his friend Professor Lalwani's sister-in-law, Sudha (Sonika Gill), is kidnapped, raped, and killed by Suresh Thakur (Dalip Tahil). However, Suresh's lawyers prove in court that he was not in Mumbai at the time of the incident, and he is acquitted. Frustrated by Prabhat's persistence in seeking justice for Sudha, Suresh and his gang break into Prabhat's apartment. They tie him up and sexually assault his sister in front of him before murdering his mother when she attempts to call the police. His sister subsequently commits suicide. Devastated by these events, Prabhat loses faith in the criminal justice system and becomes a vigilante, taking it upon himself to roam the city at night and kill rapists and murderers.
Inspector Shafi (Shafi Inamdar) begins to investigate these crimes, and Prabhat soon comes under the police's radar. The inspector eventually captures Prabhat, and his girlfriend Rajni (Smita Patil), who is a lawyer, takes it upon herself to free him and seek justice for his family once and for all.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Raj Babbar as Professor Prabhat Kumar Verma / Robinhood
- Smita Patil as Public Prosecutor Rajni Deshmukh
- Nana Patekar as Jagmohandas
- Om Shivpuri as Judge
- Dheeraj Kumar as Professor Lalwani
- Shafi Inamdar as Inspector Shafi
- Vijay Arora as Shrivastav
- Arun Bakshi as Inspector Veerkar
- Ashalata as Mrs. V.V. Deshmukh
- Chandrashekhar as Police Commissioner Sathe
- Iftekhar as Judge V.V. Deshmukh
- Aloknath as Bar Owner
- Gufi Paintal as Orderly in Mental Hospital
- Dalip Tahil as Suresh Thakur
- Dinesh Thakur as Advocate Dayal
- Chandni as Sudha's friend
- Deepak Qazir as Kishan Khanna
- Sonika Gill as Sudha Advani
- Urmila Bhatt as Mrs. Verma
- Raksha Chauhan as Madhu, Prof. Prabhat's sister who gets raped and killed.
- Om Katare as Villain
- Girija Shankar as Minister Sri Kanhaiya Laal Tomar
Music[edit | edit source]
| Song | Singer (s) |
|---|---|
| "Aaj Ki Awaz" | Mahendra Kapoor |
| "Dil Hi Dil Main" | Mahendra Kapoor |
| "Mera Chhota Sa Ghar" | Mahendra Kapoor |
| "Bharat To Hai Azad" | Mahendra Kapoor |
| "Mera Chhotasa Ghar" (sad) | Mahendra Kapoor |
| "Shloka" | Hemant Kumar |
| "Saare Jahan Se Achcha"[lower-alpha 1] | Vijaya Majumdar |
Controversy[edit | edit source]
The censor certificate of the film shows "Re-revised", implying that censor board objected to certain scenes of the movie, and cleared the movie when it was re-edited. The producers of the movie have been subsequently criticized by many for filming sexual assault scenes in a gratuitous way.[7][8]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Written by Muhammad Iqbal.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Saibal Chatterjee; Gulzar; Govind Nihalani (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. Popular Prakashan, Encyclopædia Britannica (India) Pvt. Ltd. p. 541. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.
- ↑ Maderya, Kumuthan (2010). "Rage against the state: historicizing the "angry young man" in Tamil cinema". Jump Cut. Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ↑ "Top Small Films In History: Uri - The Surgical Strike Fourth". 4 April 2019.
- ↑ "Hindi films: As action movies flop in a row, Bollywood tries its luck with romantic flicks".
- ↑ "Filmfare Awards (1953–2005)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2007.
- ↑ "Aaj Ki Awaz (1984)".
- ↑ Trehan, Madhu (17 December 1980). "Insaaf Ka Tarazu: B.R. Chopra uses all the stale Bombay filmi cliches and symbolisms". India Today. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ↑ Singh, Deepali (5 August 2017). "Evolution of the rape scene". DNA India. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Aaj Ki Awaaz on IMDb