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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Hukumat
| name          = {{Lang|hi-latn|Hukumat}}
| image          = Hukumat poster.jpg
| image          = Hukumat poster.jpg
| image_size    =
 
| caption        = Promotional poster
| caption        = Promotional poster
| director      = [[Anil Sharma]]
| director      = [[Anil Sharma (director)|Anil Sharma]]
| producer      = K.C Sharma
| producer      = K.C Sharma
| writer        = Anil Sharma   
| writer        = Anil Sharma   
| narrator      =  
| narrator      =  
| starring      = [[Dharmendra]]<br />[[Rati Agnihotri]]
| starring      = {{ubl|[[Dharmendra]]|[[Rati Agnihotri]]}}
| music          = [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
| music          = [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
| cinematography = Anil Dhanda
| cinematography = Anil Dhanda
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| language      = Hindi
| language      = Hindi
| budget        =  
| budget        =  
| gross          = {{INRConvert|110|m}}
| gross          =  
| preceded_by    =
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| website        =  
}}
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'''''Hukumat''''' ({{trans|Rule}}) is a 1987 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[Anil Sharma]], starring [[Dharmendra]] and [[Rati Agnihotri]], while [[Swapna (actress)|Swapna]] and [[Sadashiv Amrapurkar]] play supporting roles. The movie became the highest-grossing [[Bollywood]] film of 1987 and it became "Super-hit" at box office. It also received highly positive response from critics and audiences alike.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Kanwar, Rachna |title=25 Must See Bollywood Movies |date=3 October 2005 |url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/Special_Features/25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/articleshow/msid-1250837,curpg-10.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015033756/http://movies.indiatimes.com/Special_Features/25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/articleshow/msid-1250837%2Ccurpg-10.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 October 2007 |publisher=Indiatimes movies |accessdate=2010-11-08 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Also, ''Dharmendra'' gave 8 successful movies in the same year, which still remains a record.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Box Office Draws of Indian Cinema |url=http://ibosnetwork.com/asp/topactors.asp?isactress=false |publisher=Ibosnetwork,com |accessdate=2010-11-20 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
'''{{Lang|hi-latn|Hukumat}}''' ({{translation|Rule}}) is a 1987 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[Anil Sharma (director)|Anil Sharma]], starring [[Dharmendra]] and [[Rati Agnihotri]], while [[Swapna (actress)|Swapna]] and [[Sadashiv Amrapurkar]] play supporting roles. The film became the highest-grossing [[Bollywood]] film of 1987. It also received highly positive response from critics.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Kanwar, Rachna |title=25 Must See Bollywood Movies |date=3 October 2005 |url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/Special_Features/25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/articleshow/msid-1250837,curpg-10.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015033756/http://movies.indiatimes.com/Special_Features/25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/articleshow/msid-1250837%2Ccurpg-10.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 October 2007 |publisher=Indiatimes movies |accessdate=2010-11-08 }}</ref> It was remade in Tamil as ''[[Puthiya Vaanam]]''.


==Plot==
==Plot==
Arjun Singh (Dharmendra) is a dare-devil upright cop who believes in dealing strongly with criminals. D.I.G. Khan (Shammi Kapoor) does not agree with his ways and there is always a disagreement between the two. Arjun is sent on a special mission to Shanti Nagar, which in under the police scanner due to some shady activities going on there.  On reaching Shanti Nagar, Arjun sees that it is ruled by a wealthy businessman, Deen Bandhu Deena Nath aka D.B.D.N., who has very high contacts.  He has terrorised the town with the help of his convoy of uniformed men who kill the citizens at will. Arjun realises that D.B.D.N is none other than Mangal Singh, the corrupt police officer who had killed Arjun's father (Parikshit Sahni) when Arjun was a child.  Arjun gets thirsty for D.B.D.N's blood, but is stopped by D.I.G Khan. But when D.B.D.N kills Arjun's young son (Jugal Hansraj), Arjun, with the help of D.I.G Khan sets out to overturn the evil rule (Hukumat) of D.B.D.N
Arjun Singh is a dare-devil upright cop who believes in dealing strongly with criminals. D.I.G. Khan does not agree with his ways and there is always a disagreement between the two. Arjun is sent on a special mission to Shanti Nagar, which in under the police scanner due to some shady activities going on there.  On reaching Shanti Nagar, Arjun sees that it is ruled by a wealthy businessman, Deen Bandhu Deena Nath aka D.B.D.N., who has very high contacts.  He has terrorised the town with the help of his convoy of uniformed men who kill the citizens at will. Arjun realises that D.B.D.N is none other than Mangal Singh, the corrupt police officer who had killed Shankardayal Singh, Arjun's father when Arjun was a child.  Arjun gets thirsty for D.B.D.N's blood, but is stopped by D.I.G Khan. But when D.B.D.N kills Arjun's young son, Arjun, with the help of D.I.G Khan sets out to overturn the evil rule (Hukumat) of D.B.D.N


=== Cast ===
== Cast ==
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Actor
!Actor
!Character Name
!Character  
!Role
!Notes
|-
|-
|[[Dharmendra]]
|[[Dharmendra]]
|Arjun Singh
|S.P. Arjun Singh
|Supritendent of Police
|After killing Jamaal Sen he is promoted From Assistant  Superintendent of Police to Superintendent of Police
|-
|-
|[[Shammi Kapoor]]
|[[Shammi Kapoor]]
|Khan
|D.I.G. Khan
|DIG
|
|-
|-
|[[Rati Agnihotri]]
|[[Rati Agnihotri]]
|Kusum Singh
|Kusum Singh
|Arjun's Wife
|
|-
|-
|[[Swapna (actress)|Swapna]]
|[[Swapna (actress)|Swapna]]
|Sonia
|Sonia
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Goga Kapoor]]
|[[Goga Kapoor]]
|Jamaal Sen
|Jamaal Sen
|Rowspan="2"|Terrorists
|
|-
|-
|[[Sadashiv Amrapurkar]]
|[[Sadashiv Amrapurkar]]
|Mangal Singh /Deenbandhu Dinanath (DBDN)
|Mangal Singh /Deenbandhu Dinanath (DBDN)
|Before becoming Terrorist he was corrupt Police Inspector
|-
|-
|[[Prem Chopra]]
|[[Prem Chopra]]
|Nanumal Thekedar
|Nanumal Thekedar
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Deepak Qazir]]
|[[Deepak Qazir]]
|
|DBDN Secretary
|DBDN Secretary
|
|-
|-
|[[Joginder]]
|[[Joginder]]
|Dharam Singh
|Dharam Singh
|Rowspan="3"|DBDN Henchman
|
|-
|-
|[[Praveen Kumar Sobti]]  
|[[Praveen Kumar Sobti]]  
|Rakhshash
|Rakhshash
|
 
|-
|-
|[[Deep Dhillon]]
|[[Deep Dhillon]]
|
|DBDN Henchman
|
|-
|-
|[[Lilliput (actor)|Lilliput]]
|[[Lilliput (actor)|Lilliput]]
|Bhimsen
|Bhimsen
|Servant of Arjun Singh
|
|-
|-
|[[Padma Khanna]]
|[[Padma Khanna]]
|Ramkatori
|Ramkatori
|Vegetable Seller
|
|-
|-
|[[Sudhir (Hindi actor)|Sudhir]]
|[[Sudhir (Hindi actor)|Sudhir]]
|Javed
|Javed
|Corrupt Police Inspector
|
|-
|-
|[[Jankidas]]
|[[Jankidas]]
|
|Railway Ticket Collector of Shantinagar
|Railway Ticket Collector of Shantinagar
|
|-
|-
|[[Pinchoo Kapoor]]
|[[Pinchoo Kapoor]]
|Keshav Lal
|Keshav Lal
|District Magistrate of Shantinagar
|
|-
|-
|[[Rajendra Nath]]
|[[Rajendra Nath]]
|Charlie
|Charlie
|Tourist Guide of Shantinagar
|
|-
|-
|[[Raj Kishore]]
|[[Raj Kishore]]
|
|Chalta Firta Market
|Chalta Firta Market
|
|-
|-
|[[Beena Banerjee]]
|[[Beena Banerjee]]
|
|Village Woman
|Village Woman
|
|-
|-
|[[Parikshat Sahni]]
| [[Parikshit Sahni]]
|Shankar Dayal Singh
| Shankardayal Singh
|Fauji/ Thakur and Father of Arjun Singh
|
|-
|-
|[[Jugal Hansraj]]
|[[Jugal Hansraj]]
|Chintu
|Chintu
|Son of Arjun Singh
|
|-
|-
|[[Sudhir Dalvi]]
|[[Sudhir Dalvi]]
|
|Sonia's Dad
|Sonia's Dad
|
|-
|-
|[[Chandrashekhar]]
| [[Chandrashekhar (actor)|Chandrashekhar Vaidya]]
|
|Minister
|Minister
|
|-
|-
|[[Guddi Maruti]]
|[[Guddi Maruti]]
|
|Rowspan="2"|Prostitutes in Red Light Area Dancer in "Ram Ram Bol" song
|Rowspan="2"|Prostitute in Red Light Area   Dancer in "Ram Ram Bol" song
|
|-
|-
|[[Huma Khan]]
|[[Huma Khan]]
|
|
|-
|-
|[[K.N. Singh]]
|[[K.N. Singh]]
|
|DBDN Friend's (Cameo}
|
|Rowspan="4"|All DBDN Friend's (Guest Role)
|-
|-
|[[Bob Christo]]
|[[Bob Christo]]
|Bob
|Bob (Cameo)
|English Man
|-
|-
|[[Manorama (Hindi actress)|Manorama]]
|[[Manorama (Hindi actress)|Manorama]]
|
|Chinese Lady (Cameo)
|Chinese Lady
|-
|-
|[[Rajan Haksar]]
|[[Rajan Haksar]]
|
|Pakistani Man (Cameo)
|Pakistani Man
|-
|}
|}


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
Music for the film was scored by the duo of [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dharmendra - Biography |url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/artists/Dharmendra/biography-3730.html |publisher=Yahoo! Movies |accessdate=2010-12-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016114607/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/artists/Dharmendra/biography-3730.html |archivedate=16 October 2009 }}</ref>
Music for the film was scored by the duo of [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dharmendra – Biography |url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/artists/Dharmendra/biography-3730.html |publisher=Yahoo! Movies |accessdate=2010-12-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016114607/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/artists/Dharmendra/biography-3730.html |archivedate=16 October 2009 }}</ref>
All lyrics are by [[Verma Malik]].
All lyrics are by [[Verma Malik]].


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== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist|2}}
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
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[[Category:1987 films]]
[[Category:1987 films]]
[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1987 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1987 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
[[Category:Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
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[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Maharashtra Police]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Maharashtra Police]]
[[Category:Films directed by Anil Sharma]]
[[Category:Films directed by Anil Sharma]]
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Latest revision as of 05:19, 4 March 2026


Hukumat
File:Hukumat poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Directed byAnil Sharma
Produced byK.C Sharma
Written byAnil Sharma
Starring
Music byLaxmikant–Pyarelal
CinematographyAnil Dhanda
Production
company
Shantketan Films
Release date
  • 27 March 1987 (1987-03-27)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Hukumat (transl. Rule) is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Anil Sharma, starring Dharmendra and Rati Agnihotri, while Swapna and Sadashiv Amrapurkar play supporting roles. The film became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 1987. It also received highly positive response from critics.[1] It was remade in Tamil as Puthiya Vaanam.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Arjun Singh is a dare-devil upright cop who believes in dealing strongly with criminals. D.I.G. Khan does not agree with his ways and there is always a disagreement between the two. Arjun is sent on a special mission to Shanti Nagar, which in under the police scanner due to some shady activities going on there. On reaching Shanti Nagar, Arjun sees that it is ruled by a wealthy businessman, Deen Bandhu Deena Nath aka D.B.D.N., who has very high contacts. He has terrorised the town with the help of his convoy of uniformed men who kill the citizens at will. Arjun realises that D.B.D.N is none other than Mangal Singh, the corrupt police officer who had killed Shankardayal Singh, Arjun's father when Arjun was a child. Arjun gets thirsty for D.B.D.N's blood, but is stopped by D.I.G Khan. But when D.B.D.N kills Arjun's young son, Arjun, with the help of D.I.G Khan sets out to overturn the evil rule (Hukumat) of D.B.D.N

Cast[edit | edit source]

Actor Character
Dharmendra S.P. Arjun Singh
Shammi Kapoor D.I.G. Khan
Rati Agnihotri Kusum Singh
Swapna Sonia
Goga Kapoor Jamaal Sen
Sadashiv Amrapurkar Mangal Singh /Deenbandhu Dinanath (DBDN)
Prem Chopra Nanumal Thekedar
Deepak Qazir DBDN Secretary
Joginder Dharam Singh
Praveen Kumar Sobti Rakhshash
Deep Dhillon DBDN Henchman
Lilliput Bhimsen
Padma Khanna Ramkatori
Sudhir Javed
Jankidas Railway Ticket Collector of Shantinagar
Pinchoo Kapoor Keshav Lal
Rajendra Nath Charlie
Raj Kishore Chalta Firta Market
Beena Banerjee Village Woman
Parikshit Sahni Shankardayal Singh
Jugal Hansraj Chintu
Sudhir Dalvi Sonia's Dad
Chandrashekhar Vaidya Minister
Guddi Maruti Prostitutes in Red Light Area Dancer in "Ram Ram Bol" song
Huma Khan
K.N. Singh DBDN Friend's (Cameo}
Bob Christo Bob (Cameo)
Manorama Chinese Lady (Cameo)
Rajan Haksar Pakistani Man (Cameo)

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Music for the film was scored by the duo of Laxmikant–Pyarelal.[2] All lyrics are by Verma Malik.

# Title Singer(s)
1 "Na Zulm Na Zalim Ka" Alka Yagnik, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Mohammed Aziz
2 "Es Afsar Ka Baja" Shabbir Kumar, Kavita Krishnamurthy
3 "Ram Ram Bol" Shabbir Kumar, Alka Yagnik, Kavita Krishnamurthy
4 "Zulm Karne Se Bura Hai" Alka Yagnik, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Mohammed Aziz

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Kanwar, Rachna (3 October 2005). "25 Must See Bollywood Movies". Indiatimes movies. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "Dharmendra – Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on 16 October 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2010.

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