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{{Short description|1989 Bollywood film by Anant Balani}} | |||
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| name = Gawaahi | | name = Gawaahi | ||
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| director = [[Anant Balani]] | | director = [[Anant Balani]] | ||
| producer = Rajiv Mehra | | producer = Rajiv Mehra<br/> [[Aditya Raj Kapoor]] | ||
| writer = | | writer = [[Hemendra Bhatia]] (dialogues) | ||
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| starring = [[Zeenat Aman]]<br/>[[Shekhar Kapur]]<br/>[[Ranjeeta Kaur]]<br/>[[Ashutosh Gowariker]] | | starring = [[Zeenat Aman]]<br/>[[Shekhar Kapur]]<br/>[[Ranjeeta Kaur]]<br/>[[Ashutosh Gowariker]] | ||
| music = Uttam-Jagdish<br/>[[Sardar Anjum]] (lyrics) | | music = Uttam-Jagdish<br/>[[Sardar Anjum]] (lyrics) | ||
| cinematography = | | cinematography = [[Naga_(director)|Nagarajan Lingam]] | ||
| editing = | | editing = Rajendra Mahajan | ||
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| country = India | | country = India | ||
| language = Hindi | | language = Hindi | ||
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'''''Gawaahi''''' ({{ | '''''Gawaahi''''' ({{langx|en|Testimony}}) is a 1989 [[Bollywood]] film directed by [[Anant Balani]]. It was his directorial debut.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anant Balani: Indian Director |first=Shilpa Bharatan |last=Iyer |date=3 September 2003 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/people-news/anant-balani-1117891881/}}</ref> The film stars [[Zeenat Aman]], [[Shekhar Kapur]], [[Ranjeeta Kaur]] and [[Ashutosh Gowariker]]. It was based on the 1934 play ''[[The Night of January 16th]]'', a courtroom drama by [[Ayn Rand]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Eyecatchers: Baba Amte nominated for prestigious UN Human Rights Award |date=31 December 1988 |work=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19881231-baba-amte-nominated-for-prestigious-un-human-rights-award-798071-1988-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=That Touch of Class |first=Rajiv |last=Vijayakar |date=10 December 2010 |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]] |url=http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/that-touch-of-class/722528/0 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222195658/http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/that-touch-of-class/722528/0 |archivedate=22 December 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | ||
== Plot == | |||
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A courtroom drama around the disclosures and cross-examinations of key witnesses of mysterious death of leading business tycoon Ranjeet Chaudhary (Shekhar Kapoor). | A courtroom drama around the disclosures and cross-examinations of key witnesses of mysterious death of leading business tycoon Ranjeet Chaudhary (Shekhar Kapoor). | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
*[[Zeenat Aman]] as | *[[Zeenat Aman]] as Janhvi Kaul | ||
*[[Tanuja]] as | *[[Tanuja]] as Advocate Bharucha | ||
*[[Shekhar Kapur]] as Ranjeet Chaudhary | *[[Shekhar Kapur]] as Ranjeet Chaudhary | ||
*[[Ranjeeta Kaur]] as Shashi Chaudhary | *[[Ranjeeta Kaur]] as Shashi Chaudhary | ||
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* Avinash Kharshikar as Ramakant Shinde | * Avinash Kharshikar as Ramakant Shinde | ||
*[[Hosi Vasunia]] as Inspector Vasunia | *[[Hosi Vasunia]] as Inspector Vasunia | ||
*[[Shammi (actress)]] as Betty Lobo | *[[Shammi (actress)|Shammi]] as Betty Lobo | ||
*[[Ravi Patwardhan]] as Judge | *[[Ravi Patwardhan]] as Judge | ||
* G.P. Singh as Colonel Ghai | * G.P. Singh as Colonel Ghai | ||
* Rakesh Shrivastav as building watchman | * Rakesh Shrivastav as building watchman | ||
* Gautam Siddharth as handwriting expert | * Gautam Siddharth as handwriting expert | ||
== Soundtrack == | == Soundtrack == | ||
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[[Category:Indian films based on plays]] | [[Category:Indian films based on plays]] | ||
[[Category:Films based on works by Ayn Rand]] | [[Category:Films based on works by Ayn Rand]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1989 Hindi-language films]] | ||
[[Category:Indian films]] | [[Category:1989 Indian films]] | ||
[[Category:Indian courtroom films]] | [[Category:Indian courtroom films]] | ||
[[Category:Films directed by Anant Balani]] | [[Category:Films directed by Anant Balani]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:18, 4 March 2026
| Gawaahi | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Anant Balani |
| Produced by | Rajiv Mehra Aditya Raj Kapoor |
| Written by | Hemendra Bhatia (dialogues) |
| Based on | The Night of January 16th by Ayn Rand |
| Starring | Zeenat Aman Shekhar Kapur Ranjeeta Kaur Ashutosh Gowariker |
| Music by | Uttam-Jagdish Sardar Anjum (lyrics) |
| Cinematography | Nagarajan Lingam |
| Edited by | Rajendra Mahajan |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Gawaahi (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is a 1989 Bollywood film directed by Anant Balani. It was his directorial debut.[1] The film stars Zeenat Aman, Shekhar Kapur, Ranjeeta Kaur and Ashutosh Gowariker. It was based on the 1934 play The Night of January 16th, a courtroom drama by Ayn Rand.[2][3]
Plot[edit | edit source]
A courtroom drama around the disclosures and cross-examinations of key witnesses of mysterious death of leading business tycoon Ranjeet Chaudhary (Shekhar Kapoor).
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Zeenat Aman as Janhvi Kaul
- Tanuja as Advocate Bharucha
- Shekhar Kapur as Ranjeet Chaudhary
- Ranjeeta Kaur as Shashi Chaudhary
- Ashutosh Gowariker as Sayed Akhtar Rampuri
- Vikram Gokhale as Prosecutor Tiwari
- Vivek Vaswani as Tejchand Advani
- Avinash Kharshikar as Ramakant Shinde
- Hosi Vasunia as Inspector Vasunia
- Shammi as Betty Lobo
- Ravi Patwardhan as Judge
- G.P. Singh as Colonel Ghai
- Rakesh Shrivastav as building watchman
- Gautam Siddharth as handwriting expert
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
All lyrics are written by Sardar Anjum; all music is composed by Uttam-Jagdish.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bhool Bhulaiyya Sa Yeh Jeevan" | Pankaj Udhas, Anuradha Paudwal | |
| 2. | "Dekh Ke Tumko" | Pankaj Udhas, Anuradha Paudwal | |
| 3. | "Dil Ki Baatein Hain" | Pankaj Udhas, Anuradha Paudwal | |
| 4. | "Khat Mein Likha Hai" | Anuradha Paudwal |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Iyer, Shilpa Bharatan (3 September 2003). "Anant Balani: Indian Director". Variety.
- ↑ "Eyecatchers: Baba Amte nominated for prestigious UN Human Rights Award". India Today. 31 December 1988.
- ↑ Vijayakar, Rajiv (10 December 2010). "That Touch of Class". The Financial Express. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014.
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