Aafat

Aafat
Aafat
	File:Aafat poster.jpg Poster
Directed by	Atma Ram
Produced by	Atma Ram
Written by	Ram Govind
Starring	Navin Nischol; Leena Chandavarkar; Mehmood; Amjad Khan; Nazir Hussain
Music by	Nitin Mangesh
Distributed by	Guru Dutt Films Combine
Release date	14 April 1977;
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Aafat (transl. Hardship) is 1977 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Atma Ram, starring Navin Nischol, Leena Chandavarkar, Amjad Khan, Mehmood and Nazir Hussain.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot[edit]

Inspector Amar and Inspector Chhaya are after the criminal Hardayal. Amar and Chhaya fall in love. Amar goes beyond the call of duty to catch Hardayal and hence becomes suspended. Amar is caught by Hardayal and is held captive. Now Chhaya is supposed find the criminal Hardayal.

Songs[edit]

The soundtrack was composed by Nitin Mangesh.^[4]

"Koi Kahe Mai Khanjar Hu" - Lata Mangeshkar
"Oye Laila Oye Laila Tere Pyar Me Majnu Rota Hai" - Usha Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar
"Ye Nasha Jaan Meri Hai" - Lata Mangeshkar

Cast[edit]

Navin Nischol - Inspector Amar
Leena Chandavarkar - Inspector Chhaya
Jayshree T. - Rajni
Mehmood - Mahesh
Amjad Khan - Shera
Nazir Hussain - Dindayal
Kamal Kapoor - Police Commissioner
Prema Narayan - Champa
Faryal - Jenny
Keshto Mukherjee - Drunkard
Tiwari
Sajjan
Anil Chandavarkar (first film)

References[edit]

↑ Zaveri, Hanif (1 January 2005). Mehmood, a Man of Many Moods. Popular Prakashan. p. 189. ISBN 978-81-7991-213-3.
↑ Chintamani, Gautam (1 April 2019). "Navin Nischol, Amjad Khan's 1977 film Aafat is a rare Bollywood procedural drama worth unearthing". Firstpost. Retrieved 21 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ Chintamani, Gautam (2 December 2017). "Atma Ram's Aafat: Navin Nishcol-Leena Chandavarkar starrer is a well-crafted procedural drama". Firstpost. Retrieved 21 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ "Aafat". MySwar. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

External links[edit]

Aafat on IMDb

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[1] Zaveri, Hanif (1 January 2005). Mehmood, a Man of Many Moods. Popular Prakashan. p. 189. ISBN 978-81-7991-213-3.

[2] Chintamani, Gautam (1 April 2019). "Navin Nischol, Amjad Khan's 1977 film Aafat is a rare Bollywood procedural drama worth unearthing". Firstpost. Retrieved 21 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] Chintamani, Gautam (2 December 2017). "Atma Ram's Aafat: Navin Nishcol-Leena Chandavarkar starrer is a well-crafted procedural drama". Firstpost. Retrieved 21 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] "Aafat". MySwar. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

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