Jai Kaali

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Jai Kaali
जय काली
File:Jai Kaali (1992 film).jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNikhil Saini
Produced bySatram Rohra
Written byAnwar Khan (dialogues)
Nida Fazila
Yogesh (lyrics)
Screenplay byNikhil Saini
Story byNikhil Saini
StarringJeetendra
Hema Malini
Music byUsha Khanna
CinematographyLawerance D'Souza
Edited bySubahsh Saigal
Production
company
Bhagyalaxmi Chitra Mandir's[1]
Release date
  • 21 May 1992 (1992-05-21)
Running time
126 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Jai Kaali is a 1992 Hindi-language horror film, produced by Satram Rohra on Bhagyalaxmi Chitra Mandir's banner[2] and directed by Nikhil Saini.[3] Starring Jeetendra, Hema Malini and music composed by Usha Khanna.[4][5]

Plot[edit]

Girnar a remote forest area of our country, where the tribal inhabitants (Adivasis) work as bonded labourers in the stone quarry owned by Bankelal Chaurasia (Saeed Jaffrey), who along with collector of the area Purushttoma Desai (Paresh Rawal), the forest officer Ranjeet (Ranjeet), Daljit Singh (Bharat Kapoor) and Mukkadam Sumba (Sadashiv Amrapurkar) have been exploiting and terrorizing the poor tribals. Shikari (Hema Malini) a popular writer comes from the city to write a book on these tribals, who becomes a threat to the authority of the evil foursome when she starts exposing the inhuman conditions the poor were going through. The ultimate attack comes when she discovers the body of Divya (Zarina Wahab) a local girl who was raped and killed by the gang of four. Facing the insecurity of their names and positions they names and positions they decide to eliminate Shikaali is beaten to near death. He invokes the Goddess "Kaali" who takes a human form in the body of the unknowing Shikaali. Towards the end, Bankelal, Purushottam, Daljit, and Sumba are hacked to death by the goddess in the form of Shikaali. Good triumphs over evil. Shikaali is accused of Killing. Advocate Shiv Shankar (Jeetendra) who was in love with Shikari also a friend comes to her rescue and ultimately proves her innocence. The court is forced to acquit Shikaali of all charges.

Cast[edit]

Soundtrack[edit]

# Title Singer(s)
1 "Zindagi Hai Ek Safar"
2 "Chude Baje" Asha Bhosle, Usha Khanna
3 "Ghan Ghana Ghanan" Gopi Krishna
4 "Chandi Mangala Kaali" Vinod Rathod, Sapna Mukherjee, Aradhana
5 "Maa Hamare Ambika" Suresh Wadkar
6 "Jaago Kaalika" Suresh Wadkar
7 "Zindagi Hai Ek Safar" Usha Khanna
8 "Zindagi Hai Ek Safar" (sad) Nafis Anand
8 "Zindagi Tanha SAfar" Usha Khanna

[6]

References[edit]

  1. "Jai Kaali (Overview)". IMDb.
  2. "Jai Kaali (1992) (Production)". Movies & Lyrics.
  3. "Jai Kaali (1992) Movie Details". Spicyonion.com.
  4. "Jai Kaali (1992)". Nth Wall. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  5. "Jai Kaali (1992)". Bollywood Nagar.com.
  6. "Jai Kaali (1992) (Music)". Muvyz.com.