Zamana (1985 film)

Zamana
Zamana
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Directed by	Ramesh Talwar
Produced by	Jagdish C. Sharma
Story by	Salim Khan; Javed Akhtar
Starring	Rajesh Khanna; Rishi Kapoor; Poonam Dhillon; Ranjeeta
Music by	Usha Khanna
Cinematography	Nadeem Khan
Edited by	B. Mangeshkar
Release date	22 February 1985
Country	India
Language	Hindi

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Zamana (transl. Times) is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language film, directed by Ramesh Talwar, it stars Rajesh Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Poonam Dhillon, Ranjeeta, along with Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Om Puri, Girish Karnad, Avtar Gill, Mac Mohan, Satyendra Kapoor form the supporting cast.

This film took about 6 years to get completed. Director Ramesh Talwar started this film after Doosra Aadmi.

This film was the last work of Salim-Javed together. The film was critically acclaimed and was a Golden jubilee hit upon its release.

Synopsis[edit]

The story is about the misunderstandings that develop between the brothers Inspector Vinod Kumar (Rajesh Khanna) and Ravi Kumar (Rishi Kapoor). Their father Satish, a photographer, was murdered when Vinod was 3 years old and his mother Sudha was pregnant with Ravi. When the children grow up, Vinod becomes a police inspector and Ravi becomes a criminal working for a don named J.D. The men fall in love with the same woman, but are reconciled, and Vinod finds his father's killers and convinces his younger brother to leave the world of crime.

Cast[edit]

Rajesh Khanna as Inspector Vinod Kumar
Rishi Kapoor as Ravi Kumar
Poonam Dhillon as Sheetal
Ranjeeta as Geeta
Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Jogeshwar Dayal "J.D."
Om Puri as Shyam
Girish Karnad as Satish Kumar
Ashalata Wabgaonkar as Sudha
Gopi Krishna as Latturam
Mohan Sherry as Sher Singh
Mac Mohan as Balwant
Sharat Saxena as Ratan
Gurbachan Singh as Raghu
Yunus Parvez as train passenger who helps Sudha
Avtar Gill as Police Inspector
Maqsood as Sudhir
Piloo Wadia as Mrs. Batliwala
Satyendra Kapoor as Sheetal's father

Music[edit]

Lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri.

Song	Singer
"Rang Chala, Bahar Chali"	Kishore Kumar
"Ek Baat Hai Humse Kahi Nahin Jaye, Tum Hi Samajh Lo"	Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
"Galiyat Sankli Sonachi, Ni Porgi Konachi, Galiyat Sankli Sonachi, Ni Porgi Konachi"	Kishore Kumar, Shailendra Singh, Asha Bhosle
"Kisko Kahe Hum Apna, Logon Ka Woh Khudara"	Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Aziz
"Nach Na Jane, Kahe Aangan Tedha"	Kishore Kumar, Hariharan
"Pyare Nandoya"	Kishore Kumar, Sayd Aamirr

Trivia[edit]

The film is shot in Pune and Mumbai, Juhu Versova area.

The plot involves a photo in which the photographer unknowingly captures a murder being committed. Another classic movie Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro was also based on similar plot but was made entirely different.

In this movie, Rishi Kapoor is shown as a car mechanic. He played same role in Jhoota Kahin Ka (1979) movie.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Zamana on IMDb

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