Pratighaat (1987 film)

 ( 1980s Hindi-language Films ) 

Pratighaat () is a 1987 Hindi feminist Drama Film directed by N. Chandra, starring Sujata Mehta in the lead. It is a remake of the Telugu language film Pratighatana (1985), directed by T. Krishna, with Vijayshanti in the lead.

Made on a low budget, and with no big stars, it went on to become a hit, making Rs. 8 crore at the box office. It became part of the hat-trick of hit films by N. Chandra, Ankush (1986), Pratighaat and Tezaab (1988).

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Plot The film deals with politics-criminal nexus and a college lecturer who takes them on, even after she faces public disrobing. She finally takes the law into her own hands to avenge her insult.

Jyotika Virdi (2025). 9780813531915, Rutgers University Press. . ISBN 9780813531915

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Cast

• Sujata Mehta as Laxmi S. Joshi
• Arvind Kumar as Advocate Satyaprakash Joshi
• Charan Raj as Kali Prasad
• Rohini Hattangadi as Durga
• Gyan Shivpuri as Durga's Husband
• Mohan Bhandari as Police Inspector Ajay Srivastav
• Ashok Saraf as Lawyer, assistant to Kali
• Nana Patekar as Ex-Constable Karamveer
• Subbiraj as Laxmi's father
• Usha Nadkarni as Laxmi's mother-in-Law
• Kota Srinivasa Rao
• Ravi Patwardhan

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Music Lyrics: Ravindra Jain

1. "Tere Sar Pe Mere" – S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
2. "Hamre Balma Beimaan" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
3. "Likhungi Mahabharat Naya" – S. Janaki
4. "Sara Nagar Aap Hi Ke Saath Hai" – Guru Dutt, Mohammad Aziz

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