Andhaa Kaanoon
Andhaa Kaanoon is a 1983 Hindi-language action film directed by T. Rama Rao. It stars Rajinikanth, Hema Malini, Reena Roy and Amitabh Bachchan in leading roles and featuring an ensemble cast in supporting roles including Danny Denzongpa, Prem Chopra, Pran, Madan Puri and Amrish Puri. Madhavi and Dharmendra also appear in cameo roles. It is a remake of the Tamil film Sattam Oru Iruttarai. The film was a critical and commercial success and the List of [Hindi films of 1983|5th highest grossing film of 1983]. This is the Bollywood debut of Tamil superstar Rajinikanth.
Plot
Vijay Singh is hell bent on taking vengeance against three men who had traumatized and killed some of his family members. Vijay's sister, Durga Devi Singh, has joined the Police department just to take revenge against those three men through lawful means. Vijay has decided to kill them one by one by taking law into his own hands as he does not believe in the law.One day, Vijay comes across an angry and embittered Jaan Nisar Khan who has just been released from prison. Khan used to work as a Forest Officer, and lived with his wife Zakhiya and daughter Neelu. One day while on duty he had come across some poachers who were cutting sandal wood trees illegally. When challenged, they had retaliated. A struggle ensued and one of them, Ram Gupta, was killed. Khan was charged with murder, tried in court, and sentenced to 20 years in prison. His shocked and devastated wife, was raped and she had killed herself and their daughter.
Khan now decides to help Vijay. Further, Khan finds out that Gupta is still alive. How the three protagonists, Khan, Durga and Vijay, succeed in avenging the enemies forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- Rajinikanth as Vijay Kumar Singh, Durga's brother
- * Harish Kumar as Young Vijay
- Hema Malini as Inspector Durga Devi Singh
- Reena Roy as Meena Shrivatsav
- Amitabh Bachchan as Jaan Nisar Khan
- Madhavi as Zakhiya Khan, Jaan Nisar's wife
- Danny Denzongpa as Akbar Ali
- Prem Chopra as Amarnath
- Pran as Anthony D'Cruz
- Madan Puri as Jailor Gupta
- Amrish Puri as Ram Gupta
- Chandrashekhar Dubey as Mamaji
- Om Shivpuri as Police Commissioner K. B. Lal
- Sulochana Latkar as Durga and Vijay's mother
- Gautami as Durga and Vijay's elder sister
- Urmila Bhatt as Meena's mother
- Asrani as Constable Asrani
- Agha as Police Constable
- Dharmendra as Truck Driver
- Satyen Kappu as Kapil Kumar Singh: Durga and Vijay's father
Soundtrack
| Song | Singer |
| "Andhaa Kaanoon" | Kishore Kumar |
| "Meri Bahena" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle |
| "Rote Rote" | Kishore Kumar |
| "Rote Rote" | Kishore Kumar, Rajeshwari Sachdev |
| "Ek Taraf Hum Tum, Ek Taraf Sare" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Asha Bhosle |
| "Mausam Ka Taqaaza Hai" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Asha Bhosle |
| "Kabhi Na Kabhi" | Asha Bhosle |