Pratighaat (1987 film)
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 film Pratighatana, 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, Pratighaat and Tezaab.
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.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
Music
- "Tere Sar Pe Mere" – S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- "Hamre Balma Beimaan" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- "Likhungi Mahabharat Naya" – S. Janaki
- "Sara Nagar Aap Hi Ke Saath Hai" – Guru Dutt, Mohammad Aziz