Aakhri Daao

1975 Indian Hindi film

21 July 1975 (1975-07-21)

Running time

145 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageHindi

Aakhri Daao (transl. Final Trick) is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language crime film, directed by A. Salaam, written by Salim–Javed,^[1] and produced by M.M. Malhotra Kala Bharathi. It stars Jeetendra, Saira Banu in lead roles, with Danny Denzongpa, Padma Khanna, Ranjeet in supporting roles and music composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal.^[2] The film is based on Bhagwati Charan Verma's 1950 novel of the same name.^[3]

Plot

Ravi (Jeetendra) is professional safecracker. In one of heists, the owner of the safe is murdered by the cunning duo of Sawan (Danny Dengzongpa) and Julie (Padma Khanna). Ravi becomes implicated in the murder despite being innocent. He decides to abscond and lands in a remote estate owned by a rich man (Satyendra Kapoor). He becomes the estate's manager. Reena (Saira Banu), the daughter of the estate owner, grows to respect Ravi and eventually they fall in love. Sawan and Julie also arrive at the estate and soon they try to blackmail Ravi into burgling the safe of his employer. They succeed in scaring him into submission and he agrees to pull this one final heist for them. Meanwhile, Reena finds out the truth and lashes out at him for his duplicity. She eventually understands that Ravi is not a bad person at heart. Sawan, sensing Ravi's reluctance, decides to coerce him into cracking the safe by threatening to harm Reena. He eventually betrays his accomplice Julie who confesses to their misdeeds to the police as she lies mortally wounded. Ravi gives chase to Sawan. He manages to subdue him and recover what they had stolen from the estate's safe. Ravi is acquitted of all previous charges and gets married to his lady love, Reena.

Cast

Jeetendra as Ravi
Saira Banu as Reena
Danny Denzongpa as Sawan
Padma Khanna as Julie
Ranjeet as Dilawar Singh
Ramesh Deo as Inspector Verma
Iftekhar as Inspector Khurana
Satyendra Kapoor as Reena's Father
Mohan Choti as Tannu

Soundtrack

No.	Title	Singer(s)
1.	"Aisa Na Ho ki"	Mohammed Rafi
2.	"Dekhe Kahan Par tere"	Mohammed Rafi
3.	"Jhuthe Sang Pyar Kiya, Vaade Ka Aitbaar Kiya"	Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar
4.	"Tum Sang Preet Lagai sajna"	Asha Bhosle

References

^ "Aakhri Dao (1975)". The Hindu. 18 November 2016.
^ Collections. Update Video Publication. 1991.
^ Śukla, Śrīlāla (1995). Bhagwati Charan Verma. Sahitya Akademi. p. 33. ISBN 978-81-7201-829-0.

External links

Aakhri Daao at IMDb

Salim–Javed

Hindi cinema

Adhikar (1971)
Andaz (1971)
Haathi Mere Saathi (1971)
Seeta Aur Geeta (1972)
Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973)
Zanjeer (1973)
Haath Ki Safai (1974)
Majboor (1974)
Aakhri Daao (1975)
Deewaar (1975)
Sholay (1975)
Chacha Bhatija (1977)
Immaan Dharam (1977)
Trishul (1978)
Don (1978)
Kaala Patthar (1979)
Dostana (1980)
Shaan (1980)
Kranti (1981)
Shakti (1982)
Zamana (1985)
Mr. India (1987)
Baghban (2003)

Kannada cinema

Premada Kanike (1976)
Raja Nanna Raja (1976)

Remakes and
adaptations

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Telugu	Ganga Manga (1973) Nippulanti Manishi (1974) Annadammula Anubandham (1975) Magaadu (1976) Yugandhar (1979) Billa (2009) Thoofan (2013)
Malayalam	Naayattu (1980) Himam (1983) Nathi Muthal Nathi Vare (1983) Ee Kaikalil (1986) Shobhraj (1986)
Kannada	Jai Karnataka (1989)
Hindi	Aatish: Feel the Fire (1994) Don: The Chase Begins Again (2006) Aag (2007) Seeta Aur Geeta (2009) Zanjeer (2013)
Hong Kong	The Brothers (1979)