Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye
1983 film by T. Rama Rao
- 23 September 1983 (1983-09-23)
Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye (transl. I want justice) is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language legal drama film directed by T. Rama Rao and produced by D. V. S. Raju. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty, Rati Agnihotri, Rekha, Ranjeeta, Danny Denzongpa in pivotal roles. It is a remake of the Telugu film Nyayam Kavali.[1] Rekha received a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress, the only nomination for the film.[2]
Plot
Malti (Rati Agnihotri), a young girl from a middle-class family meets Suresh Rai (Mithun Chakraborty), who is the son of a well-known lawyer Dayashankar Rai (Danny Denzongpa). After a brief romance Malti finds out that she is pregnant. When Suresh refuses to marry Malti and she decides against aborting the baby, her parents disown her. Malti decides to take Suresh to court. She is supported in this fight by Shakuntala (Rekha) a lawyer who works for woman's rights and has an illegitimate daughter from Dayashankar Rai. The case gets much publicity and public support as well. The Judge rules in Malti's favour but Malti refuses to marry Suresh and decides to raise the child as a single mother. In the meantime Shakuntala dies of a heart attack and Malti promises to take care of her daughter as well.
Years later, Suresh who is married to Jayshree (Ranjeeta) runs into Malti. It turns out that her son is a talented boy. It is time for Suresh to gracefully own up for his mistake.
Cast
- Rekha as Shakuntala
- Mithun Chakraborty as Suresh Rai
- Rati Agnihotri as Malti Agarwal
- Ranjeeta as Jayshree Rai
- Danny Denzongpa as Dayashankar Rai
- Seema Deo as Shanti Rai
- Asrani as Abdul Lateef
- Shreeram Lagoo as Viswanath Agarwal
- Shubha Khote as Mrs. Agarwal
- Manoj Kumar as Director Guest Appearance for taking screen test for upcoming movie CLERK
Soundtrack
Lyrics: Anand Bakshi.[3]
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Haseena O Haseena" | Amit Kumar |
| "Laila O Meri Laila" – 1 | Amit Kumar |
| "Laila O Meri Laila" – 2 | Amit Kumar |
| "Nahin Main Woh" – 1 | Asha Bhosle |
| "Nahin Main Woh" – 2 | Asha Bhosle |
| "I Love You, Do You Love Me, Yeh Bhi Koi Poochhne Ki Baat" | Asha Bhosle, Shailendra Singh |
| "Premdoot Aaya, Prem Sandesha Laya" | Asha Bhosle, Abhijeet |
References
- ^ "Nyayam Kavali (1981) – Retro". Telugucinema.com. 14 May 2016. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Filmfare Nominees and Winner [sic]" (PDF). The Times Group. Retrieved 24 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
External links
- Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye at IMDb
