Blackmail (1973 film)
Blackmail is a 1973 Bollywood thriller film directed by Vijay Anand. The film stars Dharmendra, Raakhee, Madan Puri, and Shatrughan Sinha. Many critics consider it one of Vijay Anand's underrated works.[1]
| Blackmail | |
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| Directed by | Vijay Anand |
| Produced by | Vinod Doshi |
| Written by | Vijay Anand Vinod Kumar |
| Starring | Dharmendra Raakhee Shatrughan Sinha |
| Music by | Kalyanji-Anandji |
| Cinematography | N.V. Srinivas |
| Edited by | Vijay Anand |
Production company | R.K. Studios |
| Distributed by | V.R. Pictures Vinod Doshi Productions Digital Entertainment Polydor |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
Dr. Khurana, an eccentric scientist, discovers a formula to generate electricity from sunlight. This discovery makes him very popular, and his formula very much in demand, while local businessman, Mr. Mehta, feels threatened – as this may means losses and eventual bankruptcy. Mehta and his associate, Jeevan, who is also his daughter's (Asha) sweetheart, connive a plan to get Asha married to Dr. Khurana's nephew, Kailash Gupta; inherit part of the estate as well as the business along with the formula; and thereby eliminate their potential bankruptcy. Their only problem is Asha, who may not cooperate, so a drama is arranged between Jeevan and her, which leads to Jeevan backing away from any marriage plans and going to settle in Europe. Asha thus agrees to marry Kailash, who has fallen head over heels in love with her. The marriage takes place, but there are misunderstandings in their lives on the very first night as Kailash feels that Asha is hiding something from him, and secretly meeting someone during odd hours of the night. Will the formula be compromised? Is Asha a part of Jeevan and her dad's plot? Who is Asha meeting at odd times?
Cast
- Dharmendra as Kailash Gupta
- Raakhee as Asha Mehta
- Shatrughan Sinha as Jeevan
- Madan Puri as Professor Ramakant Khurana
- Iftekhar as Mr. Mehta
- Kamal Kapoor as Dr. J.K. Shetty
- Kuljeet
- Miss Shefali
- Jagdish Raj as Mr. Das
- Keshav Rana as Police Commissioner
- Ramesh
- Pushpa Pathak
- Sammy
- Jullian
- Kishan Bahadar
Music
The film contains many hit songs. "Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas Tum Rehti Ho" sung by Kishore Kumar is one of the best songs, which made it so popular that it was recreated 2 times, the one recreated by Abhijit Vaghani in the 2016 film Wajah Tum Ho, and the other one from the upcoming 2019 movie of the same track name, which was a subsequent remake of it. Other songs are "Mile Mile Do Badan, Khile Khile Do Chaman", "Sharbati Teri Aankho Ki, Jheel Si Gehraii Mein and Main Doob Doob Doob Jata Hoon" sung by Kishore Kumar. All lyrics were by Rajendra Krishan.
- Songs
- "Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas, Tum Rahati Ho" – Kishore Kumar
- "Naina Mere Rang Bhare Sapane Toh Sajaane Lage" – Lata Mangeshkar
- "Mile Mile Do Badan Khile Khile Do Chaman" – Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
- "Asha O Asha Tujhe Kya Hua" – Lata Mangeshkar
- "Main Doob Doob Jaata Hu" – Kishore Kumar