Nastik (1983 film)
Nastik (transl. Atheist) is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language action drama film produced by Vinod Doshi and directed by Pramod Chakravorty. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Pran, Deven Verma, Sarika, Amjad Khan, Aruna Irani, Madan Puri, Bhagwan Dada, Nalini Jaywant, Rita Bhaduri, Lalita Pawar, Bob Christo and Tom Alter. The soundtrack was scored and composed by Kalyanji Anandji and the songs were written by Anand Bakshi. It was the last film of Bachchan and Malini before they made their comeback 20 years later.
| Nastik | |
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| Directed by | Pramod Chakravorty |
| Produced by | Vinod Doshi |
| Written by | Sachin Bhowmick |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Hema Malini Pran |
| Music by | Kalyanji Anandji |
| Cinematography | V. K. Murthy |
| Edited by | Narendra Arora |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹4.5 crores(equivalent to ₹62 crores or US$8.7 million) [1] |
Plot
Shankar's (Amitabh Bachchan) father, who is a village temple priest is murdered by Tiger (Amjad Khan). His mother and sister are torched in their house. After his father, mother and sister are killed, Shankar decides to bring justice by himself and goes to the palace of Tiger. Instead of killing Tiger, Shankar blinds him. Shankar blames God for doing nothing and grows up as a Nastik (atheist). Shankar flees to the city and becomes a thief. He joins forces with Balbir (Pran) and Gauri (Hema Malini). At one time, he is shot by Tiger for stealing his goods. In an attempt to hide, he finds his mother, who he thought was dead in the fire. In a rude awakening, he decides to stop stealing and join with his long lost family. Incidentally, Balbir saves Shankar's sister Shanti (Rita Bhaduri), who is chased by Tiger's men when she goes outside to bring medicine for her mother. Shankar reunites with his long lost mother and sister. Shankar finds out from his sister that the enemy who he thought had killed, is actually alive. He decides to finish him off once and for all.
Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan as Shankar
- Hema Malini as Gauri
- Raju Shrestha as adolscent Shankar
- Sarika as Mala (Tiger's sister)
- Pran as Balbir
- Amjad Khan as Tiger
- Nalini Jaywant as Shankar's mother
- Bharat Bhushan as Pujari (Shankar's Father)
- Deven Verma as Gayaprasad
- Jayshree T. as Laxmi (Gayaprasad's wife)
- Rita Bhaduri as Shanti (Shankar's sister)
- Viju Khote as Munim Ji
- Lalita Pawar
- Kavita Kiran as Balbir Sister
- Madan Puri as Ganga Ram ( Sub Inspector )
Soundtrack
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
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| 1 | "Sagre Jagat Ka Ek Rakhwala" (Female) | Alka Yagnik, Sadhana Sargam |
| 2 | "Aaj Ka Ye Din Kal Ban Jaayega" | Kishore Kumar |
| 3 | "Main Hoon Tere Saamne" | Asha Bhosle |
| 4 | "Dulha Dulhan Ki Jodi" | Kishore Kumar |
| 5 | "Pyare Tere Pyar Mein Lut Gaye Hum" | Amit Kumar, Asha Bhosle |
| 6 | "Sagre Jagat Ka Ek Rakhwala" (Male) | Mahendra Kapoor, Manhar Udhas |