Qila (film)
Qila (Hindi: क़िला, Urdu: قلعہ, translation: Fort) is a 1998 Bollywood Hindi language drama film directed by Umesh Mehra and starring Dilip Kumar (playing a dual role), Rekha, Mukul Dev, Mamta Kulkarni, Smita Jaykar and Gulshan Grover. This film marked the final film appearance of veteran actor Dilip Kumar. The movie rights are now owned by Red Chillies Entertainment.
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| Directed by | Umesh Mehra |
| Produced by | Parvesh Mehra |
| Starring | Dilip Kumar Rekha Mukul Dev Mamta Kulkarni |
| Music by | Anand Raj Anand |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Synopsis
A cruel and evil landowner Jagannath Singh (Dilip Kumar) is murdered and his twin brother Amarnath Singh (also Dilip Kumar) decides to investigate. He finds the list of suspects is endless. The prime suspects are Jagannath's son Amar (Mukul Dev), Jagannath's abused wife Suman (Smita Jaykar) and a woman named Yamini (Rekha) who claims she was raped by Jagannath. Eventually, Jagannath's son Amar confesses to killing his father. He reveals that on the night of his father's death he accidentally shot him while trying to fight him off when Jagannath held Amar and his mother at gunpoint. Soon after the list of suspects grow after it is discovered that Jagannath's had many more enemies who could have killed him including landowner Mangal Singh (Gulshan Grover) and even Jagannath's own brother Amarnath who doesn't seem to have got on well with Jagannath himself in the past. Yamini (Rekha) killed Jagannath for his wrongdoings to her brother.
Cast
- Dilip Kumar as Jagannath Singh/Judge Amarnath Singh (Dual Role)
- Rekha as Yamini
- Mukul Dev as Amar J. Singh
- Mamta Kulkarni as Neeta
- Smita Jaykar as Suman J. Singh
- Gulshan Grover as Mangal Singh
- Pramod Moutho as Prosecuting Attorney
- Rajeshwari Sachdev as Laajo
- Malay Chakrabarty as Kundan
- Avtar Gill as Inspector Khan
- Satish Kaushik as Ghanya Seth
- Shahbaz Khan as Inspector Rana
- Kunika as Neelam Daniel
- Master Sahil Chheda as Child Artist Raja
Music
All songs are composed by Anand Raj Anand with lyrics by Dev Kohli.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Layi Hai Mehndi Wali Raat" | Mohammed Aziz, Nayan Rathod, Sadhana Sargam, Preeti Uttam Singh | 04:17 |
| 2. | "Prem Hai Radha Prem Hai Mera" | Sadhana Sargam | 05:39 |
| 3. | "Wah Bhai Wah" | Udit Narayan, Poornima Shrestha | 05:24 |
| 4. | "Ankhiya Ye Ankhiya" | Asha Bhosle, Udit Narayan | 05:29 |
| 5. | "Kurte Ki Banhiya" | Amit Kumar, Udit Narayan, Preeti Uttam Singh | 05:03 |
| 6. | "Tere Bin O Dilbar" | Alka Yagnik | 05:25 |
| Total length: | 31:17 | ||
Box office
The film was a flop at the box office.