Bullet (1976 film)
Bullet is a 1976 Indian Hindi action film produced and directed by Vijay Anand with music by R. D. Burman and lyrics by Anand Bakshi. The film stars Dev Anand, Parveen Babi, Rakesh Roshan, Shreeram Lagoo and Kabir Bedi. The movie was made at the twenty-fifth anniversary of Navketan Production company. This was coming back of Duo brothers Dev Anand and Vijay Anand. "Bullet", is inspired by the James Hadley Chase thriller Just Another Sucker (1961).[1]
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| Directed by | Vijay Anand |
| Produced by | Vijay Anand |
| Starring | Dev Anand Parveen Babi Rakesh Roshan Kabir Bedi |
| Music by | R. D. Burman |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
The film is about Durga Prasad (Kabir Bedi), owner of a shipping company, but whose main business is to cheat innocent people. He is pursued by Inspector Dharam Dev (Dev Anand). Dev is trying to nail him for his misdeeds. He befriends his personal secretary Sapna, (Parveen Babi) to meet his goal.
Initially hurt and annoyed, Sapna decides to help him when Durga Prasad urges her to please one of his associates. Dharam Dev gets hold of some confidential files of Durga Prasad, but on the way is overpowered by Durga's goons and falsely implicated in a murder case.
Dharam Dev's track record and timely help from inspector Rajesh (Rakesh Roshan) facilitates his release, after which he vows to finish Durga Prasad with a bullet he keeps exclusively for him. "Is bullet pe tumhara naam likha hai", (your name is written or carved on this bullet) Dharam Dev warns Durga Prasad. With the entry of Mala (Sonia Sahani), lover of Durga Prasad, Seth Ghanshyam Das (Shreeram Lagoo) and Roshi (Jyoti Bakshi) there is a twist in the story with suspense enveloping the narrative.
Dharam Dev is initially suspected, but later it is revealed that Durga Prasad is the murderer, with the climax shot at Bombay Hospital, where the former shoots the latter.
Cast
- Dev Anand as Inspector Dharam Dev
- Parveen Babi as Sapna
- Rakesh Roshan as Inspector Rajesh
- Kabir Bedi as Durga Prasad "D. P."
- Shreeram Lagoo as Seth Ghanshyamdas
- Sonia Sahni as Mala
- Jyoti Bakshi as Roshi
- Jagdeep as Zafarulla Khan
- Mohan Sherry as Jagmohan
Music
| Song | Singer |
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| "Bullet Bullet Bullet" | Kishore Kumar |
| "Chori Chori, Chupke Chupke, Tere Mere Bin" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle |
| "Peene Ke Baad" | Asha Bhosle |
| "Jab Tum Chale Jaoge" | Lata Mangeshkar |
References
- Bhattacharjee, Balaji Vittal and Anirudha (14 November 2018). "The evolution of the thriller genre in Bollywood". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- Dasgupta, Ranjan (30 July 2015). "Bullet (1976)". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 July 2020.