Hathyar (1989 film)
Hathyar (transl. Weapon) is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language action film written and directed by J. P. Dutta. It performed well at the box office when released and received favorable reviews from critics. The performance of Sanjay Dutt was widely regarded amongst his career best. Over the years it has never had an official DVD release from distributors, only converted video prints of the film are available.
- not to be confused with Hathyar (2002 film)
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| Directed by | J. P. Dutta |
| Produced by | F.A.Nadiadwala |
| Written by | J. P. Dutta |
| Starring | Dharmendra Sanjay Dutt Rishi Kapoor Kulbhushan Kharbanda Asha Parekh Amrita Singh Sangeeta Bijlani Puneet Issar |
| Music by | Laxmikant–Pyarelal |
| Cinematography | Ishwar Bidri |
| Edited by | Deepak Wirkud |
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Running time | 180 Minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
Avinash (Sanjay Dutt) and his parents (Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Asha Parekh) come to Bombay where they miserably scrape along. Sometimes their acquaintance with Samiulla Khan (Rishi Kapoor), the younger brother of the underworld crime lord Khushal Khan (Dharmendra), is quite helpful as Sami, who refuses to deal with his brother's business, enjoys a good reputation. But after some bitter experiences, Avinash's father cannot stand his poor situation anymore and commits suicide. Now Avinash bears the responsibility to be the family's breadwinner which he, as he doesn't manage to find a job, is unable to fulfill. Desperately (and instigated by his friend Satyajeet Puri (Pakya) from the local gang) he starts stealing. After having killed one of his victims in affect, he gets more and more bogged down in the mire of crime – and gets into the rivalry between the gang bosses Khushal Khan and Rajan Anna (Paresh Rawal).
Cast
- Dharmendra as Khushal Khan
- Rishi Kapoor as Samiulla Khan
- Sanjay Dutt as Avinash
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Avinash's Father
- Asha Parekh as Avinash's mother
- Paresh Rawal as Rajan 'Anna'
- Satyajeet as Pakya
- Amrita Singh as Suman
- Sangeeta Bijlani as Jenny
- Shyama
- Navtej Hundal
- Avtar Gill as Khushal Khan's Advocate
- Puneet Issar as Rajan Anna's Henchman
- Mahesh Anand as Afzal (Khushal Khan's Henchman)
- Satyajeet Puri and Javed Khan Amrohi as Pickpocketers
Songs
Composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal and written by Hasan Kamal
- "Der Aaye Dursat Aaye v1" - Kavita Krishnamurthy
- "Der Aaye Dursat Aaye v2" - Kavita Krishnamurthy
- "Jalwa Dekhoge Kya Ji" - Alisha Chinoy
- "O Senor O Senor" - Anuradha Paudwal, Shailendra Singh