Dalaal
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{{Infobox film
| name = Dalaal
| image = Dalaalfilm.jpg
| caption = Release poster
| director = Partho Ghosh
| producer = Prakash Mehra
| writer = Kaushal Bharati (story)
Tarun Ghosh (screenplay)
Anwar Khan
| starring = Mithun Chakraborty
Ayesha Jhulka
| music = Bappi Lahiri
| cinematography = N. Satyen
| editing = Shyam Gupte
| studio = Prakash Mehra Productions
| distributor = Eros Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|1993|10|29|df=y}}{{cite web |title=Dalaal |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/dalaal/movieshow/61241446.cms |access-date=28 May 2024}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
Bengali
| budget =
}}
Dalaal is a 1993 Indian bilingual action film simultaneously shot in Bengali and Hindi languages directed by Partho Ghosh. Produced by Prakash Mehra under his banner of Prakash Mehra Productions, the film is based on a short story by Kaushal Bharati.{{cite news |last1=V |first1=R |title=A voice that cannot be silenced |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/4115/a-voice-cannot-silenced.html |access-date=26 November 2020 |publisher=Deccan Herald |date=23 May 2009}} It stars Mithun Chakraborty, Ayesha Jhulka and Raj Babbar in lead roles, while Tinnu Anand, Shakti Kapoor, Ravi Behl, Satyen Kappu, Indrani Banerjee, Tarun Ghosh and Ravi Behl play another pivotal roles.{{cite news |last1=Raghuvanshi |first1=Aakanksha |title=On Mithun Chakraborty's Birthday, A Rare Throwback Pic Shared By Raj Babbar |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/on-mithun-chakrabortys-birthday-a-rare-throwback-pic-shared-by-raj-babbar-2247349 |access-date=26 November 2020 |publisher=NDTV.com |date=16 June 2020}}{{Cite web |title=Dalaal {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dalaal |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}} The film fetched good initial box-office collection primarily due to the songs composed by Bappi Lahiri. It was the eighth highest grossing Bollywood film of 1993.
Synopsis
Dalaal is the story of the illiterate Bhola, who escorts young women to meet with their brothers. Bhola is enthusiastic and works diligently to earn the respect of everyone around him; but one day, during the course of his duties, he meets a beautiful woman named Roopali, who makes him understand the true nature of his job: that of a pimp. Whether Bhola will realize his mistake and redeem himself forms the climax.{{Cite web |title=Dalaal - Movie - Box Office India |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3834 |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=boxofficeindia.com}}
Cast
- Mithun Chakraborty as Bhola
- Ayesha Jhulka as Roopali
- Raj Babbar as Jagannath Tripathi
- Tinu Anand as Chaku Singh
- Shakti Kapoor as Jhunjhunwala
- Rita Bhaduri as Mrs. Jhunjhunwala
- Ravi Behl as Inder Jhunjhunwala
- Indrani Banerjee as Radha
- Tarun Ghosh as Bangali
- Deb Mukherjee as Girdhari
- Mangal Dhillon as Jagga
- Satyendra Kapoor as Chatriprasad
- Suresh Chatwal as Inspector Tambe
- Vikas Anand as Bhola's Father
- Prem Kumar (unnamed role){{Cite web |title=Prem Kumar |url=https://www.cinemaazi.com/people/prem-kumar |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Cinemaazi |language=en}}
- Ramji as dancer in "Chad gaya upar re" song
Soundtrack
The music of this movie was well appreciated with hit numbers like "Gutur Gutur" and was one of the final hit albums composed by Bappi Lahiri for a Mithun Chakraborty movie. It was also duel shoot Hindi and Bengali.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
!# ! Song !! Singer |
| 1.
| "Gutur Gutur" |
| 2.
| "Chori Chori Maine Bhi To" | Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy |
| 3.
| "Na Unees Se Kam" | Kumar Sanu |
| 4.
| "Thahre Huye Paani Mein" (Male) | Kumar Sanu |
| 5.
| "Mar Gaye Mar Gaye" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik |
| 6.
| "Mere Ramji Mere Bhagwanji" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik |
| 7.
| "Thahre Huye Paani Mein" (Female) |
= Bengali Version =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer |
| "Nithor Joler Buk" |
| "Bakam Bakam"
| Kumar Sanu, Bappi Lahiri, Alka Yagnik, Ila Arun |
| "Chupi Chupi Aami O To"
| Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy |
| "Sundori Jole Gelo Jole Gelo"
| Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik |
| "Na Uneser Kom"
| Kumar Sanu |
| "Nithor Joler Buk" |
| "Probhu Ramhe Bhogobanhe"
| Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik |
Reception
Dalaal received acclaim due to its music. Dalaal was among the super-hit films of 1993.{{cite news |title='A simple man who narrated great stories' |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/a-simple-man-who-narrated-great-stories/cid/625140 |access-date=26 November 2020 |publisher=The Telegraph (Kolkata) |date=19 May 2009}}
References
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