Kudrat

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Super Star Rajesh Khanna's Kudrat - 1981

Introduction :

Kudrat(English: Nature) is a Hindi/Urdu word which was probably derived from the Persian language. The word is used widely in lots of expressions in Hindi and Urdu languages. There is also a 1981 Hindi movie written and directed by Chetan Anand. The film stars Super Star Rajesh Khanna and Hema Malini in the main lead roles supported by Raaj Kumar, Priya Rajvansh and Vinod Khanna. This is second movie of Rajesh Khanna-Hema Malini pair with reincarnation theme after Mehbooba. Kudrat in the year 1981 grossed Rs. 4.00 crores at the box office hit. Super Star Rajesh Khanna received the 1982 All-India Critics Association (AICA) Best Actor Award for Kudrat.

Summary :

Chandramukhi, accompanied by her parents, visits the hill resort of Shimla for the first time in her life. She senses some familiarity with the place and gets strange feelings for which she does not know the reason. Chandramukhi and her family meet Dr. Naresh Gupta. Naresh is attracted towards Chandramukhi and their families talk about getting them married to each other. Mohan Kapur, an upcoming lawyer, comes to Shimla to meet his patron and godfather, Janak Singh. Mohan owes his education and career to Janak Singh's generosity. Janak Singh wants his daughter Karuna, also a lawyer, to marry Mohan. Mohan agrees out of gratitude to his patron and gets engaged to Karuna.

Once, Chandramukhi dashes into Mohan and feels some strange connection with him. Mohan also meets an elderly singer named Saraswati Devi. She is shocked to see him but does not say anything. Whenever Chandramukhi meets Mohan, she acts atrangely. She has the nightmares of a man named Madhav, who is Mohan's doppelganger, plummeting to death from a cliff. Naresh senses that something is amiss and coerces Mohan to help him find the truth. On an excursion, Chandramukhi remembers everything: She was Paro in previous life and Madhav was her lover. A zamindar's son raped her and accidentally murdered her.

Here, Naresh too realizes that he should step out of their life, as their romance soon gets rekindled. Here, with help of Chandramukhi, Mohan soon finds out that Saraswati Devi is Satto, the zamindar's daughter. Satto tells them that the villain is none other than Janak. Mohan is in a dilemma: he has broken off his engagement with Karuna for Chandramukhi and now he has to drag Janak to court. Rrealizing that he has no other option, Mohan decides to take matters to the court. Karuna, who doesn't have an idea of the truth, steps in to defend her father against this "conspiracy".

Here, it is revealed that Janak is indeed guilty of death of both Paro and Madhav. He killed Madhav first, then raped Paro after telling her about Madhav's death. Paro had cursed him that just as he took away something precious to her, Mother Nature will take something important for him too. Meanwhile, Mohan seems to be losing the case, until he finds the mansion where Paro was purportedly murdered. He also traces Billi Ram, a senile old mason, who may hold a clue to Paro's disappearance. Billi Ram remembers that Janak had called him that day to patch up a wall in the mansion.

Mohan comes to the mansion with police, who tear the wall down. A skeleton tumbles out in front of Karuna. Shocked by this revelation, Karuna goes to her home and sets it on fire. She sits inside, playing a piano and succumbs to the fire. After learning of his daughters death and the new discovery, Janak realizes that Paro's curse has done its work. Later, Janak pleads guilty his crime in the court and is sentenced accordingly. As he is escorted out, he and Chandramukhi see each other for a last time. After Chandramukhi and Mohan get united, Naresh heads to America.

Star Cast :

Super Star Rajesh Khanna ... Mohan Kapoor/Madho
Hema Malini ... Chandramukhi/Paro
Raaj Kumar ... Choudhury Janak Singh
Vinod Khanna ... Dr. Naresh Gupta
Priya Rajvansh ... Karuna Singh
Aruna Irani ... Saraswati Devi (Satto)
Deven Verma ... Pyarelal
A. K. Hangal ... Billi Ram
Om Shivpuri ... Judge
Keshto Mukherjee ... Jagat Ram
Satyendra Kapoor ... Paro's father
Pinchoo Kapoor ... Chandramukhi's father
Raj Mehra ... Priest
Shammi ... Sarla
D. K. Sapru ... Janak Singh's Father
Sunder ... Villager
Tom Alter ... Major Thomas Walters
Julie Judy Thomas ... as Jullie
Harbans Darshan M. Arora ... Munshi
Sunder Taneja ... Rai Saheb's son
Kalpana Iyer ... Dancer (song Chhodo Sanam)
Mukri.

Film Crew's :

Director: Chetan Anand
Writer: Chetan Anand
Producer: B. S. Khanna
Cinematographer: Jal Mistry
Editor: Keshav Naidu
Art Director: Sudhendu Roy
Costume and Wardrobe: Mani J. Rabadi, Kapoor & Amarnath
Choreographer: Madhav Kishan, Gopi Krishna, Oscar Unger & Vijay
Music Director: Rahul Dev Burman
Lyricist: Majrooh Sultanpuri & Qateel Shifai
Playback Singers: Asha Bhosle, Chandrashekhar Gadgil, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Annette
Pinto, Mohammad Rafi, Parveen Sultana & Suresh Wadkar.

Music Soundtracks :

The film's music was composed by R. D. Burman and the lyrics written by Majrooh Sultanpuri. The song "Hamein Tumse Pyar Kitna" is heard twice in the film, first time by a female singer (Parveen Sultana) and the second time by a male singer (Kishore Kumar). Kumar was nominated for a Filmfare Award for his rendering of the song, while Sultana walked away with the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award for her version of the song.

S.No. Song Title Singer(s)

1) Hamen Tumase Pyar Kitna - By Kishore Kumar
2) Chhodo Sanam By - Kishore Kumar & Anette
3) Tune O Rangeele - By Lata Mangeshkar
4) Hamen Tumse Pyar Kitna - By Parveen Sultana
5) Sajti Hai Yun Hi Mehfil - By Asha Bhosle
6) Sawan Nahin Bhadon Nahin - By Asha Bhosle & Suresh Wadekar
7) Dukh Sukh Ki - By Chandrasekhar Gadgil