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Super Star Rajesh Khanna's Shatru - 1986

Introduction :

Shatru is a 1986 hit film starring Super Star Rajesh Khanna in the lead in a role playing the role of an inspector in a remote village.The film was a Indo Bangladesh venture and the music was given by R.D.Burman.The film was frame to frame remake of Tollywood(Calcutta) Bengali Blockbuster movie Shatru (released in 1984) starring Bengali superstar Ranjit Mullick. The lead actress Shabana Sidique was from Bangladesh. Shatru was hit box office 1986.

Summary :

There is a village named Haridaspur where, Ashok Sharma (Super Star Rajesh Khanna) has been posted as an Inspector in charge. When he arrives in the remote village, he comes to the rescue of a blind man and a widow, and has a fist fight with Nishikant Shah and his men. The immediate next day, Shah finds out that the person with whom his men fought with was Ashok itself. Then to make friendship with Ashok, he goes to pay homage, but Ashok refuses. After string of incidences Ashok comes to know of all the bad activities carried out by Nishikant Shah and MLA Gopal Choudary (Om Shivpuri). Ashok then realises he has to help the people of the village from getting exploited from these rich men. Meanwhile he starts to live in the village as a paying guest at the house of a girl Asha(Shabana Sidique) and also gets fond of an orphan child from the village named Chotu. Ashok then learns that Chotu's father was a loyal farmer who was duped and was killed by Nishikant's men. He even promises Chotu of bringing the culprits to book. Somehow then Shah and his friend Choudhry manage to put Ashok in trouble by fixing a blame on him of killing a man in his custody. Due to this he then faces a situation where he could lose his job and his good reputation too.

Receiption :

The film was hit box office in 1986.

Star Cast :

Super Star Rajesh Khanna as Inspector Ashok Sharma
Shabana Sadique as Asha
Prem Chopra as Nishikant Shah
Arun Govil as Sub-Inspector Salim
Aftab Shivdasani as Chotu
Ashok Kumar as Superintendent of Police
Om Shivpuri as Gopal Choudhry, MLA
Raj Kiran as Raj Choudhry
Mac Mohan as Kanu
Anoop Kumar Das as Anup Chatterjee.

Film Crew's :

Produced & Directed by Pramod Chakravorty
Music by R.D.Burman
Cinematography V.K. Murthy
Release date Aug 15, 1986
Country India
Language Hindi.

Music Soundtracks :

S.No. Song Title Singer(s)

1) "Tere aanchal mein" - By Lata Mangeshkar & Asha Bhosle
2) "Baaboojee dil loge" - By Asha Bhosle
3) "Main teraa bismil hoon" - By Andrew Kishore
4) "Iskee topee uske sar" - By Kishore Kumar & Chorus
5) "Sooraj chandaa saagar parbat" - By Andrew Kishore & Chorus

Video Songs & Lyrics :

1) Song Title : Tere aanchal mein
Singers : Lata Mangeshkar & Asha Bhosle
Lyricist :
Music Director : R.D. Burman
Song pictured on Shabana Sadique & Super Star Rajesh Khanna

2) Song Title : Baaboojee dil loge
Singers : Asha Bhosle
Lyricist :
Music Director : R.D. Burman
Song pictured on Shabana Sadique & Super Star Rajesh Khanna

3) Song Title : Main teraa bismil hoon
Singers : Andrew Kishore
Lyricist :
Music Director : R.D. Burman
Song pictured on Shabana Sadique & Super Star Rajesh Khanna

4) Song Title : Iskee topee uske sar
Singers : Kishore Kumar & Chorus
Lyricist :
Music Director : R.D. Burman
Song pictured on Shabana Sadique & Super Star Rajesh Khanna

5) Song Title : Sooraj chandaa saagar parbat
Singers : Kishore Kumar & Chorus
Lyricist :
Music Director : R.D. Burman
Song pictured on Shabana Sadique & Super Star Rajesh Khanna