Azaad (1978 film)
Encyclopedia
Azaad is a 1978
Bollywood
thriller film directed by Pramod Chakravorty
. The film stars Dharmendra
, Hema Malini
and Prem Chopra
.
Bollywood films of 1978
A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1978:-Highest grossing:The top thirty six grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1978:...
Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
thriller film directed by Pramod Chakravorty
Pramod Chakravorty
Pramod Chakravorty was an Indian director and film producer.-Biography:Pramod Chakravorty was born on 15 August 1929 in West Bengal, India. Became a producer in the 1958 by 12 O'Clock...
. The film stars Dharmendra
Dharmendra
Dharmendra Singh Deol |Punjab]]), better known as Dharmendra, is an award-winning Hindi film actor who has appeared in more than 247 Hindi-language films as of 2011. In 1997, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema and also another Lifetime...
, Hema Malini
Hema Malini
Hema Malini is an Indian actress, director and producer, as well as a Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer. Making her acting debut in Sapno Ka Saudagar , she went on to appear in numerous Bollywood films, most notably those with actor and future-husband Dharmendra. She was initially promoted as...
and Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra is an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in over 400 films. He is famous for his soft spoken diction despite being a villain in most films.-Personal life and education:...
.
Plot
This is the story of an eccentric young man, Ashok (Dharmendra) who believes in doing good without worrying about the consequences. This does not find any favor with his sister-in-law Sarla (Sulochana), and she decides to leave him. But he persuades her to come back, and he decides to relocate and not cause any more trouble for Sarla. On his way he has a skirmish with the a princess Rajkumari Seema (Hema Malini) who he teaches a lesson to respect the poor and food grown in the fields. When he arrives in the city, due to his misfortune, he lands a job at a factory run by the Rajkumari, and immediately gets in to the bad books of Prem (Prem Chopra) to whom the Rajkumari is engaged to be married. The Rajkumari also decides to teach him a lesson for the humiliation she suffered at his hands. But things work out differently, and Ashok ends up saving the life of the Rajkumari, and she falls in love with him. This jeopardizes the plans that Rajkumari's uncle (Ajit) has for her and her bethrothed Prem, and a horrifying scheme is concocted to stop the love and possible future relationship of Rajkumari and Ashok.Cast
- DharmendraDharmendraDharmendra Singh Deol |Punjab]]), better known as Dharmendra, is an award-winning Hindi film actor who has appeared in more than 247 Hindi-language films as of 2011. In 1997, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema and also another Lifetime...
... Ashok 'Azaad' - Hema MaliniHema MaliniHema Malini is an Indian actress, director and producer, as well as a Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer. Making her acting debut in Sapno Ka Saudagar , she went on to appear in numerous Bollywood films, most notably those with actor and future-husband Dharmendra. She was initially promoted as...
... Princess Seema - Prem ChopraPrem ChopraPrem Chopra is an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in over 400 films. He is famous for his soft spoken diction despite being a villain in most films.-Personal life and education:...
... Prem Singh - Sulochana Latkar ... Sarla (as Sulochana)
- Keshto MukherjeeKeshto MukherjeeKeshto Mukherjee was an Indian actor. He specialised in comic drunkard roles in the Hindi films. Though he was famous for his drunkard typecast role in Hindi films, he used to share a very good relation with the iconic Ritwik Ghatak and had very tiny but important roles in the maestro's films...
... Ramesh Sharma - Randhir ... Chaudhary
- JankidasJankidasJankidas Mehra was a prolific Indian film actor of Hindi Cinema, cyclist, production designer and writer. He made over 1000 film appearances between the 1930s and 1997.-Sports:...
... Diwanji (as Jankidass) - Master Bhagwan ... Ram Singh Bahadur (as Bhagwan)
- Mohan Choti ... Mohan Singh (as Mohanchoti)
- BirbalBirbalRaja Birbal was the Grand Vizier of the Mughal court in the administration of the Mughal emperor Akbar. He one of his most trusted members along with being a part of Akbar's inner council of nine advisors, known as the navaratna, a Sanskrit word meaning nine jewels...
... Azaad's Stooge #2 - Viju KhoteViju KhoteViju Khote is an Indian actor who has worked as character actor in more than 300 films in Hindi cinema and Marathi cinema. He is especially famous as the dacoit Kalia in the film Sholay and the dialogue, Sardar maine aapka namak khaya hai and Robert in movie Andaz Apna Apna...
... Azaad's Stooge #1 - Kuljeet
- Roohi Berde ... Sita (as Roohi)
- Kanu RoyKanu RoyKanu Roy was an Indian film actor, and music composer in Hindi and Bengali films. Contrary to public misconception,He was not the brother of noted bollywood playback singer Geeta Dutt...
- Shoma AnandShoma AnandShoma Anand is an Indian television and film actress. Although she has played frequently supporting roles or made cameo appearances throughout the 1980s and 1990s, she had a few films in which she was the lead, such as Jagir and Coolie in the 80s...
... Rekha Sharma (Ramesh's Sister) - BihariBihariBihari may refer to:* of Bihar, a state in central eastern India** Bihari people*** Stranded Pakistanis popularly known as "Biharis", people of Bihari origin in Bangladesh** Bihari languages** Bihari Culture** Bihari Music** Bihari Cuisine** Bihari Dance...