Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye
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Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye is an Indian
Bollywood
film directed by T. Rama Rao
released on 23 September 1983. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty
, Rekha, Rati Agnihotri
, Ranjeeta, Danny Denzongpa
, Asrani
. The movie portrayed the social issue of single parenthood, as similarly done in Kundan Shah
's 2000 film Kya Kehna
.
However, he shirks his responsibility and refuses to marry her. She does not want an abortion as suggested by her parents and tells them that she wants to take Mithun to court.
Her parents throw her out and 'disown' her, left alone she decides to bring Mithun to justice. She meets Rekha, a lawyer who works for woman's rights.
In the past, Rekha was Mithun's father's lover, and as a result she gave birth to a daughter. Rekha doesn't want the story to repeat again and drags Mithun to court. She win the court case and her quest for justice is rewarded in her favor. After losing the case, Mithun decides to marry Rati and give their illegitimate child his family name. Rati disagrees and decides that she can manage on her own and she doesn't need Mithun's support.
In the meantime, Rekha dies because of a heart attack. Rati promises her to take care of her daughter, and carries on her work.
Cinema of India
The cinema of India consists of films produced across India, which includes the cinematic culture of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. Indian films came to be followed throughout South Asia and...
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...
film directed by T. Rama Rao
T. Rama Rao
Rama Rao Tatineni , also known as T. Rama Rao, is a prolific Indian filmmaker. He has directed 65 Hindi and Telugu feature films between 1966 and 2000....
released on 23 September 1983. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty is an Indian film actor, social activist, and entrepreneur, who has won three National Film Awards. He made his acting debut with the arthouse drama Mrigaya , for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor....
, Rekha, Rati Agnihotri
Rati Agnihotri
Rati Agnihotri is a veteran Indian actress. Her portfolio mainly includes films in Hindi-Urdu, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. She was born to a Sikh family.-Film career:...
, Ranjeeta, Danny Denzongpa
Danny Denzongpa
Tshering Phintso Denzongpa , widely known by his acting name "Danny" Denzongpa, is an Indian actor of Sikkimese ancestry working in Bollywood films....
, Asrani
Asrani
Govardhan Asrani , popularly known simply as Asrani, is an actor in Indian films whose Bollywood career has spanned over 35 years. His wife Manju Bansal is an actress.-Early life:...
. The movie portrayed the social issue of single parenthood, as similarly done in Kundan Shah
Kundan Shah
Kundan Shah is an Indian film director and writer.He is most known for his comedy classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro and his 1985-1986, TV series Nukkad with Saeed Akhtar Mirza.-Biography:...
's 2000 film Kya Kehna
Kya Kehna
-Awards:* Filmfare Best Story Award - Honey Irani* IIFA Award for Technical Excellence - Best Screenplay - Farhan Akhtar* Sansui Best Actress Award - Preity Zinta...
.
Plot
Rati Agnihotri plays a young girl from a middle-class family who meets a young man (Mithun Chakraborty), who is the womanising son of a well-known lawyer (Danny Denzongpa). After dating each other for some time, she finds that she is pregnant.However, he shirks his responsibility and refuses to marry her. She does not want an abortion as suggested by her parents and tells them that she wants to take Mithun to court.
Her parents throw her out and 'disown' her, left alone she decides to bring Mithun to justice. She meets Rekha, a lawyer who works for woman's rights.
In the past, Rekha was Mithun's father's lover, and as a result she gave birth to a daughter. Rekha doesn't want the story to repeat again and drags Mithun to court. She win the court case and her quest for justice is rewarded in her favor. After losing the case, Mithun decides to marry Rati and give their illegitimate child his family name. Rati disagrees and decides that she can manage on her own and she doesn't need Mithun's support.
In the meantime, Rekha dies because of a heart attack. Rati promises her to take care of her daughter, and carries on her work.
Cast
- Mithun ChakrabortyMithun ChakrabortyMithun Chakraborty is an Indian film actor, social activist, and entrepreneur, who has won three National Film Awards. He made his acting debut with the arthouse drama Mrigaya , for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor....
... Suresh Ray - Rekha ... Shakuntala
- Rati AgnihotriRati AgnihotriRati Agnihotri is a veteran Indian actress. Her portfolio mainly includes films in Hindi-Urdu, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. She was born to a Sikh family.-Film career:...
... Malati - Ranjeeta ... Viswanath Agarwal (Malati's father)
- Danny DenzongpaDanny DenzongpaTshering Phintso Denzongpa , widely known by his acting name "Danny" Denzongpa, is an Indian actor of Sikkimese ancestry working in Bollywood films....
... Dayashankar Ray - AsraniAsraniGovardhan Asrani , popularly known simply as Asrani, is an actor in Indian films whose Bollywood career has spanned over 35 years. His wife Manju Bansal is an actress.-Early life:...
... Abdul Lateef - Seema Deo ... Mrs. Shanti Dayashankar Ray (Suresh's mother)
Soundtrack
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "I Love You" | Shailendra Singh, Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies... |
| 2 | "O Haseena" | Amit Kumar Amit Kumar Amit Kumar is an Indian film playback singer, actor, director, and music director. He is the son of famous singer and actor Kishore Kumar and Bengali singer and actress Ruma Guha Thakurta. Like his father he too loved singing since childhood and used to sing in Kolkata during Durga Pooja functions... |
| 3 | "Laila O Meri Laila" | Amit Kumar Amit Kumar Amit Kumar is an Indian film playback singer, actor, director, and music director. He is the son of famous singer and actor Kishore Kumar and Bengali singer and actress Ruma Guha Thakurta. Like his father he too loved singing since childhood and used to sing in Kolkata during Durga Pooja functions... |
| 4 | "Nahin Main Woh" | Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies... |
| 5 | "Prem Duddth Aaya" | Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies... |
Awards
- Rekha received a nomination for Filmfare Best Supporting Actress AwardFilmfare Best Supporting Actress AwardThe Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Awards is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role...
, the only nomination for the film.