Apradhi (1974 film)

Apradhi (transl. Criminal) is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Jugal Kishore, with the script written by R.K. Banerjee and T.N. Sharma. The film stars Yogeeta Bali, Kiran Kumar and Dev Kumar.[1][2] The soundtrack was composed by Usha Khanna and features playback singers Suman Kalyanpur and Mukesh. It was released on the EMI Records label.

Apradhi
Poster
Directed byJugal Kishore
Written byR.K. Banerjee
T.N. Sharma
Produced byK.L Chitara
StarringYogeeta Bali
Kiran Kumar
Dev Kumar
Imtiaz
CinematographyS.L. Sharma
Edited byS.R. Sawant
Production
company
C.S. Productions
Release date
1 January 1974
Running time
122 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot

A delinquent is at large, a masked man in red clothing nicknamed "Redshirt" who leads a gang of bandits. Inspector Shankar (Kiran Kumar) is assigned to investigate the gang. The gang, wise to the police surveillance, kidnap Shankar's daughter Radha (Yogeeta Bali). While in captitivity she is heavily drugged, which leads to her committing suicide. Shankar investigates four suspects, a wholesome holy man named Mahant Badriprasad (Jagdish Raj), retired army Major Vikram Singh, a poet, and a man named Nawab Ashiq Misaaj (Keshto Mukherjee). The gang leader, "Redshirt", is portrayed by Dev Kumar.

Cast

Production

Apradhi was produced by K.L. Chitkara of C.S. Productions.[1] The script for the film was written by R.K. Banerjee and T.N. Sharma. The cinematography was conducted by S.L. Sharma, and the art director J. S Pophaley was brought in to design the sets. S. Azim and Master Sattar overlooked the action sequences in the film, with special effects added by Dahyabhai Patel. Apradhi was edited by S.R. Sawant.[3]

Music

The soundtrack was composed by Usha Khanna, working with lyricist Hasrat Jaipuri. The playback singers for the film were Suman Kalyanpur and Mukesh.[3] The soundtrack was released on the EMI Records label.

Songs

The songs featured in the film are as follows:

  1. "Hai Re Tum Bhi Jawan" – Mahendra Kapoor, Suman Kalyanpur
  2. "Sanwala Rang Naache Har Ang" – Suman Kalyanpur
  3. "Jaane Kyu Mujhe Raato Ko" – Suman Kalyanpur
  4. "Mai Dhool Ka Udta Badal, Gaata Lehrata Jaa" – Mukesh

Reception

The soundtrack to the film was well-received, with Pankaj Rag identifying "Mai Dhool Ka Udta Badal"' and "Jaane Kyu Mujhe Raato Ko"' as "very good compositions" and noting the Western music influence.[4]

References
  1. "Apradhi (1974)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. Ashok Raj (2009). Hero Vol.2, Volume 2. Hay House. p. 116. ISBN 9789381398036.
  3. "Apradhi". Cinestaan.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. Pankaj Rag (1 January 2006), Dhuno Ki Yatra (in Hindi), Rajkamal Prakashan, p. 581, ISBN 978-81-267-1169-7, retrieved 3 July 2020
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