Khandaan (1979 film)
Khandaan (transl. Clan) is a 1979 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced by Sibte Hassan Rizvi under the New World Enterprises banner and directed by Anil Ganguly. It stars Jeetendra, Sulakshana Pandit, Bindiya Goswami and music composed by Khayyam. This film is remade in Telugu as Jeevitha Ratnam (1981).
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| Directed by | Anil Ganguly |
| Written by | Omar Khayyam Saharanpuri (dialogues) Naqsh Lyallpuri (lyrics) |
| Screenplay by | Nubendu Ghosh |
| Story by | Omar Khayyam Saharanpuri |
| Produced by | Sibte Hassan Rizvi |
| Starring | Jeetendra Sulakshana Pandit Bindiya Goswami |
| Cinematography | Dilip Rajan Mukerjee |
| Edited by | Waman Bhonsle Gurudutt Shirale |
| Music by | Khayyam |
Production company | New World Enterprises |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
Gauri Shankar, a clerk in a private firm, lives with his wife Savitri and two sons Vikas & Ravi. Vikas is married to Nanda. The impish Ravi falls in love with Usha. Vikas acquires a job and needs money for security deposit. Gauri Shankar is unable to raise the money and when he tries to steal from his office cashbox, he is caught. Ravi takes up the blame to protect his father.
Gauri Shankar passes away after confiding the truth to Savitiri. Vikas and Nanada move out of the house. Ravi returns from jail and learns that Usha is married to someone else. When Vikas lies that their mother has disowned him, a devastated Ravi leaves for the city, where he rescues Sandhya, the daughter of millionaire. Seth Dharmdas, the millionaire offers Ravi a job and within a short time, Ravi gains Dharmdas's trust. When Sandhya declares her love for him, Ravi politely refuses.
In the mean time, Usha has run away from her wedding and is in search of Ravi. She spots Ravi with Sandhya and suspects they are involved. When the confusion is resolved, Ravi finds out his brother's wicked ways and his ill-treatment of their mother. How everything is resolved toa happy ending forms the climax.
Cast
- Jeetendra as Ravi G. Srivastav
- Sulakshana Pandit as Usha
- Bindiya Goswami as Sandhya
- Rakesh Roshan in a Special Appearance
- Bindu as Nanda V. Srivastav
- Sujit Kumar as Vikas G. Srivastav
- Nirupa Roy as Savitri G. Srivastav
- Paidi Jairaj as Gaurishankar Srivastav
- A. K. Hangal as Masterji, Usha's father
- Dina Phatak as Usha's mother
- Raj Kishore as Sandhya's brother
- Pinchoo Kapoor as Sandhya's father
Soundtrack
Music composed by Khayyam with lyrics by Naqsh Lyallpuri. The song "Mana teri nazar nein" was recorded for this movie, but was filmed in a later film Ahista Ahista, with music by Khayyam
| # | Title | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ye Mulaqat Ek Bahana Hai" | Lata Mangeshkar | 3:45 |
| 2 | "Matlab Ke Hain" | Nitin Mukesh | 3:25 |
| 3 | "Yaro Aao Khushi" | Kishore Kumar | 4:50 |
| 4 | "Basti Ke Logon Mein" | Kishore Kumar | 6:30 |
| 5 | "Mana Teri Nazar Mein" | Sulakshana Pandit | 5:20 |
| 5 | "Main Na Bataungi" | Sulakshana Pandit | 4:45 |