Azaad (1978 film)

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Azaad
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Directed by Pramod Chakravorty
Written by
Produced byPramod Chakravorty
Starring
Cinematography V.K. Murthy
Edited byNarendra Arora
Music by Rahul Dev Burman
Distributed byPramod Films
Release date
  • 1 September 1978 (1978-09-01)
CountryIndia
Language Hindi

Azaad is a 1978 Bollywood action thriller film directed by Pramod Chakravorty. The film stars Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Ajit and Prem Chopra. [2] [3]

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Plot

This is the story of an eccentric young man, Ashok who believes in doing good without worrying about the consequences. This does not find any favor with his sister-in-law Sarla, and she decides to leave the house. 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 princess Rajkumari Seema who he teaches a lesson to respect the poor and the food grown in the fields.

When Ashok arrives in the city, due to his misfortune, he lands a job at a factory run by the Rajkumari, and immediately gets into the bad books of Prem 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 of Prem and Rajkumari's uncle and a horrifying scheme is concocted to stop the love and future relationship of Rajkumari and Ashok. [4]

Cast

Soundtrack

The song 'Raju Chal Raju' is an evergreen classic inspired by the BGM of Ennio Morricone's epic movie 'For a Few Dollars More', sung by Kishore Kumar and featuring Dharmendra on horseback. 'Jaan Ki Kasam' and 'Kaun Mil Gaya' are also melodious songs.

#TitleSinger(s)
1"Jaan Ki Kasam" Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
2"Kaun Mil Gaya"Lata Mangeshkar
3"Main Hoon Teri Prem Deewani"Lata Mangeshkar
4"Raju Chal Raju"Kishore Kumar
5"Main Laila Ka Majhnu"Kishore Kumar

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