Gawaahi

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Gawaahi
Gawaahi
Directed by Anant Balani
Based on The Night of January 16th
by Ayn Rand
Produced byRajiv Mehra,
Aditya Raj Kapoor
Starring Zeenat Aman
Shekhar Kapur
Ranjeeta Kaur
Ashutosh Gowariker
Music byUttam-Jagdish
Sardar Anjum (lyrics)
Release date
  • 1989 (1989)(India)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Gawaahi (English: Testimony) is a 1989 Bollywood film directed by Anant Balani. It was his directorial debut. [1] The film stars Zeenat Aman, Shekhar Kapur, Ranjeeta Kaur and Ashutosh Gowariker. It was based on the 1934 play The Night of January 16th , a courtroom drama by Ayn Rand. [2] [3]

Contents

Plot

A courtroom drama around the disclosures and cross-examinations of key witnesses of mysterious death of leading business tycoon Ranjeet Chaudhary (Shekhar Kapoor).

Cast

Crew

Soundtrack

All lyrics are written by Sardar Anjum; all music is composed by Uttam-Jagdish

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Bhool Bhulaiyya Sa Yeh Jeevan" Pankaj Udhas, Anuradha Paudwal  
2."Dekh Ke Tumko"Pankaj Udhas, Anuradha Paudwal 
3."Dil Ki Baatein Hain"Pankaj Udhas, Anuradha Paudwal 
4."Khat Mein Likha Hai"Anuradha Paudwal 

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