Munnibai is a Hindi low budget action movie of Bollywood directed by Kanti Shah and produced by Gulab Seikh. [1] This film was released on 30 July 1999 under the banner of Gulab Films. [2] [3]
This is a revenge story of a lady dacoit Munnibai. Her family was killed by a gang of dacoit. Munnibai kills the chief of this gang. Chief's daughter Hirabai is another lady dacoit who tries to kill Munni in reply. But finally Munni kills Hirabai.
Dacoity is a term used for "banditry" in the Indian subcontinent. The spelling is the anglicised version of the Hindi word डाकू (ḍākū); "dacoit" is a colloquial Indian English word with this meaning. It appears in the Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases (1903). Banditry is a criminal activity involving robbery by groups of armed bandits. The East India Company established the Thuggee and Dacoity Department in 1830, and the Thuggee and Dacoity Suppression Acts, 1836–1848 were enacted in British India under East India Company rule. Areas with ravines or forests, such as Chambal and Chilapata Forests, were once known for dacoits.
Teesri Kasam is a 1966 Hindi language drama film directed by Basu Bhattacharya and produced by lyricist Shailendra. It is based on the short story Mare Gaye Gulfam, by the Hindi novelist Phanishwarnath Renu. The film stars Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman. The duo Shankar–Jaikishan composed the film's score. The film's cinematography was done by Subrata Mitra, dialogues were written by Phanishwarnath Renu and the screenplay is by Nabendu Ghosh.
Maan Singh (1890—1955), better known as Daaku Maan Singh, was a notorious Indian dacoit.
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Yateem (transl. Orphan) is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by J. P. Dutta. The movie stars Sunny Deol, Farha Naaz, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Danny Denzongpa and Amrish Puri. The film was a major hit at the box office.
Kasam Suhaag Ki is a 1989 Bollywood film directed by Mohan Segal and starring Dharmendra and Rekha.
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