Vishwanath (1978 film)

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Vishwanath
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Directed by Subhash Ghai
Written by Subhash Ghai
Produced by Pawan Kumar
Starring Shatrughan Sinha
Reena Roy
Music by Rajesh Roshan
Production
company
Ramayana Chitra [1]
Release date
  • 20 January 1978 (1978-01-20)(India)
Running time
142 minutes [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Vishwanath is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Subhash Ghai and produced by Pawan Kumar. It stars Shatrughan Sinha and Reena Roy in pivotal roles. The film was a box office hit. The film was remade in Telugu as Lawyer Viswanath (1978) [1] and in Tamil as Naan Mahaan Alla (1984). [2]

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Plot

An honest lawyer, Vishwanath is implicated and imprisoned at the behest of powerful underworld don, GNK and his associates. After his release from prison, Vishwanath decides to seek vengeance, but finds out that it is virtually impossible to do this through due process of law. So he decides to change his identity, hire a gang of crooks and assassins, to carry out his vendetta. Not realizing that in doing this he is alienating himself from the love of his life, Soni; and making himself a wanted man by the police, leaving his crippled sister, Munni and mom, Shanti to fend for themselves, and at the mercy of GNK and his associates.

Cast

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by Rajesh Roshan and penned by Anjaan. [3]

#TitleSinger(s)
1"Hawa Se Halki" Lata Mangeshkar
2"Duniya Ne Mujhe" Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
3"Bibadha-Aaj Karegi Man Mani" Asha Bhosle
4"Jab Jab Jo Jo Hona Hai" (Male) Kishore Kumar
5"Jab Jab Jo Jo Hona Hai" (Female) Lata Mangeshkar
6"Hai Jindri" Manna Dey

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