Blackmail (1973 film)

Blackmail is a 1973 Bollywood thriller film directed by Vijay Anand. The film stars Dharmendra, Raakhee, Madan Puri, and Shatrughan Sinha. Many critic consider it as one of Vijay Anand's underrated work.[1]

Blackmail
Film poster
Directed byVijay Anand
Produced byVinod Doshi
Written byVijay Anand
Vinod Kumar
StarringDharmendra
Raakhee
Shatrughan Sinha
Music byKalyanji-Anandji
CinematographyN.V. Srinivas
Edited byVijay Anand
Production
company
R.K. Studios
Distributed byV.R. Pictures
Vinod Doshi Productions
Digital Entertainment
Polydor
Release date
  • 19 September 1973 (1973-09-19)
Running time
146 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot

Dr. Khurana, an eccentric scientist, discovers a formula to generate electricity from sunlight. This discovery makes him very popular, and his formula very much in demand, while local businessman, Mr. Mehta, feels threatened – as this may means losses and eventual bankruptcy. Mehta and his associate, Jeevan, who is also his daughter's (Asha) sweetheart, connive a plan to get Asha married to Dr. Khurana's nephew, Kailash Gupta; inherit part of the estate as well as the business along with the formula; and thereby eliminate their potential bankruptcy. Their only problem is Asha, who may not cooperate, so a drama is arranged between Jeevan and her, which leads to Jeevan backing away from any marriage plans and going to settle in Europe. Asha thus agrees to marry Kailash, who has fallen head over heels in love with her. The marriage takes place, but there are misunderstandings in their lives on the very first night as Kailash feels that Asha is hiding something from him, and secretly meeting someone during odd hours of the night. Will the formula be compromised? Is Asha a part of Jeevan and her dad's plot? Who is Asha meeting at odd times?

Cast

Music

The film contains many hit songs. "Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas Tum Rehti Ho" sung by Kishore Kumar is one of the best songs, which made it so popular that it was recreated 2 times, the one recreated by Abhijit Vaghani in the 2016 film Wajah Tum Ho, and the other one from the upcoming 2019 movie of the same track name, which was a subsequent remake of it. Other songs are "Mile Mile Do Badan, Khile Khile Do Chaman", "Sharbati Teri Aankho Ki, Jheel Si Gehraii Mein and Main Doob Doob Doob Jata Hoon" sung by Kishore Kumar. All lyrics by Rajendra Krishan.

Songs
  1. "Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas, Tum Rahati Ho" – Kishore Kumar
  2. "Naina Mere Rang Bhare Sapane Toh Sajaane Lage" – Lata Mangeshkar
  3. "Mile Mile Do Badan Khile Khile Do Chaman" – Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
  4. "Asha O Asha Tujhe Kya Hua" – Lata Mangeshkar
  5. "Main Doob Doob Jaata Hu" – Kishore Kumar
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References
  1. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/black-mail-1973/article9164561.ece
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