Mukti (1977 film)

Mukti
Mukti
	Poster
Directed by	Raj Tilak
Screenplay by	Dhruva Chatterjee,; Keka Chatterjee,; Renu Khanna, ; Kader Khan
Story by	Dhruva Chatterjee
Produced by	Raj Tilak; Tilak Movies Pvt. Ltd.
Starring	Shashi Kapoor; Sanjeev Kumar; Vidya Sinha; Mithun Chakraborty
Cinematography	K. K. Mahajan
Edited by	Pran Mehra,; R. P. Bapat
Music by	Rahul Dev Burman; Anand Bakshi (lyrics)
Production; companies	Essel Studios; Famous Cine Studios; Natraj Studios; R. K. Studios; Rajkamal Kalamandir Studios
Distributed by	Sangeeta Film Corporation (India); Yash Raj Films USA Inc. (USA)
Release date	14 August 1977
Running time	125 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹ 1.2 Crores

Mukti (transl. Liberation) is a 1977 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Raj Tilak, starring Shashi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Vidya Sinha and Mithun Chakraborty

Plot[edit]

Kailash Sharma is found guilty of sexually molesting Shanno and killing Dheeraj Kumar Verma, and is sentenced to be hanged by the Jammu & Kashmir Sessions Court. After his appeals at both High and Supreme Courts fail, he asks his wife, Seema, to take their daughter, Pinky, and re-locate elsewhere. Seema and Pinky re-locate to Bombay where she takes up sewing to make a living. She befriends their neighbour, Ratan, and both get married. 14 years later Pinky has grown up and has a boyfriend, Vikram, who she wants to marry. Meanwhile, Kailash, who is still alive, as his sentence was changed to life imprisonment, arrives in Bombay to look for his family. After sometime he does find them but decides not to interfere in their lives as they appear to be happy. But when Seema finds out she goes to meet him secretly – a visit that will set off a chain of events that will end up drastically changing their lives forever.

Cast[edit]

Shashi Kapoor as Kailash Sharma
Sanjeev Kumar as Ratan
Vidya Sinha as Seema K. Sharma
Vikram as Vikram (Special appearance)
Bindiya Goswami as Pinky K. Sharma
Anju Mahendru as Shanno
Prema Narayan as Mary
Deven Verma as Tony
Kader Khan as Hussain
A. K. Hangal as Colonel
Roopesh Kumar as Dheeraj Kumar Verma
Master Bittu as Young Pinky K. Sharma
Dev Kumar
Sapru
Murad
Brahm Bhardwaj
Pinchoo Kapoor as Vikram's Father
Bhagwan
S. N. Banerjee
Mithun Chakraborty (cameo)

Crew[edit]

Director – Raj Tilak
Story – Dhruva Chatterjee
Screenplay – Dhruva Chatterjee, Keka Chatterjee, Renu Khanna
Dialogue – Kader Khan
Producer – Raj Tilak
Production Company – Tilak Movies Pvt. Ltd.
Cinematographer – K. K. Mahajan
Editor – Pran Mehra, R. P. Bapat
Art Director – Bansi Chandragupta
Costume Design – Keka Chatterjee, Jennifer Kendal, Shashi Magan
Choreographer – Suresh Bhatt^{[citation needed]}
Music Director – Rahul Dev Burman
Lyricist – Anand Bakshi
Playback Singers – Mohammad Rafi, Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh

Music[edit]

Song "Suhaani Chaandni Raatein" was listed at #8 on Binaca Geetmala annual list 1977

Song	Singer
"Pyar Hai Ek Nishan" (Happy)	Mohammed Rafi
"Pyar Hai Ek Nishan" (Sad)	Mohammed Rafi
"Suhani Chandni Raaten"	Mukesh
"Lalla Lalla Lori" (Male)	Mukesh
"Lalla Lalla Lori" (Female)	Lata Mangeshkar
"Main Jo Chala Peekar, Woh Cheez Buri Hai Magar"	Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
"Dil Sajan Jalta Hai"	Asha Bhosle

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Mukti at IMDb