Saboot
| Saboot | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Tulsi Ramsay Shyam Ramsay |
| Written by | Jay Verma J. K. Ahuja |
| Produced by | Raaj Baweja GH Navani |
| Starring | Navin Nischol Vidya Sinha Kajal Kiran Vinod Mehra Trilok Kapoor Om Shivpuri Prem Chopra |
| Cinematography | Gangu Ramsay Keshu Ramsay |
| Edited by | Shyam Ramsay Bal Korde |
| Music by | Bappi Lahiri |
Release date | 28 February 1980 |
Running time | 132 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹80Lakhs |
| Box office | ₹4.9 Crores |
Saboot (transl. Evidence) is a 1980 Indian Hindi-language horror/thriller film directed by Shyam Ramsay and Tulsi Ramsay.[1] It stars Navin Nischol, Kajal Kiran, Vidya Sinha, Vinod Mehra, Trilok Kapoor, Om Shivpuri and Prem Chopra.[2]
Plot[edit]
Seth Dharamdas has two daughters: the older one is Asha and the younger one is Kajal. Dharamdas had struck a business deal with Dhanraj. Here, Asha marries her love interest Vikas, but he dies in an air crash. Asha grieves his loss, following which, Dharamdas cancels his plan to sell the factory and decides to dedicate the factory as a souvenir to Vikas.
Dhanraj doesn't want this deal be cancelled and hence bribes Dharamdas's trusted employees Manmohan Saxena, Ashok Gupta and Rita into helping him to kill Dharamdas. Dharamdas has to go to Nainital for a business trip. However, he is approached by Dhanraj, Ashok and Manmohan in the train itself and is forced to sign an agreement that would entitle Dhanraj to be the sole owner of all his riches.
Dharamdas does as told, however the crooks kill him and bury him nearby. During the fracas, Ashok's knife falls down into the grave, but he is in a hurry and doesn't have time to take it out. In the meantime, Asha and Kajal are being looked after by Ajit Roy, who used to hold a responsible post in the factory during Dharamdas's ownership. Ajit Roy strikes up another deal with Dhanraj.
Suddenly, the "ghost" of Dharamdas starts confronting his killers. The villains die due to the shock of seeing him. A wave of panic runs among the killers. Dharamdas's daughters are unaware of the truth, as they believe that their father has gone missing. Dharamdas's case is given to Inspector Anand, an old friend of Vikas. When the villains start dying mysteriously, Anand becomes confident that there is some connection between the deaths and the disappearance of Dharamdas.
Anand sets up traps, confident that Dharamdas is still alive and killing his associates for some still unknown reason. He has no luck until Dhanraj is killed. Anand sees Dharamdas and shoots him. The rest needs to be seen.
Cast[edit]
- Navin Nischol as CBI Inspector Anand
- Kajal Kiran as Kajal
- Vidya Sinha as Asha
- Vinod Mehra as Vikas
- Prem Chopra as Dhanraj
- Trilok Kapoor as Seth Dharamdas
- Roopesh Kumar as Manmohan Saxena
- Narendranath as Ashok Gupta
- Padma Khanna as Rita
- Om Shivpuri as Ajit Roy
Soundtrack[edit]
Lyrics: Amit Khanna
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Dooriyan Sab Mita Do" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Jeena Bhi Koi Jeena Hai" (Happy) | Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar |
| "Jeena Bhi Koi Jeena Hai" (Sad) | Kishore Kumar |
| "Ladki O Ladki, Jaisi Ho Chalegi, Paisewali Ho Ya Kadki" | Amit Kumar, Bappi Lahiri |
| "Loot Ada Ko Loot Le Raja" | Asha Bhosle |
Legacy[edit]
- Saboot is considered as Ramsay Brothers most unique horror film out of the bunch of other typical horror films they made which were mostly about bhoot pret, cults, shaitan and chudail. Because unlike their other films this didn't exactly have any real ghost or supernatural incidents but something more unique which needs to be seen by the viewers themselves. The film is available on Amazon Prime Video and YouTube.
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Saboot (1980) Complete Cast & Crew - BollywoodMDB". www.bollywoodmdb.com. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Saboot (1980) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.