Aitbaar (1985)

Widower Mr. Khanna is a very wealthy businessman in Bombay. He has a daughter named, Neha, of whom he adores. Realizing that he is not young anymore he wanted her to get married before he ... See full summary »

Director:

Mukul Anand

Writers:

Farooq Kaisser (lyrics), Hasan Kamal (lyrics),

Stars:

Raj Babbar, Dimple Kapadia, Danny Denzongpa

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Raj Babbar	...	Jaideep
Dimple Kapadia	...	Neha Khanna
Danny Denzongpa	...	Inspector Barua
Sharat Saxena	...	Vikramjit 'Vicky' / Kulbhushan Pandit / Gautam Ghosh
Suresh Oberoi	...	Sagar
Leena Das	...	Dancer / Singer
Anupam Kher	...	Public Prosecutor
Huma Khan	...	Dancer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ghanshyam Rohera	...	Man on the phone
Shivraj	...	Khanna's Office Manager
Pradeep Singh	...	Inspector Harish

Storyline

Widower Mr. Khanna is a very wealthy businessman in Bombay. He has a daughter named, Neha, of whom he adores. Realizing that he is not young anymore he wanted her to get married before he passes away. Neha loves an upright and prestigious young man named Sagar but he is not ready for marriage yet. So she decides to marry Jaidev of whom her dad chose for her. A couple of days later Neha's dad passes away leaving his estate for Jaidev to take care of but Jaidev takes no interest over the estate or Neha. She feels devastated by her husband but one day her husband attempts to change himself and begins to love her but she soon discover a more bigger conspiracy that will turn her life upside down.

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Plot Keywords:

one word title

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Genres:

Thriller | Action

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Also Known As:

Trust

Company Credits

Production Co:

Romesh Films

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Dial M for Murder (1960)

User Reviews

A stylish, effective thriller

Aitbaar is a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 classic thriller Dial M For Murder. Sadly and quite expectedly, the original source was not acknowledged by the makers, but the film is well attuned to an Indian context and is successfully gripping. The script is taut and complex and the film is overall very well shot and directed, with good camera work and a suitably chilling score. It is definitely a different mainstream Hindi movie for its time, as it leans more on the script and has much less melodrama and sentimentality than one would expect to see. Obviously, it includes several songs, but they are mostly situationally relevant and most of them are beautiful anyway. The acting is very good by one and all, and doubtlessly the film belongs to the ever gorgeous Dimple Kapadia, who makes for a great heroine. Confused, vulnerable and innocent, her Neha is quite different from the feisty and strong characters she does best, and Kapadia is more than effective playing the part. She is completely natural, and her fear, helplessness and uncertainty are aptly displayed. That she looks stunningly beautiful only helps and goes without saying. Raj Babbar does mostly a good job as the devious and calculating husband, though he is a bit hammy in some scenes. Suresh Oberoi is solid as Sagar, while Danny Denzongpa is excellent as the investigating officer. Overall then, Aitbaar is a highly watchable suspense thriller which is worth watching and revisiting.