Ghulami (1985)

Near India and Pakistan's border-town of Fatehpur, lives Ranjit Singh Choudhary who has been labeled as a rebel by his schoolmaster and his dad, Makhan's employer, Bade Thakur, as he could ... See full summary »

Director:

J.P. Dutta

Writer:

O.P. Dutta

Stars:

Dharmendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Naseeruddin Shah

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dharmendra	...	Ranjit Singh Choudhary
Mithun Chakraborty	...	Jabhar
Naseeruddin Shah	...	SP Sultan Singh
Reena Roy	...	Moran
Smita Patil	...	Sumitra Sultan Singh
Anita Raj	...	Tulsi
Kulbhushan Kharbanda	...	Havaldar Gopi Dada
Raza Murad	...	Fatehpur's Thanedar
Om Shivpuri	...	Bade Thakur
Avtar Gill	...	Shamu
Bharat Kapoor	...	Thakur Shakti Singh
Rajan Haksar	...	Makhan Singh Choudhary
Mazhar Khan	...	Thakur Jaswant Singh
Sulochana Latkar	...	Mrs. Makhan Singh Choudhary
Ram Mohan	...	Masterji

Storyline

Near India and Pakistan's border-town of Fatehpur, lives Ranjit Singh Choudhary who has been labeled as a rebel by his schoolmaster and his dad, Makhan's employer, Bade Thakur, as he could not stand the injustice that was meted to farmers like his dad, and his ancestors who had become economic slaves to the upper-caste Thakurs, who loaned them some money, mortgaged their land, made them toil in the fields, took away their crops, molested their women, and when they passed away, forced their children to take on the debt. Ranjit decides to leave for good, but does return on the very day of his dad's passing. He is asked to assume the loan left unpaid by his dad, when he refuses to do so, he is treated as a bandit, leading him to confront the corrupt Police Force. When Bade Thakur's daughter, Sumitra, who was Ranjit's childhood sweetheart, marries DSP Sultan Singh, a buffalo is slaughtered and left to rot in the community well, poisoning the water, resulting in several deaths, including ...

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Genres:

Action

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nadiadwala Sons

Technical Specs

Runtime:

199 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Dharmendra at his best

With the presence of actors like Naseer, Smita Patil, Omshiv Puri, and 1980s, looks like an art movie. It is a tale beautifully told by debut director Dutta. Dialogues are amazing. Combination of stalwarts like Laxmikant Pyarelal and Gulzar to make songs has made the songs immortal. Not just the songs, even the background music of Laxmikant Pyarelal is evidence enough why the duo is best after Shankar Jaikishan. Although all actors have given phenomenal performances but Dharmendra is at his best. The way he has delivered the OP Dutta dialogues puts him ahead of even Naseer. Mithun is a very good addition to the main story line. Most outstanding is Dharmendra. There is something in the movie for everybody...plut it is a clean movie that you can see with your whole extended family.