Review By Kamal K
It begins with a series of raids by Inspector Shivnath (Abhi Bhattacharya) on a dark night unearthing not only a fake currency racket but also one of the kingpins, Karamchand (Om Shivpuri). In retaliation he is framed, his wife Radha (Kamini Kaushal) loses her mental balance, and his teenaged son Arjun is forced to fend for himself on the streets until he grows up and becomes the local vigilante No. 10 (Manoj Kumar). Bade Maalik gets Karamchand's wife, Sundari (Hema Malini) who had overheard the conversation, killed on route to Pune, but the kind-hearted jobber leaves the girl with a lame alcoholic who grows up to be a street hustler, Rosemary Fernandes (also played by Hema Malini) who after a few hiccups flips for No. 10.
Into the narrative enters CBI officer Karam - also doubling up as corrupt Havaldar Karan Singh Badshah (Pran) who clandestinely helps Arjun nab the fake currency racketeers - who is none other than loud and reckless Inspector Jaichand (Prem Nath), who too supposedly has a double, the real brain behind the racket. Pran excels, masquerading through several get-ups, improvising dialogue in the process. Hema is brilliant. Bindu just has two dance numbers and a scene in which she excels.
Although he tries his best, his familiar mannerism, modulated dialogue delivery and soft hero image make Manoj Kumar a weak gangster.
The comedy sequences are crude. Scripted by Shahid Akbarpuri and Dhruva Chatterjee with lackluster dialogue by Ali Raza, except some cornered by the hero himself. Cinematography by Rajan Kinagi and Madan Sinha shifts from brilliant to ordinary.
It begins with a series of raids by Inspector Shivnath (Abhi Bhattacharya) on a dark night unearthing not only a fake currency racket but also one of the kingpins, Karamchand (Om Shivpuri). In retaliation he is framed, his wife Radha (Kamini Kaushal) loses her mental balance, and his teenaged son Arjun is forced to fend for himself on the streets until he grows up and becomes the local vigilante No. 10 (Manoj Kumar). Bade Maalik gets Karamchand's wife, Sundari (Hema Malini) who had overheard the conversation, killed on route to Pune, but the kind-hearted jobber leaves the girl with a lame alcoholic who grows up to be a street hustler, Rosemary Fernandes (also played by Hema Malini) who after a few hiccups flips for No. 10.
Into the narrative enters CBI officer Karam - also doubling up as corrupt Havaldar Karan Singh Badshah (Pran) who clandestinely helps Arjun nab the fake currency racketeers - who is none other than loud and reckless Inspector Jaichand (Prem Nath), who too supposedly has a double, the real brain behind the racket. Pran excels, masquerading through several get-ups, improvising dialogue in the process. Hema is brilliant. Bindu just has two dance numbers and a scene in which she excels.
Although he tries his best, his familiar mannerism, modulated dialogue delivery and soft hero image make Manoj Kumar a weak gangster.
The comedy sequences are crude. Scripted by Shahid Akbarpuri and Dhruva Chatterjee with lackluster dialogue by Ali Raza, except some cornered by the hero himself. Cinematography by Rajan Kinagi and Madan Sinha shifts from brilliant to ordinary.
