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Rakhwala (transl. Protector) is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. The film stars Dharmendra, Leena Chandavarkar and Vinod Khanna. It is a remake of the 1967 Tamil film Kaavalkaaran.[1]
| Rakhwala | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Adurthi Subba Rao |
| Screenplay by | Inder Raj Anand Prem Kapoor R.M. Veerappan |
| Produced by | T. Govindarajan S. Krishnamoorthy |
| Starring | Dharmendra Leena Chandavarkar Vinod Khanna |
| Cinematography | Roy P.L. |
| Edited by | T.Krishna, BA |
| Music by | Kalyanji Anandji |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Cast edit
- Dharmendra ... Deepak Kumar
- Leena Chandavarkar ... Chandni
- Vinod Khanna ... Shyam
- Madan Puri ... Boxing Chairman Jwalaprasad
- Jagdeep ... Gopi
- Rakesh Pandey ... Suresh
- Rajan Haksar ... Jwalaprasad's Manager
- Keshav Rana... Police Commissioner
- Randhir ... Dr. Girdharilal
- Shyam Kumar (as Sham Kumar)
- Raj Kishore ... Bartender
- Sanjana ... Girija
- Baby Gayatri ... Pinky
Soundtrack edit
The music was composed by Kalyanji Anandji. The author Sujata Dev stated that the song "Rehne Do Gile Shikwe", a Rafi-Asha duet, is an "excellent example of the adeptness in unifying classical and contemporary music in the same song."[2]
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Rahne Do Gile Shikwe" | Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle |
| 2 | "Mere Dil Ne Jo Maanga" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 3 | "Tere Nain Mere Nain Ek Ho gaye" | Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar |
| 4 | "Tere Umar Ki Phoolwari" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 5 | "Tu Itna Samajh Le Sanam" | Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar |
| 6 | "Ye Kaisa Maine Madhur Si" | Mohammed Rafi |
Reception edit
Vijay Lokapally of The Hindu said the film, "had its bright moments in the presence of Dharmendra and Vinod Khanna, two evergreen stars of Indian cinema."[3]
References edit
- ^ Rao, Gayatri (1 October 2016). "Mere dil ne jo manga mil gaya – Lata – Kalyanji-Anandji – Leena/Dharmendra | Rakhwala (1971)". LemonWire. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ Dev, Sujata (October 2015). Mohammed Rafi Voice Of A Nation. Om Books International. p. 95. ISBN 9789380070971.
- ^ Lokapally, Vijay (28 April 2017). "Rakhwala (1971)". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
