Qila (translation: Fort) is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language mystery drama thriller directed by Umesh Mehra and starring Dilip Kumar (in a dual role), Rekha, Mukul Dev, Mamta Kulkarni, Smita Jaykar and Gulshan Grover.[1]

Qila
Directed byUmesh Mehra
Written byHumayun Mirza
Umesh Mehra
Produced byParvesh Mehra
StarringDilip Kumar
Rekha
CinematographyS. Pappu
Edited byKamal Sehgal
Music byAnand Raaj Anand (songs)
Raju Singh (score)
Production
company
Eagle Films
Distributed byEagle Films
Release date
  • 10 April 1998 (1998-04-10)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

After a film career that began in 1944 and spanned over five decades, this marked the final film appearance of veteran actor Dilip Kumar before his death on 7 July 2021.[2]

The film is a mystery thriller in which Kumar plays dual roles as an evil landowner who is murdered and as his twin brother who is a court judge tasked with investigating who killed him.[3]

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A cruel and evil landowner Jagannath Singh is murdered and his twin brother Amarnath Singh decides to investigate. He finds the list of suspects is endless. The prime suspects are Jagannath's son Amar, Jagannath's abused wife Suman and a woman named Yamini who claims she was raped by Jagannath. Eventually, Jagannath's son Amar confesses to killing his father. He reveals that on the night of his father's death he accidentally shot him while trying to fight him off when Jagannath held Amar and his mother at gunpoint. Soon after the list of suspects grow, it is discovered that Jagannath's had many more enemies who could have killed him, including landowner Mangal Singh and even Jagannath's brother Amarnath, who doesn't seem to have got on well with Jagannath himself in the past. Yamini killed Jagannath for his wrongdoings to her brother.

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Music

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Qila
Soundtrack album by
Released4 February 1998
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelSony Music India

All songs are composed by Anand Raaj Anand with lyrics by Dev Kohli.

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Layi Hai Mehndi Wali Raat"Mohammed Aziz, Nayan Rathod, Sadhana Sargam, Preeti Uttam Singh04:17
2."Prem Hai Radha Prem Hai Mera"Sadhana Sargam05:39
3."Wah Bhai Wah"Udit Narayan, Poornima Shrestha05:24
4."Ankhiya Ye Ankhiya"Asha Bhosle, Udit Narayan05:29
5."Kurte Ki Banhiya"Amit Kumar, Udit Narayan, Preeti Uttam Singh05:03
6."Tere Bin O Dilbar"Alka Yagnik05:25
Total length:31:17

References

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  1. ^ Kumar, Tanmeet (10 April 1998). "Planet Bollywood Film Review: Qila". Planet Bollywood. Archived from the original on 24 June 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. ^ Panchal, Komal RJ (7 July 2021). "Dilip Kumar's Qila director remembers how actor would refuse to share favourite fruit: 'A child-like quality about him'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Movie reviews of 'Hercules'; 'Qila'". India Today.
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