279:
Surjit. Malti, who has been working in one of the landlord's saw mills thinking he is an honourable man, witnesses his misdeeds, and finally realizes her mistake. She is able to rescue
Phoolmati, but gets trapped by the landlord instead, who attempts to rape her. Meanwhile, Surjit stages an escape from his holding cell and with the help of Phoolmati, is able to come to Malti's rescue in the nick of time. He confronts the landlord and violently assaults him. The police show up and arrest the landlord for his role in defrauding the villagers and destroying their harvest.
267:
that imprisonment does not serve the good for victim or the perpetrator, the Judge resolves to try a novel experiment of forcing Surjit to live with Ram Din's family and look after their financial needs. A horrified Surjit attempts in vain to convince the Judge to change his ruling. He is transported to his new "prison" under police protection, where he is met by hostile villagers. Ram Din's family detest his presence, and call him "Dushmun" (enemy). Surjit attempts to escape on the first night, but is apprehended and brought back to serve his time.
271:
operates a small bioscope machine to entertain the village kids. They take an instant liking to each other, which blossoms into love. He also finds friends amongst the previously hostile villagers. He works hard on the family plot while also protecting it from the clutches of a local landlord, who has ill-intentioned designs on the land and also on Kamla.
226:
stated: "Essaying the role of Surjit Singh, a reckless, macho truck driver, with a penchant for consuming desi liquor and visiting brothels, the actor can be described in only one word — superb. Wearing fatigues for most of the film and donning a moustache, Khanna looks every bit the truck driver he
274:
Surmounting many obstacles, Surjit is able to arrange the marriage of Kamla with her childhood sweetheart. With the help of a benevolent police force and the Judge, he is also able to thwart the many attempts of the landlord to seize the family's land, and that of other villagers who have mortgaged
266:
Surjit acknowledges his guilt to the Judge, who in turn knows that he should send Surjit to prison for two years. But moved by the plight of Ram Din's family (which include his widow Malti; his sister Kamla; two young sons; a crippled father Ganga Din, and his blind mother) and his inherent belief
282:
Ram Din's family finally accept Surjit as one of their own, and arrange his marriage to
Phoolmati. In a final twist though, his two years' imprisonment is complete, and the Police arrive to escort him back to town. He pleads with the Judge to let him serve a life sentence, and the Judge smiles,
278:
Things take a dramatic turn for the worse when Surjit is framed and arrested for the accidental death of
Phoolmati's drunk grandfather. At the same time, the landlord covertly sets the harvest, produced by Surjit and other villagers, on fire. He then has Phoolmati kidnapped, primarily to punish
262:
Surjit Singh is a rash truck driver often driving while under the influence. One night he stops at the prostitute
Chamelibai's home. He spends the night with her, and gets up late the next morning. He rushes out and drives at breakneck-speed in thick fog to make up for the lost time while again
270:
Surjit gradually comes to terms with the twist of the fate that has forced him to become a farmer for subsistence and live under the ever unforgiving eyes of Ram Din's family. Over time, he starts sincerely working for the family and its interests. He meets
Phoolmati, a happy-go-lucky girl who
263:
drinking. He ends up running over and killing a farmer named Ram Din however, despite having the opportunity to run, he decides to stay and face the consequences. He is arrested by the police, charged, and brought before the court.
31:
752:
824:
227:
portrays. He adapts to the role, discarding his trademark mannerism and style of dialogue delivery for a sprightly walk and body language that smacks of arrogance."
619:
829:
834:
222:
The film became a "super-hit" at the box office and stood 3rd in a major top ten list. The 2012 review of the film by the newspaper
742:
719:
844:
814:
695:
678:
839:
627:
275:
their land with the same landlord. Malti however, is unable to forgive Surjit for having killed her husband.
773:
650:
819:
687:
582:
304:
200:
78:
96:
382:
334:
216:
8:
809:
346:
509:
429:
232:
794:
691:
316:
605:
322:
212:
593:
533:
455:
394:
388:
204:
711:
516:. The soundtrack had a rare Qawwali sung by Kishore Kumar which became popular.
436:
370:
340:
328:
208:
803:
552:
376:
352:
298:
188:
70:
513:
487:
449:
358:
292:
250:
238:
196:
74:
774:
https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/movies/hosa-theerpu/story.html#synopsis
364:
310:
788:
184:
44:
747:
655:
474:
468:
244:
192:
493:
30:
180:
195:
nomination as Best Actor, the only nomination for the film.
187:. It is based on a novel by Virendra Sharma. The film stars
676:
283:
vindicated that his experiment has been successful.
825:
Fictional portrayals of police departments in India
548:"Maine Dekha, Tune Dekha, Isne Dekha, Usne Dekha"
183:-language film produced by Premji and directed by
801:
642:
677:Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) .
191:in the title role and for which he received a
740:
29:
648:
325:as Head Constable Harishankar Chaurasiya
583:"Filmfare Nominees and Winner [
802:
835:Hindi films remade in other languages
741:Vijayakumar, B. (11 February 2018).
755:from the original on 30 August 2022
722:from the original on 1 January 2007
173:
13:
830:Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal
14:
856:
782:
512:and the lyrics were written by
230:This film was made in Tamil as
767:
734:
704:
680:Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema
670:
649:Malhotra, Aps (26 July 2012).
612:
575:
1:
568:
540:"Paisa Phenko Tamasha Dekho"
503:
845:Films directed by Dulal Guha
7:
400:Narbada Shankar as Panditji
367:as Public Prosecutor Saxena
10:
861:
815:1970s Hindi-language films
508:The Music was composed by
404:
248:(1978) and in Kannada as
157:
149:
139:
116:
102:
92:
84:
66:
58:
50:
40:
28:
23:
712:"khaidii bAbAy ( 1974 )"
242:(1974), in Malayalam as
125:7 January 1972
688:Oxford University Press
286:
257:
16:1972 film by Dulal Guha
379:as Supreme Court Judge
219:are part of the cast.
840:Films about landlords
236:(1972), in Telugu as
111:Suchitra Productions
559:"Vaada Tera Vaada"
319:as Police Inspector
179:) is a 1972 Indian
820:1970s Indian films
630:on 20 October 2013
510:Laxmikant Pyarelal
337:as Timber Merchant
97:Laxmikant–Pyarelal
620:"Box office 1971"
566:
565:
551:Lata Mangeshkar,
530:"Balma Sipahiya"
501:
500:
317:Abhi Bhattacharya
165:
164:
852:
776:
771:
765:
764:
762:
760:
743:"Maattoli: 1978"
738:
732:
731:
729:
727:
708:
702:
701:
685:
674:
668:
667:
665:
663:
651:"Dushman (1971)"
646:
640:
639:
637:
635:
626:. Archived from
624:Box Office India
616:
610:
609:
606:Internet Archive
603:
601:
591:
579:
543:Lata Mangeshkar
519:
518:
409:
408:
361:as Mrs. Gangadin
301:as Surjeet Singh
178:
175:
132:
130:
33:
21:
20:
860:
859:
855:
854:
853:
851:
850:
849:
800:
799:
785:
780:
779:
772:
768:
758:
756:
739:
735:
725:
723:
716:ghantasala.info
710:
709:
705:
698:
690:. p. 409.
683:
675:
671:
661:
659:
647:
643:
633:
631:
618:
617:
613:
599:
597:
594:The Times Group
589:
581:
580:
576:
571:
534:Lata Mangeshkar
506:
407:
395:Marutirao Parab
349:as Durga Prasad
289:
260:
176:
142:
135:
128:
126:
119:
112:
107:
105:
77:
73:
36:
17:
12:
11:
5:
858:
848:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
798:
797:
784:
783:External links
781:
778:
777:
766:
733:
703:
696:
669:
641:
611:
573:
572:
570:
567:
564:
563:
562:Kishore Kumar
560:
556:
555:
549:
545:
544:
541:
537:
536:
531:
527:
526:
523:
505:
502:
499:
498:
496:
491:
484:
480:
479:
477:
472:
465:
461:
460:
458:
453:
446:
442:
441:
439:
434:
427:
423:
422:
419:
416:
413:
406:
403:
402:
401:
398:
392:
391:as Chameli Bai
386:
380:
374:
371:Ramayan Tiwari
368:
362:
356:
350:
344:
338:
332:
326:
320:
314:
308:
302:
296:
288:
285:
259:
256:
163:
162:
159:
155:
154:
151:
147:
146:
143:
140:
137:
136:
134:
133:
122:
120:
117:
114:
113:
110:
108:
103:
100:
99:
94:
90:
89:
86:
85:Cinematography
82:
81:
68:
64:
63:
60:
56:
55:
54:Virendra Sinha
52:
48:
47:
42:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
857:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
807:
805:
796:
792:
791:
787:
786:
775:
770:
754:
750:
749:
744:
737:
721:
717:
713:
707:
699:
697:0-19-563579-5
693:
689:
682:
681:
673:
658:
657:
652:
645:
629:
625:
621:
615:
607:
595:
588:
586:
578:
574:
561:
558:
557:
554:
553:Kishore Kumar
550:
547:
546:
542:
539:
538:
535:
532:
529:
528:
524:
521:
520:
517:
515:
511:
497:
495:
492:
490:
489:
485:
482:
481:
478:
476:
473:
471:
470:
466:
463:
462:
459:
457:
454:
452:
451:
447:
444:
443:
440:
438:
435:
433:
432:
428:
425:
424:
420:
417:
414:
411:
410:
399:
396:
393:
390:
387:
384:
383:Johnny Walker
381:
378:
375:
372:
369:
366:
363:
360:
357:
354:
353:Nana Palsikar
351:
348:
345:
342:
339:
336:
335:Anwar Hussain
333:
330:
327:
324:
321:
318:
315:
312:
309:
306:
303:
300:
299:Rajesh Khanna
297:
294:
291:
290:
284:
280:
276:
272:
268:
264:
255:
253:
252:
247:
246:
241:
240:
235:
234:
228:
225:
220:
218:
217:Johnny Walker
214:
210:
206:
202:
198:
194:
190:
189:Rajesh Khanna
186:
182:
171:
170:
160:
156:
152:
148:
144:
138:
124:
123:
121:
115:
109:
101:
98:
95:
91:
87:
83:
80:
76:
72:
71:Rajesh Khanna
69:
65:
61:
57:
53:
49:
46:
43:
39:
32:
27:
22:
19:
789:
769:
757:. Retrieved
746:
736:
724:. Retrieved
715:
706:
679:
672:
660:. Retrieved
654:
644:
632:. Retrieved
628:the original
623:
614:
604:– via
598:. Retrieved
596:. p. 35
584:
577:
514:Anand Bakshi
507:
488:Hosa Theerpu
486:
467:
450:Khaidi Babai
448:
430:
359:Leela Mishra
307:as Phoolmati
293:Meena Kumari
281:
277:
273:
269:
265:
261:
251:Hosa Theerpu
249:
243:
239:Khaidi Babai
237:
231:
229:
223:
221:
197:Meena Kumari
177: Enemy
168:
167:
166:
141:Running time
118:Release date
75:Meena Kumari
18:
600:18 November
365:K. N. Singh
355:as Gangadin
347:Kanhaiyalal
343:as Nainsukh
59:Produced by
41:Directed by
810:1972 films
804:Categories
726:16 January
662:16 January
569:References
504:Soundtrack
385:as Palmist
185:Dulal Guha
129:1972-01-07
104:Production
88:M. Rajaram
45:Dulal Guha
759:30 August
748:The Hindu
656:The Hindu
475:Malayalam
418:Language
397:as Barber
313:as Kamala
224:The Hindu
753:Archived
720:Archived
469:Maattoly
331:as Judge
323:Asit Sen
295:as Malti
254:(1983).
245:Maattoly
213:Asit Sen
193:Filmfare
158:Language
145:177 mins
93:Music by
67:Starring
51:Story by
790:Dushmun
634:3 April
525:Singer
494:Kannada
405:Remakes
373:as Nana
174:transl.
169:Dushmun
150:Country
127: (
106:company
24:Dushmun
694:
587:]"
456:Telugu
431:Needhi
341:Sajjan
329:Rehman
305:Mumtaz
233:Needhi
209:Rehman
201:Mumtaz
79:Mumtaz
62:Premji
35:Poster
684:(PDF)
590:(PDF)
483:1983
464:1978
445:1974
437:Tamil
426:1972
421:Ref.
415:Film
412:Year
389:Bindu
377:Murad
205:Bindu
181:Hindi
161:Hindi
153:India
795:IMDb
761:2022
728:2021
692:ISBN
664:2021
636:2009
602:2023
522:Song
311:Naaz
287:Cast
258:Plot
215:and
793:at
585:sic
806::
751:.
745:.
718:.
714:.
686:.
653:.
622:.
592:.
211:,
207:,
203:,
199:,
763:.
730:.
700:.
666:.
638:.
608:.
172:(
131:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
