Jeene Ki Arzoo
| Jeene Ki Arzoo | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Rajasekhar |
| Written by | Ram-Rahim |
| Produced by | M. Kumaran M. Saravanan M. Balasubramaniam |
| Starring | Mithun Chakraborty Rakesh Roshan Rati Agnihotri Bindiya Goswami Sujit Kumar |
| Music by | Bappi Lahiri |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Jeene Ki Arzoo (transl. The desire to live) is a 1981 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Rajasekhar and produced by AVM Productions. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty, Rakesh Roshan, Rati Agnihotri, Bindiya Goswami and Sujit Kumar. It is a remake of director's own Kannada film Hunnimeya Rathriyalli. Like in this movie, Rati Agnihotri also did the same role in the Telugu remake of the Kannada movie. When this film was released it didn't do well at the box office. Mithun Called the producers and director of this film and told about the drawbacks of the response of the film in Hindi market and then changed the ending which is very different from the ending of the original Kannada movie, Telugu and Tamil remakes of the Kannada movie and then reshoot the changed ending and also some other scenes were changed and reshot as well and then re -release the Hindi movie in the theatres and when the Hindi movie was re-released in theatres with the changed ending and some other changed scenes the Hindi movie did well at the box office and became a hit.[1]
Plot
[edit]Before dying, the village priest curses the snake charmer, Raka for killing him and making his son Ravi (Rakesh Roshan) an orphan. Poor Ravi is taken care of by the village landlord who adopts him and makes him the brother of his daughter Poonam. Years pass by and it's time for Raka to pay for his sins. His only son Nagraj (Mithun Chakraborty) becomes the victim of the curse where he will be incarnated as a snake, killing anyone who makes contact with him. Things take a dramatic turn with the mysterious death of Poonam. Ravi investigates his sister's death to find out Nagraj is the culprit. Nagraj moonlights as a venomous snake that is out to kill women. Can the dangerous Nagraj be stopped from his killing spree? Will he be freed of the curse?
Cast
[edit]- Mithun Chakraborty as Naagraj "Naagi"
- Rakesh Roshan as Ravi
- Rati Agnihotri as Laxmi
- Bindiya Goswami as Poonam
- Sujit Kumar as Raka
- Rajendranath
- Jagdeep
- Jayamalini
Soundtrack
[edit]Lyrics: Anjaan
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Aadhi Yeh Raat Jale" | Kishore Kumar |
| "Gupchup Chori Chori, Gori Kare Dil Chori" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Kachi Kachi Ambiya" | Asha Bhosle |
| "Haath Na Lagana" | Asha Bhosle |
References
[edit]- ^ Arunachalam, Param (2020). BollySwar: 1981–1990. Mavrix Infotech. p. 37. ISBN 978-81-938482-2-7.