Drohi (1992 film)
| Drohi द्रोही | |
|---|---|
 DVD Cover | |
| Directed by | Ram Gopal Varma |
| Produced by |
Kalidindi Prasad Boney Kapoor |
| Written by | Akash Khurana (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Ram Gopal Varma |
| Story by | Ram Gopal Varma |
| Starring |
Nagarjuna Akkineni Urmila Matondkar Danny Denzongpa Salim Ghouse |
| Music by |
R.D. Burman Mani Sharma |
| Cinematography | Teja |
| Edited by | Shankar |
Production company |
Drishya Creations |
Release date | 25 October 1992 |
Running time | 130 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Drohi (English: The Traitor) is a 1992 Bollywood neo-noir crime film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma.[1] The film stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Urmila Matondkar, Salim Ghouse and Danny Denzongpa in important roles. The film was directed as a bilingual in Hindi and Telugu.[2] The Telugu version was titled as Antham; both versions and the soundtrack received positive reviews upon release.[3]
Plot
Crime Branch Inspector Krishna (Salim Ghouse) has been assigned the task of apprehending Raghav (Nagarjuna Akkineni), a notorious Hitman for the mafia leader J.P. Sethi (Danny Denzongpa), which he accepts. The Mayor (Akash Khurana) has taken a special interest in this case, and has issued instructions to Krishna, authorizing him to deal with the matter of Shankar Narayana vs. Sethi criminal nexus. A few days later, the Mayor is assassinated. When pressure mounts on J.P. Sethi to turn in Raghav, he instead pays another man to confess for the assassination, thus leading to the closure of this file. But Krishna is not convinced, and is sure that Raghav is behind the Mayor's assassination. Krishna has a sister, Bhavana (Urmila Matondkar), an ornithologist, who is in love with Shekhar. When Krishna finds out about this, he asks Bhavana to stop seeing Shekhar, as Shekhar is another alias for the cold-hearted killer Raghav.
Cast
- Akkineni Nagarjuna as Raghav / Shekhar
- Urmila Matondkar as Bhavana
- Danny Denzongpa as JP Shetty
- Salim Ghouse as Inspector Krishna
- Akash Khurana as Mayor
- Rallapalli as Hotel Receptionist
- Gokkina Rama Rao
- Narra Venkateswara Rao
- Horse Babu
- Jaliil
- Silk Smitha
- Dubbing Janaki
Soundtrack
| Drohi | |
|---|---|
| Film score by R. D. Burman Mani Sharma | |
| Released | 1992 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 47:39 |
| Label | Surya Audio |
| Producer |
R. D. Burman Mani Sharma |
The soundtrack consisting of eight songs, was composed by R. D. Burman. Burman reused most of the tracks from the Telugu film Antham. The track "Chalakpadi Sargam" (Jungle Dance) and the background score were composed by Mani Sharma. The soundtrack was released by SURYA Audio company. The soundtrack was highly popular, especially the tracks "Panchi Gayee Re", sung by Asha Bhonsle and "Jungle Dance" sung by K. S. Chithra and Jojo, which were chartbusters.
| No. | Title | Music | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Panchi Gayee Re" | R.D. Burman | Asha Bhonsle | 6:17 |
| 2. | "Asie Hammein Dekho" | R.D. Burman | Asha Bhonsle, Mukul Agarwal | 6:43 |
| 3. | "Jungle Dance" | Mani Sharma | K. S. Chithra, Jojo | 4:56 |
| 4. | "Dhadkathi Mere Dil" | R.D. Burman | K. S. Chithra | 5:57 |
| 5. | "Asie Hammein Dekho" | R.D. Burman | Asha Bhonsle | 6:40 |
| 6. | "Taan Mein Agni" | R.D. Burman | Anit Kumar, Kavita Krishnamurthy | 6:49 |
| 7. | "Tum Jo Mile" | R.D. Burman | Suresh Wadkar | 5:49 |
| 8. | "Dooba Dooba" | R.D. Burman | Asha Bhonsle, Jolly Mukharjee | 6:28 |
| Total length: | 47:39 | |||
References
- ↑ Drohi (1992) - IMDb
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
- ↑ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). "Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema". Routledge – via Google Books.