36 Ghante (36 Hours) is a 1974 Hindi film directed by Raj Tilak. It stars Raaj Kumar, Mala Sinha, Sunil Dutt, Vijay Arora, Parveen Babi, Ranjeet, Danny Denzongpa in pivotal roles. It is a remake of the 1955 American film The Desperate Hours, which was adapted from Joseph Hayes' 1954 novel.[1]

36 Ghante (36 hours)
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Directed byRaj Tilak
StarringRaaj Kumar
Mala Sinha
Sunil Dutt
Vijay Arora
Parveen Babi
Ranjeet
Danny Denzongpa
Music bySapan Chakraborty
Release date
  • 1 July 1974 (1974-07-01)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot

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Three jailed convicts Himmat, his brother Ajit, and Dilawar Khan break out of prison and take over the household of Editor Ashok Rai. The escapees hold Ashok Rai, his wife Deepa Rai, son, Rajoo, and Ashok's sister Naina hostage. The convicts plan to continue to hold the family hostage until their associate, Kamini, contacts them in person. The police investigation into their escape is coordinated by Inspector R.D. Wadekar, who has no clue of to the whereabouts of the convicts.

Cast

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Music

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The film's songs were composed by Sapan Chakraborty and the lyrics were written by Sahir Ludhianvi.

Song Singer
"Chup Ho Aaj, Kaho Kya Hai" Kishore Kumar
"Jaane Aaj Kya Hua, Aisa Kabhi Hua Na Tha" Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar
"Teen Lok Par Raj Tihara, Char Khut Tora Dham Re" Asha Bhosle, Mahendra Kapoor
"Yahan Bandhu, Aate Ko Hai Jana" Mukesh

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "36 ghante a bollycat of the Desperate Hours - BollyCat's Bollywood - Plagiarism, Sex, Songs & Random Gossip!". Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
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