36 Ghante

36 Ghante (36 hours)
36 Ghante (36 hours)
	Original poster
Directed by	Raj Tilak
Starring	Raaj Kumar; Mala Sinha; Sunil Dutt; Vijay Arora; Parveen Babi; Ranjeet; Danny Denzongpa
Music by	Sapan Chakraborty
Release date	1 July 1974;
Country	India
Language	Hindi

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]

Plot

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

Raaj Kumar as Editor Ashok Rai
Mala Sinha as Deepa Rai
Sunil Dutt as Himmat Singh
Vijay Arora as Vijay
Parveen Babi as Naina Rai
Ranjeet as Ajit Singh
Danny Denzongpa as Dilawar Khan
Iftekhar as Vijay's Father
Urmila Bhatt as Vijay's Mother
Ramesh Deo as Inspector R. D. Wadkar
Sonia Sahni as Kamini
Jankidas as Jankidas
Surendra as Ajit and Himmat's Step-father
Deven Verma as Delivery Van Driver

Music

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

References

^ "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.

External links

36 Ghante at IMDb

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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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