Barood (transl. Gunpowder) is a 1976 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed by Pramod Chakravorty, with screenplay by Sachin Bhowmick and dialogues by Ahsan Rizvi.[2] It stars Rishi Kapoor, Reena Roy and Shoma Anand in leading roles, with Dharmendra, Hema Malini and Ashok Kumar in guest appearances. The film was a successful venture in India, but went on to become an All Time Blockbuster in the Soviet Union.[3][4]
| Barood | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Pramod Chakravorty |
| Screenplay by | Sachin Bhowmick |
| Based on | The Summertime Killer by Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi |
| Produced by | J.C. Bhagat H.S. Bhattacharya Jitu Thakar |
| Starring | Rishi Kapoor Reena Roy Shoma Anand Dharmendra Hema Malini Ashok Kumar |
| Cinematography | V.K. Murthy |
| Edited by | Narendra Arora |
| Music by | Sachin Dev Burman |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi[1] |
| Box office | est. ₹19.32 crore ($23.52 million) |
Plot
editAnup Saxena, a young eight-year-old boy lives in Bombay in a middle class society, with his father Durga Prasad Saxena, who is a Police Inspector in Bombay Police. He receives a medal for his dedication, honesty for his services, given to the force. Anup's life is suddenly goes dark, when he witnesses four notorious smugglers, Prem, Jagdish, Ratan and Bakshi, assault and kill his father, in broad daylight on Juhu Beach
He spends the rest of his childhood trying to make money and a sporting figure to avenge his father's death. Twelve years later, the boy is now a champion motor cyclist. He, with the help of his pet labrador Django, seeks revenge. In true Hollywood style, he begins to track down and eliminate the gang of smugglers.
His search leads him to various places like Las Vegas, New York, Geneva, Madrid, Paris, Barcelona, and the coastal areas of Spain. Where he finds his life threatened by his father's murderers. He kills them one by one in different countries like Prem in Geneva, Ratan in Las Vegas and Jagdish in New York. He leaves his dog at a kennel with Harry Ramani, a vet. He tries to woo Sapna, who is an assistant of Bakshi, in order to get his details and kill him. Bakshi is shot by him, but survives and Anup is already followed by a New York-based retired police detective Balraj Gupta, who is a friend of his late father and is determined to save him. He shadows his every move and will not hesitate to arrest him. Gupta and Bakshi, the Mafia Lord are hell bent to track him. Bakshi is into wine manufacturing and is operating out of Madrid and has a beautiful daughter Seema. Anup starts falling for her and then kidnaps her and takes her to an island and tells Bakshi to follow his instructions.
Bakshi's cronies give anup a wild car chase and finally Bakshi tries to follow him and dies in a car crash. Gupta arrests Anup and takes him to the police but in the middle of the trip he uncuffs and releases him. Seema wants to go with him. But he leaves her stranded in the middle and hands himself over to the police. After his release from the jail, Gupta comes to receive him and finally they end up together.
Cast
edit- Rishi Kapoor as Anup D. "Pappu" Saxena
- Reena Roy as Sapna, Bakshi's assistant
- Shoma Anand as Seema Bakshi
- Dharmendra as Anup's Land lord
- Hema Malini as Anup's Land lady
- Ashok Kumar as Balraj Gupta, Criminologist
- Ajit as Bakshi
- Prem Chopra as Prem, Bakshi's Madrid associate
- Madan Puri as B. Puri – Bakshi's New York associate
- Sujit Kumar as Ratan – Bakshi's Las Vegas Associate
- Asrani as Hari Ramchandani / Harry Ramani – Veterinary surgeon
Soundtrack
edit| Barood | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | April 2, 1976[5] | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 33:11 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | Universal Music India | |||
| Producer | S. D. Burman | |||
| S. D. Burman chronology | ||||
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All lyrics are written by Anand Bakshi
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Matlab Jo Samjhe" | Kishore Kumar | 4:25 |
| 2. | "Dil Kanton Mein (Ek Dushman Pe Pyar Aaya Hai)" | Lata Mangeshkar | 4:32 |
| 3. | "Tu Shaitano Ka Sardar Hai" | Mukesh & Shivangi Kolhapure | 3:55 |
| 4. | "Samandar Samandar - Instrumental" | S. D. Burman | 4:51 |
| 5. | "Samandar Samandar" | Lata Mangeshkar | 4:26 |
| 6. | "I Love You" | Asha Bhosle | 4:42 |
| 7. | "Tu Shaitano Ka Sardar Hai - Instrumental" | S. D. Burman | 5:03 |
| Total length: | 33:11 | ||
Box office
editAt the domestic Indian box office in 1976, Barood grossed ₹2 crore, with a net income of ₹1 crore. While it was the 17th highest-grossing film in India that year, it was declared a commercial flop in the domestic Indian market.[6]
Despite its domestic failure an India, the film went on to become an overseas blockbuster in the Soviet Union, where it released in 1978 and topped the year's Soviet box office chart.[4] It drew a box office audience of 60 million Soviet viewers, the second highest for an Indian film in the 1970s (after the earlier Rishi Kapoor starrer Bobby) and the fifth highest for a foreign film that decade.[7] At the Soviet box office, it was the 13th biggest hit of the 1970s,[7][8] the fourth most successful Indian import of all time (after Awaara, Bobby and Disco Dancer), the ninth biggest foreign hit of all time,[8] and one of the top 30 biggest hits of all time.[7][8] It was among the highest-grossing films in the Soviet Union.[9]
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ Raj, Ashok (2009). Hero Vol.1. Hay House. p. 30. ISBN 9789381398029.
- ^ Barood. Event occurs at 0:16.
- ^ "Film Information Classification 1976".
- ^ a b A Taste for Indian Films: Negotiating Cultural Boundaries in Post-Stalinist Soviet Society, page 170, Indiana University, 2005
- ^ "Barood". Apple Music. 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Box Office 1976". www.boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Sergey Kudryavtsev. "Зарубежные фильмы в советском кинопрокате".
- ^ a b c Sergey Kudryavtsev. "Отечественные фильмы в советском кинопрокате".
- ^ With love from India to Russia[permanent dead link], Russia Beyond the Headlines, 22 October 2009
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