Daata

Daata is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Sultan Ahmed, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Shammi Kapoor, Padmini Kolhapure, Suresh Oberoi, Supriya Pathak, Amrish Puri, Ranjeet, Deepak Parashar, Shafi Inamdar, Saeed Jaffrey and Bharat Bhushan. This movie was an 'average movie' in big cities, but in small cities and in north India, it was a big hit.

Plot
Dinanath is a school-teacher in a small town in India, and lives with his wife, Kamla; daughter, Shanti; and son Kundan. He has published a book called "Daata", in which he has made reference to all major religions of the world, and is honored for this contribution by none other than the President of India through the Education Minister, Raja Suraj Singh. He arranges the marriage of Shanti to the son of Gopaldas; when Gopaldas demands dowry, he is unable to afford this, and states that he has given sufficient gold and jewellery to Shanti. The gold turns out to be fake; as a result, the marriage is cancelled, Shanti kills herself, Dinanath dies of a heart attack. His name is tarnished, no one comes forward to help Kundan or his mother. Kundan decides to avenge his father's death by killing Gopaldas' son; as a result, he becomes a bandit, joins a band of other bandits and is on the look-out to kill Gopaldas. The question remains; is this what Dinanath had foreseen for his son - a life of a bandit, and death at the hands of the police?

Cast

 * Mithun Chakraborty as Kundan Singh
 * Shammi Kapoor as DIG Sher (Sheroo) Ali Khan
 * Padmini Kolhapure as Sona Prasad
 * Pallavi Joshi as Shanti Singh
 * Suresh Oberoi as Ramzan Khan
 * Supriya Pathak as Suraiya Khan / Suraiya Rauf Khan
 * Amrish Puri as Gopal Das (G.D.) Sarang / Gopi
 * Prem Chopra as Lala Naagraj (Nagi)
 * Ranjeet as Natwar Sarang
 * Saeed Jaffrey as Master Dinanath (Dinu) Singh
 * Deepak Parashar as Inspector Rauf Khan
 * Shoma Anand as Alka Naagraj
 * Arjun as Kundan's Friend
 * Bharat Bhushan as Pandit Dwarka Prasad, Father of Sona Prasad
 * Birbal as Veeru
 * Jamuna as Seema Suraj Singh
 * Anil Dhawan as Kundan's Friend
 * Satyendra Kapoor as Barkat Khan, Father of Ramzan Khan
 * Raj Mehra as Jamuna's Husband
 * Leela Mishra as Jamuna
 * Mac Mohan as Kundan's Friend
 * Mukri as Pandit Ram Prasad
 * Jayshree Arora as Kamla Dinanath Singh
 * Tom Alter as Pat
 * Arun Bakshi as Inspector Sharma
 * Brahm Bhardwaj as School Principal
 * Kamal Kapoor as Panna Seth Smuggler
 * Keshav Rana as Dhaniram, Smuggler
 * Viju Khote as Thief
 * Roopesh Kumar as G.D.'S Employee
 * Arjun Sarja as Kundan's Friend
 * Girja Shankar as Bheema
 * Om Shivpuri as Education Minister Raja Suraj Singh
 * Bhushan Tiwari as Jango, G.D.'S Employee
 * Ashalata Wabgaonkar as Ratanbai

Music
Film song lyrics were written by Anjaan, Indeevar and Asad Bhopali.
 * 1) "Daata Tere Kai Naam, Koi Pukare Kisi Naam Se, Aaye Tu Sabke Kaam" - Mahendra Kapoor, Sadhana Sargam, Manhar Udhas
 * 2) "Rona Dhona Chhod Chhod De, Hum Se Naata Jodh Jodhde" - Kishore Kumar, Alka Yagnik
 * 3) "Naach Mere Lala" - Sapna Mukherjee, Nalin Dave
 * 4) "Holi Khelein Nand Laal, Laal Khele Holi Kanha Ne Mari Aise Pichkari" - Sapna Mukherjee, Nalin Dave
 * 5) "Teri Meri Yaari Yeh Dosti Hamari, Bhagwan Ko Pasand Hai Allah Ko Hai Pyari" - Suresh Wadkar, Mohammed Aziz
 * 6) "Meri Jaan Pyar Karo, Pyar Hi Pyar Karo Pyare" - Asha Bhosle
 * 7) "Daata Tere Kai Naam, Koi Pukare Kisi Naam Se Aaye Tu Sabke Kaam" (version 2) - Mahendra Kapoor, Sadhana Sargam, Manhar Udhas
 * 8) "Baabul Ka Yeh Ghar Behana" - Kishore Kumar, Alka Yagnik
 * 9) "Baabul Kaa Ye Ghar Behana" (Sad) - Kishore Kumar, Alka Yagnik
 * 10) "Daata Tere Kai Naam, Koi Pukare Kisi Naam Se, Aaye Tu Sabke Kaam" (version 2) - Sadhana Sargam, Manhar Udhas

Box office
The film was a super hit and the fifth highest-grossing movie of 1989.