Pratighaat (1987 film)

Pratighaat is a 1987 Hindi feminist drama film directed by N. Chandra, starring Sujata Mehta in the lead. It is a remake of the Telugu film Pratighatana (1985), directed by T. Krishna, with Vijayshanti in the lead.

Made on a low budget, and with no big stars, it went on to become a hit, making Rs. 8 crore at the box office. It became part of the hat-trick of hit films by N. Chandra, Ankush (1986), Pratighaat and Tezaab (1988).

Plot
The film deals with politics-criminal nexus and a college lecturer who takes them on, even after she faces public disrobing. She finally takes the law into her own hands to avenge her insult.

Cast

 * Sujata Mehta as Laxmi S. Joshi
 * Arvind Kumar as Advocate Satyaprakash Joshi
 * Charan Raj as Kali Prasad
 * Rohini Hattangadi as Durga
 * Gyan Shivpuri as Durga's Husband
 * Mohan Bhandari as Police Inspector Ajay Srivastav
 * Ashok Saraf as Lawyer, assistant to Kali
 * Nana Patekar as Ex-Constable Karamveer
 * Subbiraj as Laxmi's father
 * Usha Nadkarni as Laxmi's mother-in-Law
 * Kota Srinivasa Rao
 * Ravi Patwardhan

Music
Lyrics: Ravindra Jain


 * 1) "Tere Sar Pe Mere" – S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
 * 2) "Hamre Balma Beimaan" – S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
 * 3) "Likhungi Mahabharat Naya" – S. Janaki
 * 4) "Sara Nagar Aap Hi Ke Saath Hai" – Sushil Kumar, Mohammed Aziz