Hukumat(1987)
Hukumat is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Anil Sharma. It stars Dharmendra as S.P. Arjun Singh, a fearless police officer, alongside Rati Agnihotri as his wife Kusum. The supporting cast includes Shammi Kapoor, Swapna, and Sadashiv Amrapurkar in a dual role. The story follows Arjun Singh, who is sent to the lawless town of Shanti Nagar, ruled by the tyrannical businessman D.B.D.N. Arjun discovers that D.B.D.N. is the man who murdered his father years ago. When D.B.D.N. kills Arjun's young son, Arjun embarks on a violent quest for revenge. The film became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 1987 and received positive reviews from critics. It was remade in Tamil as Puthiya Vaanam in 1988. The music was composed by the duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 31 December 1987
- Director
- Anil Sharma
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 35m
- Rating
- 4.6/10
Storyline
A tough cop named Arjun Singh is sent to a small town called Shanti Nagar. The town is under the iron rule of a wealthy businessman named D.B.D.N. Arjun discovers that D.B.D.N. is actually the man who killed his father. When D.B.D.N. murders Arjun's young son, Arjun decides to break every rule and take down the villain by any means necessary.
“One man's rule of terror ends here.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Hukumat
Cast reunions in this film: Prem Chopra & Dharmendra (10 films together), Prem Chopra & Goga Kapoor (8 films together), Prem Chopra & Shammi Kapoor (7 films together), Sadashiv Amrapurkar & Dharmendra (7 films together), Rati Agnihotri & Dharmendra (6 films together), and Dharmendra & Anil Sharma (6 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Hukumat' was changed to 'Insaaf Ki Awaaz' for its television premiere to avoid confusion with another film.
- Anil Sharma directed this after his hit 'Elaan-E-Jung', continuing his focus on action dramas with police protagonists.
- The villain D.B.D.N.'s name stands for 'Dara Bhai Dara Nana', a detail sometimes missed in the film's dialogue.
- It was one of several 1980s films where actor Raj Kiran played a supporting role as a police officer.
- The climax was shot in a large set resembling a factory, a common location for action sequences in that era.
- The film's music, by Bappi Lahari, included a popular qawwali-style song 'Allah Meherbaan'.
- Despite the action focus, the plot involves a courtroom drama element in the second half.