Aadat Se Majboor(1982)
Aadat Se Majboor (1982) is a 105-minute Hindi film directed by Ambrish Sangal. The film features Neena Gupta, Amrish Puri and Madan Puri. With a rating of 4.8/10 from 1982.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- YouTube, Prime Video, JioTV, Plex
- Theatrical Release
- 31 December 1982
- Director
- Ambrish Sangal
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rating
- 4.8/10
Storyline
A devout firefighter welcomes a young woman into his home, believing she is Hindu and hoping she will marry his son. His son, however, was once in love with another woman, whose blind father is now being hunted by a powerful enemy. The family's peace is threatened by this hidden danger and the secret that their new caretaker is actually Muslim.
“A secret love, a hidden faith, a dangerous truth.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Aadat Se Majboor
Cast reunions in this film: Mithun Chakraborty & Ranjeeta Kaur (21 films together), Amrish Puri & Mithun Chakraborty (19 films together), Mithun Chakraborty & Madan Puri (7 films together), Om Shivpuri & Madan Puri (7 films together), Amrish Puri & Om Shivpuri (5 films together), and Mithun Chakraborty & Om Shivpuri (5 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Aadat Se Majboor' translates to 'Helpless by Habit', a phrase reflecting the characters' trapped circumstances.
- This was one of the few films where actor Mithun Chakraborty played a firefighter, a profession central to the plot.
- Director Ambrish Sangal was primarily known as an actor; this film was among his directorial ventures in the early 1980s.
- The movie features veteran villain Amrish Puri playing a character named Agnihotri, a name often associated with Hindu fire rituals, fitting the film's themes.
- Actress Rameshwari, who played Salma/Shanti, was early in her career and often cast in roles highlighting social issues.
- The plot uses a classic 'mistaken identity' trope common in Hindi cinema, here centered on religious identity.
- The film's soundtrack, composed by Bappi Lahiri, included the popular song 'Aaj Rapat Jaayen' sung by Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle.