Gautam Govinda(1979)
Gautam Govinda (1979) is a 131-minute Hindi film directed by Subhash Ghai. Starring Reena Roy, Om Shivpuri and Premnath Malhotra. With a rating of 6.5/10 reflecting mixed audience reception from 1979.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- YouTube, Ultra Play, SonyLiv
- Theatrical Release
- 2 March 1979
- Director
- Subhash Ghai
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 11m
- Rating
- 6.5/10
Storyline
A dedicated police inspector is sent to a dangerous town controlled by criminals. The local crime boss, Dharamdutt, orders his unbeaten hitman, Govinda, to kill the new inspector. The inspector must now survive in a place where no officer has lasted more than a few days.
“One cop. One killer. A town with no law.”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Gautam Govinda
Cast reunions in this film: Shatrughan Sinha & Reena Roy (11 films together), Aruna Irani & Nirupa Roy (9 films together), Aruna Irani & Om Shivpuri (9 films together), Aruna Irani & Moushumi Chatterjee (7 films together), Shatrughan Sinha & Nirupa Roy (7 films together), and Om Shivpuri & Madan Puri (7 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title is a play on the phrase 'Gautam Govind', a common devotional chant to Lord Krishna.
- It was one of the few films where actor Shashi Kapoor played a double role as both the hero and the villain.
- The movie was a major box office failure, which was unusual for a Subhash Ghai film in that era.
- Actress Reena Roy, who played the female lead, was reportedly going through a difficult personal phase during filming.
- The climax fight between the two Shashi Kapoor characters required extensive use of early split-screen techniques.
- Music director Kalyanji-Anandji composed the score, but the songs did not become as popular as their other hits.