Pratigya (1975)

Original title

Pratiggya

Directed by

Dulal Guha

Genre

action comedy film

Country

India

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Indian Hindi-language film follows a man who seeks revenge for the brutal murder of his parents. It blends strong action sequences with a significant amount of slapstick comedy.

revengefulaction-packedcomedicslapstickfast-pacedupliftingretributivetriumphant

What happens

Pratiggya (transl. The Vow) is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film. Produced by Dharmendra and B. S. Deol, the film is directed by Dulal Guha. The music was by Laxmikant-Pyarelal and the lyricist was Anand Bakshi. It stars Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Ajit, Johnny Walker, Jagdeep, Mukri, Mehar Mittal and Keshto Mukherjee. The story revolves around Dharmendra out to avenge his parents' brutal murder by Ajit in this "violent revenge" story. Along with its strong action scenes it also had a significant comic track in the form of "slapstick" comedy getting the film referred to as a "masterpiece in comedy". The film was a big commercial success at the box-office and among the top 3 grossers for the year in India. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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