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Inkaar (1978)

Inkaar poster
Original title
इंकार
Directed by
Raj N. Sippy
Genre
crime film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 15m
Rated
U/A
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy man faces a moral crisis when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped in a case of mistaken identity. He must decide whether to pay the ransom or protect his fortune.

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What happens

Inkaar (lit. 'Refusal') is a 1977 Indian Hindi-language thriller film, produced by Romu N. Sippy and directed by Raj N. Sippy. the film stars Vinod Khanna, Vidya Sinha, Amjad Khan and Shreeram Lagoo. The music is by Rajesh Roshan. It won the National Film Award for Best Editing. This is a remake of the Japanese film High and Low (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa, which itself was based on the American novel King's Ransom (1959) by Ed McBain. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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