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Farz Aur Kanoon (1982)

Farz Aur Kanoon poster
Directed by
K. Raghavendra Rao
Genre
action, drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 41m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man must balance his duty as a police officer with his family loyalties. He faces a conflict that tests his sense of justice and personal relationships.

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What happens

Farz aur Kaanoon (transl. Duty and Law) is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language action film, produced by M. Arjuna Raju and A. S. R. Anjineelu under the Roja Movies banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It stars Jeetendra, Hema Malini, Rati Agnihotri in the pivotal roles and music composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. The film is a remake of producer -director duo's own Telugu movie Kondaveeti Simham (1981) starring N. T. Rama Rao, Sridevi which itself was a remake of the 1974 Tamil movie Thanga Pathakkam, which incidentally went on to inspire another Hindi movie in 1982 itself – Shakti. The film was recorded a "Super Hit" at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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