Dacait (1987)

Director:

Rahul Rawail

Writers:

Javed Akhtar (dialogue)
Javed Akhtar (screenplay)
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Release Date:

10 April 1987 (India)

Genre:

Action

Plot:

Bordering the chambal river, are the deadly ravines around which there are numerous villages. In one...

Cast

Rakhee Gulzar	...	Arjun's Mother (as Raakhee)
Meenakshi Sheshadri	...	Javli (as Meenakshi Seshadhadri)
Sunny Deol	...	Arjun Yadav
Suresh Oberoi	...	Amritlal Yadav
Raza Murad	...	Thakur Bhanwar Singh
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dan Dhanoa	...	Badri Singh
Dilshaad	...	Amritlal's wife
A.K. Hangal	...	Bighu chacha
Shafi Inamdar	...	S.P. Srivastava
Anita Kanwar	...	Dr. Geeta (as Aneeta Kanwar)
Urmila Matondkar	...	Shanta
H.L. Pardesi	...	Constable
Harish Patel	...	Tolaram
Satyajit Puri	...	Ahmed (as Satyajit)
Paresh Rawal	...	Vishnu Pandey (thanedar)
Ghanshyam Rohera	...	Constable
Sunder	...	Kashiram Kaka
Swapna
Arun Verma

Directed by
Rahul Rawail

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Javed Akhtar		dialogue
Javed Akhtar		screenplay
Javed Akhtar		story

Produced by
R.S. Ahuja	....	associate producer
K.K. Nayyar	....	executive producer
Rahul Rawail	....	producer

Original Music by
Rahul Dev Burman		(as R.D. Burman)

Cinematography by
Rajan Kothari

Film Editing by
V.N. Mayekar

Art Direction by
Sunil Singh

Costume Design by
Meeta Hassan		(as Meeta Hasan)
Babbly Raheja
Shalini Shah

Makeup Department
Pravin Bhatt	....	makeup artist
Latika Jathar	....	hair stylist
Khatija Khan	....	hair stylist (as Khatija)
Devendra Kotwal	....	makeup artist
Manohar	....	makeup artist
Prabhakar Naik	....	assistant makeup artist
Pammi	....	hair stylist (as Pamma)
Arun Pillai	....	makeup artist (as Arun Pillay)
Sushma	....	hair stylist
Vidya	....	hair stylist (as Vidhya)
Vilas	....	makeup artist
Pradeep Waghle	....	assistant makeup artist (as Pradeep Wagle)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Talat Abbas	....	assistant director
Vishesh Arora	....	assistant director
Rajat Chopra	....	assistant director
Vishal Khanna	....	assistant director
Ravi Malhotra	....	assistant director
Darshan Sandhar	....	chief assistant director
Sudesh Sunder	....	assistant director

Art Department
Fakir Singh	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Kuldip Sood	....	sound re-recordist: Anand Recording Centre
Pradeep Suri	....	audiographer

Special Effects by
S.A. Azim	....	opticals
Harrish Bhakhri	....	main titles: Studio Highlights (as H.K. Bhakhri)
M.A. Hafeez	....	opticals (as M.A. Hafiz)
Arun Patil	....	special effects
Raju	....	special effects assistant
Vasu	....	special effects assistant

Stunts
Mohan Singh Baggad	....	action coordinator (as Mohan Baggad)
Bhinda Singh	....	assistant action coordinator
Heera Singh	....	assistant action coordinator (as Hira Singh)

Camera and Electrical Department
Vijay Arora	....	assistant camera
M.K. Dasgupta	....	camera operator: second unit
Anoop Jotwani	....	camera operator: second unit
Madhav	....	assistant camera
Sudesh Pange	....	assistant camera
Sanjay Srivastava	....	assistant camera (as Sanjay Srivastav)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Balchandra	....	dressman (as Balchander)
Shashikant Shellar	....	dressman (as Shashi)
Suresh	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Manohar Bandodkar	....	assistant editor
B. Devaraj	....	associate color consultant (as Devraj)
A. Sreekar Prasad	....	associate editor (as A. Sreekarprasad)
S. Sivaraman	....	color consultant (as Sivaraman)
Prakash Tendulkar	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Asha Bhosle	....	playback singer
Babloo Chakravorty	....	music assistant (as Bablu)
R. Kaushik	....	background music recordist
R. Kaushik	....	song recordist (as Kaushik)
Kishore Kumar	....	playback singer
Shabbir Kumar	....	playback singer
Lata Mangeshkar	....	playback singer
Maruti Rao	....	music assistant (as Maruti)
Ashok Shukla	....	associate song recordist: Kaushik
Manohari Singh	....	music assistant (as Manohari)
Suresh Wadkar	....	playback singer

Other crew
Babu	....	office assistant
Inderjit Chadha	....	production executive
Chandrakant	....	production boy
Usha Deshpandey	....	assistant choreographer (as Usha)
Gaja	....	public relations officer (as Raja-Gajaa)
Raju Khan	....	assistant choreographer (as Raju)
Saroj Khan	....	choreographer
Gopi Krishna	....	choreographer
Mithu	....	production boy
Nagaraj	....	production assistant (as Nagraj)
Puran	....	production boy
S.N. Putran	....	office assistant (as S.N. Puthran)
Raja	....	public relations officer (as Raja-Gajaa)
Sheila Ramchandra	....	assistant choreographer (as Sheila)
Ramesh	....	production boy
Ram	....	production boy
Harnam Singh Rawail	....	presenter (as H.S. Rawail)
Rita Rawail	....	office administrator
Hilda Rebello	....	office secretary
Satyendran	....	production assistant (as Satinder)
Sitaram Shetty	....	production assistant
Sitaram	....	production boy
Thakur	....	production boy

Thanks
Shri M.J. Akbar	....	grateful acknowledgment: Daily Telegraph
Shri Santosh Bharatiya	....	grateful acknowledgment: Editor, Chauthi Duniya
Shri Vitthalbhai Patel	....	grateful acknowledgment: Minister of State Madhya Pradesh
Shri A.N. Pathak	....	grateful acknowledgment: D.I.G. Gwalior Range
Shri Hoshiar Singh	....	grateful acknowledgment: Collector Bhind
Udaybhan Singh	....	grateful acknowledgment: M.L.A. Bhind (as Shri Uday Bhan Singh)
A.K. Srivastava	....	grateful acknowledgment: S.P. Bhind (as Shri A.K. Srivastava)

Production Companies

• Rahul Theatre (as Rahul Theatres International)

Special Effects

• Prasad Productions Pvt. Ltd. (opticals)
• Studio Highlights (main titles)

Other Companies

• Anand Recording Studios  sound re-recording (as Anand Recording Centre)
• D.S. Mittal & Sons  radio publicity (as D.S. Mittle & Sons)
• D.S. Mittal & Sons  railway publicity (as D.S. Mittle & Sons)
• East-West Tours & Travels  travel agency (as East-West Travels & Tours)
• Gem Cine Equipments  equipment supplier
• Glamour Color Labs  publicity printers (as Glamour)
• Glamour Color Labs  stills (as Glamour)
• Government of Madhya Pradesh  grateful acknowledgement (as The Government of Madhya Pradesh)
• J.P. Mehta & Sons  printing
• J.P. Mehta & Sons  stationery supplier
• J.P. Singhal & Sons  creative consultant (as J.P. Singhal)
• Kaushik Kombines  costume design (as Kaushik Kombine)
• Lalchand Thapar & Co.  junior artists supplier (as Lalchand Thapar)
• Lifestyles  costume design
• Madhav Men's Mode  costume design (as Madhav's Men's Modes)
• Shri Krishna Films  equipment supplier (as Shree Krishna Films)
• Standard Chartered Grindlays  banking services: Santacruz Branch (as Grindlays Bank)
• Sumeet Films  equipment supplier
• Sunny Super Sound  dubbed at
• Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)  soundtrack (as T. Series)
• The Civil Administration of Bhind  grateful acknowledgement
• The People of Bhind  grateful acknowledgement
• Verma & Sons  horse supplier

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Bhind, Madhya Pradesh, India

Company:

Rahul Theatre

Soundtrack:

Kis Karan Naiyya Doli

Rahul Rawail is the best !!

The mention of the word "DACOIT", is enough to send a silver through the spine of man. But has one ever thought as to what are the circumstances which lead a normal human being to take up the life of a DACOIT? Rahul Rawail's film 'DACAIT' is one such story.

Bordering the Chambal river, are the deadly ravines around which there are numerous villages. In one village lived Arjun Yadav (Sunny Deol) along with his mother Devi Chodhrain (Raakhee), his elder brother Amrit (Suresh Oberoi), his Bhabi, nephew, and younger sister.

Arjun had completed his education in the city and come back to live with his family. The Zamindar, Thakur Bhanvar Singh (Raza Murad) along with his brother Badri (Dan Dhanoa was a greedy and ruthless man who had design to take over all the land owned by the poor farmers of the village, by tricking them into signing the land papers in his favor. The Thanedar of the village Bishnu Pandey (Paresh Rawal) was hand in glove with Thakur Bhanvar Singh thus making life extremely difficult for the poor villagers. Devi Chaudhrain managed to rally all the villagers together and along with her son Amrit opposed Bhanvar Singh. When Bhanvar Singh realized that this family was becoming a thorn in his plans, he attacked the villages and in the carnage that followed, Arjun's family was massacred, his mother became insane and he was left with no alternate but to take to the life of a Dacoit.

How did Arjun take his revenge from all the cruel people who led him into this life? What had destiny in store for a peace loving boy who was forced into a life of violence by oppression?