Himmatwala (transl. Brave Man) is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film, produced by G. A. Sheshagiri Rao under the Padmalaya Studios banner, presented by Krishna and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. A remake of the Telugu film Ooruki Monagadu (1981), the film stars Jeetendra and Sridevi in lead roles. Himmatwala on release was a giant commercial success, grossing ₹5 crore, becoming one of the highest grossing Hindi films of 1980s.[3]The film proved to be a breakthrough for Sridevi in Bollywood and launched her to stardom. Her dance number "Naino Mein Sapna" became a rage with Rediff stating that "the water pots may have dominated most frames in 'Naino Mein Sapna', but it was Sridevi's bejewelled outfits and headgears that stole the show".

Himmatwala
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. Raghavendra Rao
Written by	Kadar Khan (dialogues)
Screenplay by	K. Raghavendra Rao
Story by	Satyanand
Based on	Ooruki Monagadu (1981)
Produced by	G. A. Sheshagiri Rao Krishna (Presents)
Starring	Jeetendra Sridevi
Cinematography	K. S. Prakash Rao
Edited by	Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music by	Bappi Lahri
Production company	Padmalaya Studios[1]
Release date	25 February 1983 (1983-02-25)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	₹5 crore (equivalent to ₹72 crore or US$9.0 million in 2020)[2]

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Plot

The film begins in a village where manly Ravi returns after so many years. Immediately, he notices a tyrant Sher Singh who spins the entire zone under his fingertips. After reaching home, he perceives his mother Savitri & sister Padma in a miserable condition when Ravi questions, Savitri narrates the past. Master Dharam Murthy Ravi’s father is the most respectable person in the village. Once he witnesses a crime made by Sher Singh and decides to testify against him. So, Sher Singh ploys along with Munimji Narayan Das, denounces that Dharam Murthy has abused a lady teacher Menaka and expels him from the village. At present, Ravi aims to cease Sher Singh and get his father's spoilt reputation back. Fortuitously, he is posted in the same area as the chief engineer to construct a dam. Ravi confronts Sher Singh’s fierce and also encounters his snobby daughter Rekha. However, she discharges her pride with the association with Ravi and falls for him. To lay hold of Ravi, Sher Singh conspires by knitting Padma with Narayan Das’s son Shakti. Soon after, she is subjected to punishments but Ravi stands hard. Later, with the help of Rekha, he cracks them down. Meanwhile, Ravi detects his father as a laborer in the work area and brings him back. At last, Ravi arouses the fact and gamely ends the evil play of Sher Singh when he seeks forgiveness. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Ravi & Rekha.

Cast

• Jeetendra as Ravi
• Sridevi as Rekha Singh Bandookwala
• Waheeda Rehman as Savitri
• Shakti Kapoor as Shakti
• Kader Khan as Munim Narayandas Gopaldas
• Amjad Khan as Thakur Sher Singh Bandookwala
• Asrani as Bhushan
• Arun Govil as Govind
• Shoma Anand as Champa
• Swaroop Sampat as Padma
• Satyendra Kapoor as Dharam Murthy
• Sulochana Latkar as Govind's Grandmother

Soundtrack

The music album was composed by Bappi Lahiri and the lyrics were penned by Indeevar.

Remake

A remake of the film starring Ajay Devgn and Tamannaah and directed by Sajid Khan, released under the same title on 29 March 2013. The movie opened to negative reviews and was declared a flop at the box office.[5][6][7]

References

External links

• Himmatwala at IMDb