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  • Adalat (1976)
  • 138 min | Action, Drama, Family
Adalat (1976)
138 min | Action, Drama, Family

Simpleton and honest village farmer, Dharamchand alias Dharam is overjoyed when his wife, Radha gives birth to a baby boy who is christen with the name Raju. He comes to the rescue of three city-bred men, Ajit, Suresh and Sujit when they ...See moreSimpleton and honest village farmer, Dharamchand alias Dharam is overjoyed when his wife, Radha gives birth to a baby boy who is christen with the name Raju. He comes to the rescue of three city-bred men, Ajit, Suresh and Sujit when they are at the mercy of a man-eating tiger; please with this they decides to offer Dharam a job in Bombay whenever he needs it. Delighted and when things are not quite rosy in the village Dharam, Radha, Raju and his sister, Laxmi decides to move to the city where-by the duo provides living quarters and appoint Dharam as the managing director of their warehouse along with a fat pay packet. Unfortunately calamity destructs when Dharam is arrested by the police for smuggling goods and is placed before the court where-by he pleads his innocence but his bosses testify against him resulting in Dharam getting 18 months imprisonment as well as an additional 6 months for contempt of court. After completing his sentence Dharam goes to his residence to find that nothing is the same anymore as his family are living as destitute while his sister Laxmi has committed suicide after being molested by Sujit. Enraged Dharam decides to seek out the three, mercilessly killing them; this behavior gets notice by the bosses of the underworld who decides to elect Dharam as their ring leader thus Dharam is able to make things right for him and his family by moving in a spacious bungalow and sending Raju to London for further education. Dharam hopes to get Raju marry to his crime-partner daughter but Raju gives his heart to Geeta Varma, the girl he reaches in London. This pits both father and son against each other and to worsen matter Ajit is still alive and plan on settling scores with Dharam once and for all. Written by gavin (racktoo@hotmail.com) See less
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Director
Narendra Bedi (as Narinder Bedi)
Writer
Narendra Bedi (screenplay) (as Narinder Bedi) (story) (as Narinder Bedi)
Producer
Composers
Anandji Veerji Shah (as Anandji) | Kalyanji Veerji Shah (as Kalyanji)
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Updated Jan 7, 1977

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Jan 7, 1977 (India)

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24 cast members
Name Known for
Amitabh Bachchan
Thakur Dharam Chand 'Dharma' / Raju Thakur Dharam Chand 'Dharma' / Raju   See fewer
Neetu Singh
Geeta Verma Geeta Verma   See fewer
Kader Khan
Police Inspector Khan Police Inspector Khan   See fewer
K.N. Singh
Singh Singh   See fewer
D.K. Sapru
Judge Judge   See fewer
Anwar Hussain
Ajit Singh Ajit Singh   See fewer
Sujit Kumar
Sujit Singh Sujit Singh   See fewer
Birbal
Chachi's son Chachi's son   See fewer
Pinchoo Kapoor
Mr. Verma Mr. Verma   See fewer
Viju Khote
Bodyguard Bodyguard   See fewer
Manorama
Aunty Aunty   See fewer
Maruti
Uncle (as Maruti Rao) Uncle (as Maruti Rao)   See fewer
Vishwa Mehra
Jailer Jailer   See fewer
M. Rajan
Rajan Rajan   See fewer
Keshav Rana
Prosecuting Lawyer Prosecuting Lawyer   See fewer
Akbar Khan
Appeared in song 'Do Din Ki Jawani' (uncredited) Appeared in song 'Do Din Ki Jawani' (uncredited)   See fewer
Dev Kishan
Dharma's Neighbor (uncredited) Dharma's Neighbor (uncredited)   See fewer
Mamaji
Dharma's Neighbor (uncredited) Dharma's Neighbor (uncredited)   See fewer
Maqsood
Police Informer (uncredited) Police Informer (uncredited)   See fewer
Raj Mata
Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited)   See fewer
Harmail Pannu
Villain (uncredited) Villain (uncredited)   See fewer
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