Himmatwala (2013 film)
Himmatwala (transl. The brave one) is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film written and directed by Sajid Khan and jointly produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Vashu Bhagnani. The film features Ajay Devgn and Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead roles. Set in 1983, it is an official remake of the 1983 film of the same name by K. Raghavendra Rao, which was, in turn, a remake of the 1981 Telugu film Ooruki Monagadu. The film was released on 29 March 2013. The film marks Tamannaah's comeback to Bollywood after she debuted in the 2005 film Chand Sa Roshan Chehra. This film received negative reviews and was a disaster at the box office.[4][5]
| Himmatwala | |
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| Directed by | Sajid Khan |
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| Based on | Ooruki Monagadu (Telugu) by K. Raghavendra Rao |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Manoj Soni |
| Edited by | Nitin Madhukar Rokade |
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| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 150 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹68 crore[2] |
| Box office | ₹68.87 crore[3] |
Plot edit
Set in 1983, the story begins with Ravi winning a fighting competition at a club. He is known as Himmatwala (courageous man). He then goes to Ramnagar village, where he meets his mother, Savitri, and his younger sister, Padma, who are living miserable life.
Ravi's mother Savitri, tells Ravi that Ravi's father Dharamurthy was an honest and respected man, and he was the priest of the temple. His father was framed by Sher Singh, the tyrant zamindar (landlord), for robbing the temple since the latter saw him commit a murder. Disgusted, Ravi's father committed suicide. In revenge, young Ravi tried to kill Sher Singh but failed. When Ravi's house is burnt, Savitri tells him to run away as Sher Singh will kill him.
With revenge in his mind, Ravi beats up Narayan Das, Sher Singh's manager and brother-in-law, as well as threatens Sher Singh. The next day, he publicly humiliates Sher Singh's daughter, Rekha, because she was beating up her innocent driver. In response, Rekha unleashes a tiger in the village in front of Ravi. Her plan was unsuccessful, however, as it backfired. Rekha falls down from the terrace and is about to be attacked by the animal when Ravi jumps and saves her life. Rekha falls in love with Ravi, and afterward, saves Ravi's life against her father Sher Singh's plans.
On the other hand, Ravi learns that Padma is in love with Shakti, Narayan Das's son. He has his objections, and so has Narayan. However, Sher Singh tells Narayan Das that marrying Shakti with Padma would give them an upper hand over Ravi as they can ill-treat Padma and keep Ravi in control. Meanwhile, Padma now knows that Ravi, who is living with her, is not the real Ravi, and Ravi died in a road accident. Before dying, the real Ravi asked him to take care of his family. Padma is initially upset but then reconciles after Ravi saves her life.
Shortly after Padma and Shakti get married, both the father and son start ill-treating Padma. In revenge, Ravi uses Rekha against her own father, just like she advises him. After Rekha tells her father, Sher Singh, that she is pregnant with Ravi's child, Sher Singh begs Ravi to marry Rekha. Eventually, Ravi punished Narayan Das and Shakti by doing all the household chores. He also wins the Sarpanch election, and Sher Singh finally gives all the property documents back to the villagers, which Sher Singh had illegally taken from them before.
However, Shakti overhears Rekha and Ravi's conversation about the fake pregnancy and that he is not the real Ravi. Angered, Sher Singh tries to kill him by bringing 20 fighters from the city. While they are beating Ravi, the tiger (which Ravi had fought with) comes and saves his life. Ravi then brutally beats Shakti and is about to kill Sher Singh when his mother stops him.
In the end, Sher Singh, Narayan Das, and Shakti ask for forgiveness from Ravi, Savitri, Padma, and the rest of the villagers.
Cast edit
- Ajay Devgn as Ravi Verma (II) "Himmatwala" Ravi, Rekha's love interest and Ravi's friend
- Tamannaah Bhatia as Rekha Singh, Ravi (II)'s love interest and Sher Singh's daughter (Mona Ghosh Shetty as the Hindi dubbing voice)
- Paresh Rawal as Narayan Das, Sher Singh's brother-in-law, Shakti's father, and Rekha's uncle
- Mahesh Manjrekar as Sher Singh, Rekha's father
- Adhyayan Suman as Shakti Das, Narayan's son, Rekha's cousin, Padma's husband, and Ravi's brother-in-law
- Zarina Wahab as Savitri Verma, Dharamurthy's widow, Ravi and Padma's mother, and Shakti's mother-in-law
- Leena Jumani as Padma Verma/Padma Shakti Das, Savitri and Dharamurthy's daughter, Ravi's younger sister, and Shakti's wife
- Anil Dhawan as Dharamurthy Verma, Savitri's dead husband, Ravi and Padma's father, and Shakti's father-in-law
Cameo appearance edit
- Riteish Deshmukh as Ravi Verma, Savitri and Dharamurthy's dead son, Padma's older brother, and Ravi (II)'s friend
- Chunky Pandey as Michael Jaikishan
- Surveen Chawla in the song "Dhoka Dhoka"
- Amruta Khanvilkar in the song "Dhoka Dhoka"
- Sayantani Ghosh in the song "Dhoka Dhoka"
- Rinku Ghosh in the song "Dhoka Dhoka"
- Mona Thiba in the song "Dhoka Dhoka"
- Sonakshi Sinha in the song "Thank God It's Friday"
Music edit
| Himmatwala | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Sajid–Wajid | ||||
| Released | 8 February 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 19:10 | |||
| Label | Saregama, UTV | |||
| Producer | Sajid–Wajid | |||
| Sajid–Wajid chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack includes remakes of the songs from the original version of the film, "Taki O Taki" and "Nainon Mein Sapna". The song promo of "Naino Mein Sapna" was released on 8 February 2013. The background score was composed by Sandeep Shirodkar, while the songs are composed by Sajid–Wajid and Sachin–Jigar. Lyricist Indeevar wrote for "Taki O Taki" and "Nainon Mein Sapna", alongside Sameer, who wrote for all the songs except a disco-based song, for which lyricist Mayur Puri wrote.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Nainon Mein Sapna" | Indeevar | Bappi Lahiri | Amit Kumar, Shreya Ghoshal | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Taki O Taki" | Indeevar | Bappi Lahiri | Mika Singh, Shreya Ghoshal | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Dhoka Dhoka" | Sameer | Sajid–Wajid | Bappi Lahiri, Sunidhi Chauhan, Mamta Sharma | 4:53 |
| 4. | "Bum Pe Laat" | Sameer | Sajid–Wajid | Shaan, Soham Chakraborty & Shubh Mukherjee | 2:47 |
| 5. | "Thank God It's Friday" | Mayur Puri | Sachin–Jigar | Sunidhi Chauhan | 3:12 |
| Total length: | 19:05 | ||||
Release edit
The first look poster of Himmatwala film was released on 23 March 2013, whilst the trailer was released on 24 January 2013.[6] The film was theatrically released on 29 March 2013.[7][8]
References edit
- ^ "HIMMATWALA (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Himmatwala". Box Office India. 17 October 2015. from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood (27 April 2020). "Himmatwala Box Office Collection". Bollywood Hungama. from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Himmatwala: Movie Review". Deccan Herald. 30 March 2013. from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Critics' review: Himmatwala is not a remake but a bland spoof". Hindustan Times. 29 March 2013. from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ . Bollywood Hungama. 20 December 2012. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ . ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
External links edit
- Himmatwala at IMDb