Jagir (film)

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Jagir
Poster
Directed byPramod Chakravorty
Written bySachin Bhowmick
Produced byPramod Chakravorty
StarringDharmendra
Mithun Chakraborty
Danny Denzongpa
Zeenat Aman
Shoma Anand
Pran
Amrish Puri
Music byR. D. Burman
Release date
  • 26 October 1984 (1984-10-26)
Running time
166 minutes
LanguagesHindi
Bengali

Jagir (Hindi transl. "The Estate"), also known as Teen Murti (Bengali transl. "The Three Idols"), is a 1984 Indian dacoit western directed by Pramod Chakravorty. The film features an ensemble cast of Dharmendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Danny Denzongpa, Zeenat Aman, Shoma Anand, Pran and Amrish Puri. Two language versions were released, a Hindi version as Jagir and a Bengali version as Teen Murti.[1] The film released on the Diwali weekend along with another Dharmendra starrer Jeene Nahi Doonga. Upon release the film received positive reviews from critics and was a hit domestically as well as in Soviet Union.

Plot

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Pramod Chakravorty's multi-starrer, Jagir is the story of three musketeers - Shankar, Sangha, and Danny, who fight to help the needy and punish the greedy. Many years ago, Maharaj Shoor Veer Singh gets killed by a dacoit Lakhan, when he tries to stop him from robbing his royal locket, which concealed the map to the treasure of Anjangadh. Maharaj's loyal Mangal Singh helps the Maharaj's son escape the evil dacoit Lakhan. An accident causes the Maharaj's son to lose his memory. he gets raised in humble surroundings as Shankar, unaware of the precious locket he wore around his neck. Over the time, Lakhan becomes an industrialist and called himself Thakur Saheb. Despite his wealth, he continues to dream of attaining the treasures of Anjangadh that are guarded by the watchful eyes of Shamsher Bahadur - a falcon . Shankar - the true heir and Seema, Sangha, and Asha, along with Danny, set out to protect the treasures of Anjangadh from falling into the hands of evil.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Lyrics: Anand Bakshi

# Title Singer(s)
1 "Shahron Mein Se" Kishore Kumar
2 "Chor Tera Naam Hai" Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
3 "Aaj Ki Raat" Asha Bhosle
4 "Hum Dilwale" Kishore Kumar, Shailendra Singh, Shakti Thakur
5 "Sach Kahta Hai" Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
6 "Sabko Salam Karte Hain" R. D. Burman, Asha Bhosle

Soundtrack (Tin Murti) (Bengali)

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# Title Singer(s)
1 "Emon Mojaar Sohor Jara" Kishore Kumar
2 "Mon Churi Chara Kaaj Nei" Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
3 "Jaano Jodi E Mon Ki Chai" Asha Bhosle
4 "Poth Hok Bondhur" Kishore Kumar, Shailendra Singh, Shakti Thakur
5 "Nuton Seto Nutun E" Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
6 "Bandar Salam Nau Janab" R. D. Burman, Asha Bhosle

Box office

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In the Soviet Union, it was the top-grossing Indian film of 1986, with 38 million admissions at the Soviet box office.[2] This was equivalent to an estimated 19 million Rblss[3] ($28.01 million,[4] ₹353.23 million)[5] in 1986, or $78 million (₹4.667 billion) adjusted for inflation in 2017.

References

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  1. ^ Jagir (Teen Murti) (The Estate) (The Three Idols) (1984), archived from the original on 6 May 2019, retrieved 9 July 2019
  2. ^ Sergey Kudryavtsev (3 August 2008). "Зарубежные популярные фильмы в советском кинопрокате (Индия)".
  3. ^ Soviet Military Review. Krasnaya Zveda Publishing House. 1982. p. 7.
  4. ^ "Archive". Central Bank of Russia. 1972. Archived from the original on 29 December 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  5. ^ "Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average)". World Bank. 1986. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
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