Phir Wohi Raat
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Phir Wohi Raat is a 1980
suspense film of horror genre starring Rajesh Khanna
in the lead role as a psychologist doctor opposite Kim Yashpal. Danny later on married Kim Yashpal. The music is by R.D.Burman. This is the first and the only film directed by Danny Denzongpa
. It fetched 1.2 crore in 1980 and became a hit. Suresh Oberoi, who played the investigating police officer in this film, was noticed by filmgoers only with this film.
Bollywood films of 1980
-Highest grossing:The top forty box office hits of the year 1980-1980 releases:...
suspense film of horror genre starring Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....
in the lead role as a psychologist doctor opposite Kim Yashpal. Danny later on married Kim Yashpal. The music is by R.D.Burman. This is the first and the only film directed by Danny Denzongpa
Danny Denzongpa
Tshering Phintso Denzongpa , widely known by his acting name "Danny" Denzongpa, is an Indian actor of Sikkimese ancestry working in Bollywood films....
. It fetched 1.2 crore in 1980 and became a hit. Suresh Oberoi, who played the investigating police officer in this film, was noticed by filmgoers only with this film.
Synopsis
A woman in her early twenties named Asha lives in a hostel where she gets tortured by nightmares and thereby leaves the hostel after she realises that neither she is happy nor her the hostel authorities and her friends from hostel due to her behaviour. Later on she goes to a doctor Dr. Vijay for treatment. Her dreams are of her insane aunt who tried to strangle her years ago after killing her mother. Dr. Vijay after understanding her case decides to take her outside the city, far away from the city, to a remote hilly area which is the ancestral mansion, where she spent her childhood and is a replica of ancestral mansion which she fantasies about. Shoba, a close friend of Asha, also decides to accompany Asha to the mansion. Asha and Vijay gradually start liking each other and fall in love with each other. There, in the big old mansion, Asha witnesses lots of things which makes her more scared, but Vijay does not agree with her. Vijay starts suspecting the daughter of Vishwanath to be the person, who is playing some prank on Asha. Later Ashok, a cousin of Asha, comes to India to meet her all alone. Asha is angry at Ashok, for he has married a Christian woman, without disclosing to her. Later, on the eve of Asha's birthday , Ashok's wife gets murdered, and this further changes the life of Asha. The rest of the story is full of suspense till the end.Cast
- Rajesh KhannaRajesh KhannaRajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....
as Dr. Vijay - Kim Yashpal as Asha
- Aruna IraniAruna IraniAruna Irani is an Indian actress. An accomplished actress and dancer of her time, Aruna Irani has acted in about 300 movies, with many memorable acting performances to her credit...
as Shobha - JagdeepJagdeepSyed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jaffry, better known as Jagdeep, is an Indian film actor known for his comic roles. He played Soorma Bhopali in Sholay , Gabbar in Purana Mandir , Chief Zabardast in Tehkhana , Hotel Receptionist in Veerana , Salman Khan's father In Andaaz Apna Apna and later directed a movie...
as Krupachand Reswani - Danny DenzongpaDanny DenzongpaTshering Phintso Denzongpa , widely known by his acting name "Danny" Denzongpa, is an Indian actor of Sikkimese ancestry working in Bollywood films....
as Ashok - A.K. Hangal as Vishwanath
- Lalita PawarLalita PawarLalita Pawar was a prolific Indian actress, who later became famous as character actress, appearing in over 700 films in Hindi and Marathi cinema, where she gave hits like, Netaji Palkar , made by Bhalji Pendharkar, New Hana Pictures’ Sant Damaji, Navyug Chitrapat’s Amrit, written by VS Khandekar,...
as Hostel warden - ShashikalaShashikalaShashikala Jawalkar-Saigal , much better known as Shashikala, is an Indian actress.-Early years:Shashikala was born as one among six siblings in Solapur, Maharashtra in a well-to-do Marathi-speaking Jawalkar family...
as Aunty - Suresh OberoiSuresh OberoiSuresh Oberoi is an Indian actor who is also father of Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi. He was born in Quetta, now Pakistan and is a recipient of 1987 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor...
as Police Inspector - BhagwanBhagwan DadaBhagwan Dada was an Indian actor and film director. He is best known for his social film Albela.-Early life:...
as Gendamal - Lalita Kumari as Irate parent
- Manmauji
- Mohan Choti
- MukriMukri"Mukri" was born as Muhammad Umar Mukri in 1922 in Alibagh. He started his film career from film "Pratima" along with notable Indian film actor Dilip Kumar in 1945....
- Om ShivpuriOm ShivpuriOm Shivpuri was an Indian theatre actor-director and character actor in Hindi films.A National School of Drama, New Delhi alumni, Om Shivpuri became the first chief of the National School of Drama Repertory Company and one of its actors; he later founded an important theatre group of its era, in...
- Rajdeep
- ShashikalaShashikalaShashikala Jawalkar-Saigal , much better known as Shashikala, is an Indian actress.-Early years:Shashikala was born as one among six siblings in Solapur, Maharashtra in a well-to-do Marathi-speaking Jawalkar family...
- Shubha Khote
- Sunder
- Tamanna
Crew
- Direction – Danny DenzongpaDanny DenzongpaTshering Phintso Denzongpa , widely known by his acting name "Danny" Denzongpa, is an Indian actor of Sikkimese ancestry working in Bollywood films....
- Production – N. N. Sippy
- Music Direction – Rahul Dev BurmanRahul Dev BurmanRahul Dev Burman commonly known as R. D. Burman and nicknamed Pancham da or simply Pancham, was an influential Bollywood music composer. He was the only son of singer and Bollywood music composer Sachin Dev Burman and his wife Meera...
- Lyrics – Majrooh SultanpuriMajrooh SultanpuriMajrooh Sultanpuri was an Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter...
- Playback – Asha BhosleAsha BhosleAsha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...
, Kishore KumarKishore KumarKishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century...
, Lata MangeshkarLata MangeshkarLata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...
, Mohammad Rafi, Sushma ShresthaSushma ShresthaSushma Shrestha also known as Poornima, is a noted Nepali singer who has sung many Nepali, Hindi and Marathi songs in the Nepali and Indian music industry. Sushma started her career as a child singer in the Ramesh Sippy directed, 1971 film Andaz...