Izzatdaar (transl. honourable) is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language film starring Dilip Kumar, Govinda, Madhuri Dixit, Bharathi, Anupam Kher, Shafi Inamdar and South Indian actor Raghuvaran in his Bollywood film debut. The film, one of K. Bapaiah’s last directorial efforts, was described as ”an attempt to capture the painful moral decline in society vis-à-vis the unshakeable ethics of a few strong-willed individuals.”
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Synopsis
Brahm Dutt (Dilip Kumar) is framed for murder and jailed by his scheming son-in-law Indrajeet (Raghuvaran). His daughter Sonu (Swapna) also gets killed at the hands of Indrajeet. When Mohini (Madhuri) confronts him about his evil deeds Indrajeet tries to molest her. Brahm Dutt must find a way to avenge the death of his daughter and the years spent in prison. Vijay (Govinda) works for the underworld after he is shot as a child. After finding love with Mohini, Vijay changes his ways and joins up with Brahm Dutt to take revenge, as he too has been wronged by the same group of villains.
Music
The music was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal, and the songs were written by Anand Bakshi.
Cast
Dilip Kumar as Brahm Dutt
Govinda as Vijay
Madhuri Dixit as Mohini
Bharathi as Sujata
Raghuvaran as Indrajeet Sabharwal
Swapna as Sonu
Shakti Kapoor as Jetha Shankar
Anupam Kher as Jailor Mushtaque Ali
Shafi Inamdar as Premchand
Asrani as Constable Khairatlal
Yunus Parvez as Announcer Saxena
Shiva Rindani as Shiva
Tej Sapru as Kubba
Guddi Maruti as Mrs. Jetha Shankar
Vikas Anand as Doctor Mohandas Adhikari
Dilip Dhawan as Tony
Jack Gaud as Chhagan
Mukri