Rakhwala (transl. Protector) is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. The film stars Dharmendra, Leena Chandavarkar and Vinod Khanna. It is a remake of the 1967 Tamil film Kaavalkaaran.
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Cast
Dharmendra ... Deepak Kumar
Leena Chandavarkar ... Chandni
Vinod Khanna ... Shyam
Madan Puri ... Boxing Chairman Jwalaprasad
Jagdeep ... Gopi
Rakesh Pandey ... Suresh
Rajan Haksar ... Jwalaprasad's Manager
Keshav Rana... Police Commissioner
Randhir ... Dr. Girdharilal
Shyam Kumar (as Sham Kumar)
Raj Kishore ... Bartender
Sanjana ... Girija
Baby Gayatri ... Pinky
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Kalyanji Anandji. The author Sujata Dev stated that the song "Rehne Do Gile Shikwe", a Rafi-Asha duet, is an "excellent example of the adeptness in unifying classical and contemporary music in the same song."
Reception
Vijay Lokapally of The Hindu said the film, "had its bright moments in the presence of Dharmendra and Vinod Khanna, two evergreen stars of Indian cinema."