Aafat

Aafat (transl. Hardship) is 1977 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Atma Ram, starring Navin Nischol, Leena Chandavarkar, Amjad Khan, Mehmood and Nazir Hussain.^[1][2][3]

Aafat
Poster
Directed by	Atma Ram
Written by	Ram Govind
Produced by	Atma Ram
Starring	Navin Nischol Leena Chandavarkar Mehmood Amjad Khan Nazir Hussain
Music by	Nitin Mangesh
Distributed by	Guru Dutt Films Combine
Release date	14 April 1977 (1977-April-14)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Plot

Inspector Amar and Inspector Chhaya are after the criminal Hardayal. Amar and Chhaya fall in love. Amar goes beyond the call of duty to catch Hardayal and hence becomes suspended. Amar is caught by Hardayal and is held captive. Now Chhaya is supposed find the criminal Hardayal.

Songs

The soundtrack was composed by Nitin Mangesh.^[4]

1. "Koi Kahe Mai Khanjar Hu" - Lata Mangeshkar
2. "Oye Laila Oye Laila Tere Pyar Me Majnu Rota Hai" - Kishore Kumar, Usha Mangeshkar
3. "Ye Nasha Jaan Meri Hai" - Lata Mangeshkar

Cast

• Navin Nischol as Inspector Amar
• Leena Chandavarkar as Inspector Chhaya
• Jayshree T. as Rajni
• Mehmood as Mahesh
• Amjad Khan as Shera
• Nazir Hussain as Dindayal
• Kamal Kapoor as Police Commissioner
• Prema Narayan as Champa
• Faryal as Jenny
• Keshto Mukherjee as Drunkard
• Tiwari
• Sajjan
• Anil Chandavarkar (first film)

References

1. Zaveri, Hanif (1 January 2005). Mehmood, a Man of Many Moods. Popular Prakashan. p. 189. ISBN 978-81-7991-213-3.
2. Chintamani, Gautam (1 April 2019). "Navin Nischol, Amjad Khan's 1977 film Aafat is a rare Bollywood procedural drama worth unearthing". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 22 May 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
3. Chintamani, Gautam (2 December 2017). "Atma Ram's Aafat: Navin Nishcol-Leena Chandavarkar starrer is a well-crafted procedural drama". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
4. "Aafat". MySwar. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

External links

• Aafat at IMDb