Hathyar (1989 film)

For the 2002 film of the same name, see Hathyar (2002 film).

Hathyar
Directed byJ. P. Dutta
Written byJ. P. Dutta
Produced byF. A. Nadiadwala
StarringDharmendra
Sanjay Dutt
Rishi Kapoor
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Asha Parekh
Amrita Singh
Sangeeta Bijlani
Paresh Rawal
CinematographyIshwar R. Bidri
Edited byDeepak Wirkud
Music byLaxmikant–Pyarelal
Release date
  • 10 March 1989 (1989-03-10)
Running time
170 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹31 million[1]
Box office₹74 million[1]

Hathyar (transl. Weapon) is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language action crime film written and directed by J. P. Dutta.[2][3] It features an ensemble cast of Dharmendra, Sanjay Dutt, Rishi Kapoor, Amrita Singh, Sangeeta Bijani, Asha Parekh, Paresh Rawal and Kulbhushan Kharbanda. The film focuses on how poverty forces a youngster (Dutt) to turn to crime by joining forces with the biggest don in town (Dharmendra), much to the chargin of his mother (Parekh), his lover (Singh) and his friend and the don's brother (Kapoor).

The film released worldwide on 10 March 1989 and was a critical and moderate commercial success. Over time, it has been considered as one of Dutta's best films, which probably gave the best description about the underworld. The performance of Sanjay Dutt is also regarded as one of the best in his career.

  1. ^ a b "Hathyar 1989 Movie Box Office Collection, Budget and Unknown Facts 1980's Box Office Collection". KS Box Office. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  2. ^ Raj, Ashok (1 February 2014). The Hay House Book of Cinema that Heals. Hay House, Inc. ISBN 978-93-84544-14-0.
  3. ^ Spicer, Andre; Hanson, Helen (27 June 2013). A Companion to Film Noir. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-52371-1.