Karz (film)

This article is about the 1980 film. For the 2008 remake, see Karzzzz (film). For other uses, see Karz (disambiguation).

Karz
Directed bySubhash Ghai
Written byDr. Rahi Masoom Reza(dialogue)
Screenplay bySachin Bhowmick
Produced byAkhtar Farooqui
Jagjit Khurana
StarringRishi Kapoor
Tina Munim
Simi Garewal
Raj Kiran
Pran
Pinchoo Kapoor
Mac Mohan
CinematographyKamalakar Rao
Edited byWaman Bhonsle
Gurudutt Shirali
Music byLaxmikant–Pyarelal
Anand Bakshi (Lyrics)
Distributed byMukta Arts Ltd.
Release date
  • 1980 (1980)
Running time
157 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹15.3 million[1]
Box office₹39 million[1]

Karz (transl. The debt) is a 1980 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film directed by Subhash Ghai, starring Rishi Kapoor and Tina Munim in the lead with Simi Garewal in the critically acclaimed role of Kamini Verma, the murderous wife, which won her a Filmfare nomination. The film's music was given by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. With chartbusting numbers like Om Shanti Om and Dard-E-Dil they went on to win Filmfare Best Music Director Award for this film and Anand Bakshi received two Filmfare nominations for the lyrics of these two hits.[2][3] The Bollywood film "Karz" is an adaptation of the Hollywood movie "The Reincarnation of Peter Proud,"[4] itself based on Max Ehrlich's novel of the same title.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Karz 1980 Movie Box Office Collection, Budget and Unknown Facts 1980's Box Office Collection". KS Box Office. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  2. ^ Ramnarine, Tina K. (September 2011). "Music in circulation between diasporic histories and modern media: exploring sonic politics in two Bollywood filmsOm Shanti OmandDulha Mil Gaya". South Asian Diaspora. 3 (2): 143–158. doi:10.1080/19438192.2011.579454. ISSN 1943-8192. S2CID 154941959.
  3. ^ Karz (1980), retrieved 17 September 2018
  4. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073615/
  5. ^ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/214664/the-reincarnation-of-peter-proud-by-max-ehrlich/9781583943830