''Inkaar'' () is a 1977 Indian

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, produced by Romu N. Sippy and directed by Raj N. Sippy. the film stars

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, Amjad Khan and

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. The music is by

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. It won the ''

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''. This is a remake of the Japanese movie '' High and Low'' (1963), directed by

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, which itself was based on the American novel '' King's Ransom'' (1959), by

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. Inkaar won national award for best editing. This was later remade into the

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film ''Dongala Veta'' (1979).

Plot

Haridas Choudhry lives a wealthy lifestyle in Mumbai, India, along with his wife, Sonu, son, Guddu, and sister, Geeta. He had started his career as a lowly cobbler on a corner of a busy street, but is now the owner of a shoe company. His associates want him to make shoes that wear out soon, but he refuses to do so, and would like to buy out National Shoes for 20 Lakh Rupees. He withdraws the money, but before he could undertake the transaction, Guddu gets kidnapped, and the demand from his abductors is for 20 Lakhs. Much to his relief he finds out that his servant's son, Bansi, has been mistakenly abducted in place of his son. Nevertheless, he decides to pay the ransom, this time with the help of Inspector Amarnath Gill, his sister's estranged boyfriend, who he had turned down as he was not wealthy enough. The money is turned over to the kidnappers, two associates, Manmohan and Preeti, are arrested, Bansi is found and returned to his dad. But the money and the real abductor, Raj Singh, is still at large - and as long as he remains at large none of them can really be safe for he has a grudge to settle against Haridas, and the missing 20 Lakhs may result in the bankruptcy of Haridas' company, they may have to forfeit their family home, and Haridas may well face a jail sentence for embezzling this amount for personal gain. But Inspector catches the thief and returns the money in the end.

Cast

- CID Officer Amarnath "Amar" Gill *

- Geeta Chaudhry *

- Haridas Chaudhry * Amjad Khan - Raj Singh 'Kidnapper' *

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- Sitaram 'Servant' * M.Rajan - Police Officer Yadav *

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- Sonu H. Chaudhry *

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- Manmohan * Sheetal - Preeti *Ranjita Thakur - Hema Gill *

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- Drunk fishing at the china creek *

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- Himself in a Song "Dil ki Kali Yuhi Sada" (Special Appearance) *

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- Bansi * Kamaldeep - Shoe Company Director *

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- Anil Sharma *

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- Bar Room Brawler * Helen - Dancer at Bar in song "O Mungala" * Brahm Bharadwaj as Judge

Soundtrack

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'' which was picturised on

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* 1978 films 1970s Hindi-language films 1970s Indian films 1978 crime drama films 1970s mystery drama films Indian remakes of Japanese films Indian crime drama films Indian detective films Films scored by Rajesh Roshan Films whose editor won the Best Film Editing National Award Hindi films remade in other languages Films directed by Raj N. Sippy Indian crime films Police detective films 1970s police procedural films Films based on works by Akira Kurosawa Films about kidnapping in India Indian neo-noir films Films about poverty in India Indian police films Films about child abduction in India Films about businesspeople Films set in Mumbai Films shot in Mumbai Fictional portrayals of the Maharashtra Police {{1970s-Hindi-film-stub

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