Ravikant Nagaich (5 July 1931 – 6 January 1991) was an Indian film personality. He is an Indian film personality born at

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family. He started his filming career as a cinematographer in Telugu films,

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'' in 1961 being his first film. With '' Farz'', he turned to Hindi movies and direction. This low-budget thriller inspired by ''

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'' was a surprise hit and helped Ravikant and the film's lead pair's (

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) career. Dharmendra acted as Agent 116 Gopal in '' Keemat'' (1973). Jeetendra reprised his role as Agent 116, Gopalkishan Pandey in '' Raksha'' (1982) and again in ''

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''. He went on to direct 24 more films with ''Duty'' (1986) being his last. Though he had some big-budget hits like '' Mere Jeevan Saathi'' and '' The Train'', his low-budget fare such as ''

Surakksha ''Surakksha'' (English: ''Protection'') is a 1979 Hindi- language film directed by Ravikant Nagaich. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty, Ranjeeta, Jeevan, Jagdeep, Iftekhar, and Aruna Irani. Based as a spy thriller (with hero's code of Gunmaste ...

'' and ''

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'' – again in the secret agent mode like ''Farz'', ''Keemat'', and ''Raksha'' – are his remembered hits due to the tacky stunts and special effects and the fact that despite these drawbacks, the films did well.

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too benefitted from ''Surakksha'' to move to commercial films as Jeetendra had earlier with ''Farz''. He also produced two films in the 1980s: ''Wardaat'' and ''Shapath''.

Filmography

1960s

* '' Seeta Rama Kalyanam'' (1961) (cinematographer) * ''

Gulebakavali Katha ''Gulebakavali Katha'' () is a 1962 Indian Telugu-language fantasy swashbuckler film directed by N. T. Rama Rao. The film was produced by N. Trivikrama Rao on National Art Theatres banner. It is based on the folk tale '' Gulebakavali'' from ...

'' (1962) (cinematographer) * ''

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'' (1963) (cinematographer) * ''

Sri Krishna Pandaveeyam ''Sri Krishna Pandaveeyam'' () is a 1966 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film directed by N. T. Rama Rao who wrote the film with Samudrala Sr. It is produced by N. Trivikrama Rao under the NAT and Ramakrishna Cine Studios. The film st ...

'' (1966) (cinematographer) * ''

Gudachari 116 ''Gudachari 116'' () is a 1966 Indian Telugu-language spy film written by Aarudhra, and directed by M. Mallikarjuna Rao. The film stars Krishna, Jayalalitha, Rajanala and Mukkamala in pivotal roles. It is noted to be the first spy film in Telugu ...

'' (1967) (cinematographer) * '' Farz'' (1967) (director and cinematographer) * ''

Raja Aur Runk ''Raja Aur Runk'' () is a 1968 Bollywood film, directed by Kotayya Pratyagatma and starring Sanjeev Kumar and Kumkum. It is an Indian adaptation of Mark Twain's 1881 novel, The Prince and the Pauper. Synopsis ''Raja Aur Runk'' is the story of ...

'' (1968) (cinematographer) * ''

Jigri Dost ''Jigri Dost'' () is a 1969 Hindi-language comedy film, produced by Sunderlal Nahata and Dhoondy under the Vijaya Lakhshmi Pictures banner and directed by Ravikant Nagaich. It stars Jeetendra, Mumtaz and Poonam Sinha and music composed by Lax ...

'' (1969) (director) * ''Mahabaladu'' (1969) (director)

1970s

* '' The Train'' (1970) (director and cinematographer) * '' Himmat'' (1970) (director and cinematographer) * ''

Pyar Ki Kahani ''Pyar Ki Kahani'' () is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Ravikant Nagaich. It is a remake of the 1964 Tamil film ''Kai Kodutha Deivam''. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan and Tanuja. The movie bombed and is one of the ...

'' (1971) (director and cinematographer) * '' Haseenon Ka Devata'' (1971) (director) * '' Mere Jeevan Saathi'' (1972) (director and cinematographer) * '' Keemat'' (1973) (director and cinematographer) * ''

Kaala Sona ''Kaala Sona'' () is a 1975 Hindi-language curry western film produced by Harish Shah and Vinod Shah and directed by Ravikant Nagaich. The film stars Feroz Khan, Parveen Babi, Prem Chopra, Farida Jalal, Danny Denzongpa, Helen, Durga K ...

'' (1975) (director and cinematographer) * ''

Rani Aur Lalpari ''Rani Aur Lalpari'' is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language children's fantasy film directed by Ravikant Nagaich and produced by Hari Prasad Nagaich and Rani Nagaich of Guru Enterprising Movies. The film stars Baby Raani in the lead role with an ensemb ...

'' (1975) (director) * '' Seeta Kalyanam'' (1976) (cinematographer) * ''

Daku Aur Mahatma ''Daku Aur Mahatma'' is a 1977 Bollywood action film directed by Ravigant Nagaich. The film was released under the banner of Radha Mohan Arts. Plot Cast *Rajendra Kumar as Laxman Singh / Dilawar Singh *Reena Roy as Kiran *Kabir Bedi as San ...

'' (1977) (director) * ''

Jadu Tona ''Jadu Tona'' is a 1977 Hindi horror film directed by Ravikant Nagaich. The film stars Feroz Khan and Reena Roy. Plot The story is inspired from the film ''The Exorcist''. The movie '' Raat'' has also similarities with this movie. Cast *Feroz ...

'' (1977) (director) * ''Thief of Baghdad'' (1977) (director) * ''

'' (1979) (director)

1980s

* ''

Morchha ''Morchha'' (transliteration: Front/Position) is a 1980 film produced for Gopikrishna Global Entertainers by Rakesh and directed by Ravikant Nagaich. This action drama casts Ravi Behl, Aruna Irani, Chandrashekhar, Jagdeep, Jayshree T., Mac Moha ...

'' (1980) (director, cinematographer) * ''Rajadhi Raju'' (1980) (cinematographer) * ''Sahhas'' (1981) (director) * ''Wardaat'' (1981) (producer and director) * ''

Laparwah ''Laparwah'' is a 1981 Hindi-language Indian action film directed by Ravikant Nagaich, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Ranjeeta Kaur, Prema Narayan and Shakti Kapoor in the leading roles. Cast *Mithun Chakraborty *Ranjeeta Kaur * Prema Naraya ...

'' (1981) (director) * '' Raksha'' (1982) (director) * ''Saugandh'' (1982) (director) * ''Shapath'' (1984) (producer and director) * ''Tarkeeb'' (1984) (director) * ''

'' (1984) (director) * ''

Duty A duty (from "due" meaning "that which is owing"; fro, deu, did, past participle of ''devoir''; la, debere, debitum, whence "debt") is a commitment or expectation to perform some action in general or if certain circumstances arise. A duty may ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nagaich, Ravikant 1931 births Film producers from Chennai Film directors from Chennai Hindi-language film directors People from Aligarh district 1991 deaths Tamil film cinematographers 20th-century Indian film directors 20th-century Indian photographers Cinematographers from Tamil Nadu