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A son's revenge becomes a village's death sentence. Who pays for blood?
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Phaansi (1978)

70s masalarural justicemelodrama with punches

Overview

ActionDrama

In seeking to avenge his father's murder, a young man puts an entire village at risk of retribution.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Shashi Kapoor abandons charm for simmering rage

Direction

Malhotra's village-as-pressure-cooker staging

Costume

Ranjeet's villain mustache deserves its own credit

Best for:Solo: When you want vintage Bollywood intensity without distractions·Rewatch: Catching Shashi Kapoor's rare angry-young-man turn·Streaming: Late night dive into 70s Hindi cinema rabbit hole
Heads up:Violence: Village mob justice scenes with period-appropriate brutality·Emotional: Family destruction and collateral death of innocents
Harmesh Malhotra

Director

Harmesh Malhotra

ReleasedMar 4, 1978
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StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy

Top Cast

Shashi Kapoor

Shashi Kapoor

Raju

Ranjeet Bedi

Ranjeet Bedi

Tilak Singh

Pran Sikand

Pran Sikand

Himmat Singh

Jeevan Dhar

Jeevan Dhar

Lala

Iftekhar

Iftekhar

Iftekhar Retired Sub-Inspector Mahendra

Sulakshana Pandit

Sulakshana Pandit

Chhaya

Urmila Bhatt

Urmila Bhatt

Mrs. Mahendra Pratap Singh

Sudhir

Sudhir

Sheru

Aruna Irani

Aruna Irani

Courtesan

D.K. Sapru

D.K. Sapru

Chhaya's Father

M. B. Shetty

M. B. Shetty

Bheema

Birbal

Birbal

Rajaram

Mohan Choti

Mohan Choti

Bridegroom

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Shashi Kapoor rarely played rural revenge heroes; this was his attempt to compete with brother Amitabh's angry-young-man dominance.

Insight

The film mirrors 1970s rural anxieties about land disputes and caste violence, using masala conventions to smuggle in social critique.

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