Warrant (film)
Warrant is a 1975 Hindi-language film directed by Pramod Chakravorty. The film stars Dev Anand, Zeenat Aman, Pran, Dara Singh, Ajit Khan, Lalita Pawar and Joginder. The films music is by the Indian music director R. D. Burman. The film was a "Hit" at the box office.
Plot
During a jail riot instigated by jailed convict Jaggu, the Jailer, Arun Mehra's life is threatened, and another convict Dinesh, risks his life to save Arun. Arun and his mom, Mrs. Mehra find out that Dinesh is on death-row for killing noted Professor Ashok Verma. Arun does not believe that Dinesh is guilty, and so he arranges his escape and as a result he has not only the police, including his very own dad, Inspector General of Police Mehra after him on a manhunt, but also underworld don Master and his men; and a cold-hearted female assassin who has reserved just two bullets in her gun for Arun and Dinesh. All songs, which are popular even today, are penned by Anand Bakshi.Cast
- Dev Anand as Jailor Arun Mehra
- Zeenat Aman as Rita Verma
- Pran as IG Mehra
- Ajit Khan as Master
- Dara Singh as Pyaara Singh
- Seema Kapoor as Guddo- Pyaara's sister
- Satish Kaul as Dinesh
- Arpana Choudhary as Rekha- Dinesh's sister
Facts
- Pran who acts as father of Dev Anand in movie, is only 3 years older than Dev Anand in real life; Pran born in 1920 and Dev Anand born in 1923.
- Pran had earlier also acted as Dev Anand's brother in the 1970 film Johny Mera Naam.
Soundtrack
The movie's songs are all very melodious. Two of them are "Ruk Ruk Jana O Jaana Humse Do Baate Karke Chali Jaana" and "Sun Bhai Baaraati", both sung by Kishore Kumar.
| # | Title | Singer | Duration |
| 1 | "Sun Bhai Baarati" | Kishore Kumar | 04:45 |
| 2 | "Ladi Najariya Ladi" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar | 04:59 |
| 3 | "Ruk Jana O Jana Humse" | Kishore Kumar | 03:38 |
| 4 | "Mein Tumse Mohabbat" | Lata Mangeshkar | 03:59 |