Pratigya (1975 film)
| Pratiggya | |
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| Directed by | Dulal Guha |
| Written by | Safiq Ansari Nabendu Ghosh Kanwar Ajit Singh |
| Produced by | Bikram Singh Dehal Kanwar Ajit Singh |
| Starring | Dharmendra Hema Malini |
| Cinematography | M. Rajaram |
| Edited by | Bimal Roy Jr. |
| Music by | Laxmikant–Pyarelal |
| Distributed by | Bikramjeet Films International Digital Entertainment |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Pratiggya (transl. The Vow) is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film. Produced by Dharmendra and B. S. Deol, the film is directed by Dulal Guha. The music was by Laxmikant-Pyarelal and the lyricist was Anand Bakshi. It stars Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Ajit, Johnny Walker, Jagdeep, Mukri, Mehar Mittal and Keshto Mukherjee.
The story revolves around Dharmendra out to avenge his parents' brutal murder by Ajit in this "violent revenge" story. Along with its strong action scenes it also had a significant comic track in the form of "slapstick" comedy getting the film referred to as a "masterpiece in comedy". The film was a big commercial success at the box-office and among the top 3 grossers for the year in India.