Insaniyat Ke Dushman

Insaniyat Ke Dushman (transl. Enemies of Humanity) is a 1987 Hindi-language action drama film in which a dedicated police officer is pitted against a gang of drug dealers.[1] The film stars Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Raj Babbar, Smita Patil, Dimple Kapadia, Anita Raj and introducing Sumeet Saigal paired opposite Anita Raj and playing Dharmendra's younger brother.

Insaniyat Ke Dushman
Directed byRajkumar Kohli
Written byK. K. Singh
Charandas Shokh
Lalit Mahajan
Produced byRajkumar Kohli
StarringDharmendra
Shatrughan Sinha
Raj Babbar
Dimple Kapadia
Anita Raj
Aruna Irani
CinematographyKaka Thakur
Edited byShyam
Music byAnu Malik
Production
company
Shankar Movies
Distributed byGoldmines Telefilms
Release date
2 January 1987 (1987-01-02)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Cast

Production

According to Outlook magazine:

"Insaniyat Ke Dushman went to the courts and back countless times despite the fact that similar subjects on the politician-crime nexus had been passed by the censors with minor cuts. In this film, however, 42 cuts were recommended and the makers fought tooth and nail until the figure came down to 17."[2]

Music

"Pyar Jab Bhi Hoga Naseeb Se Hoga" was written by Sameer, the rest of songs were penned by Indeevar.

SongSinger
"Loha Loha Loha" Shabbir Kumar
"Aisa Ladka Bana" Shabbir Kumar, Asha Bhosle
"Om Sai Ram" Suresh Wadkar, Asha Bhosle
"Mahiya Mahiya" Suresh Wadkar, Asha Bhosle
"Pyar Jab Bhi Hoga" Suresh Wadkar

Release and reception

The film was a commercial success.[3] Jay Robert Nash, author of The Motion Picture Guide, called it "a story of violence and revenge which pits the lawless against the lawmen."[4] Firoze Rangoonwala of Arab Times said the film had "a number of stars and a bulky melodrama", arguing this is what helped the film become a commercial success.[5] The Telegraph panned the film as being "filled with violence, depravity and large doses of overacting".[6]

References
  1. Media Asia, vol. 18, p. 83 (1991).
  2. Basu, Anjana (9 April 2023). "Book Review: 'When Ardh Satya Met Himmatwala' Chronicles The Turbulent 1980s Of Bollywood". Outlook. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  3. "75 Years Of Indian Cinema: The Platinum Magic On The Silver Screen". Outlook. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  4. Nash, Jay Robert (1988). The Motion Picture Guide: 1988 Annual (The Films of 1987). Cinebooks. ISBN 978-0-933997-16-5.
  5. Rangoonwala, Firoze (24–25 December 1987). "1987: a year of cinematic mediocrity". Arab Times. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  6. "7 Days". The Telegraph. 8 February 1987. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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