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<div>{{Short description|1980 Hindi revenge drama film by B. R. Chopra}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Insaf Ka Tarazu<br />
| image_size =<br />
| image = Insaaf Ka Tarazu FilmPoster.jpeg<br />
| caption = Promotional poster<br />
| director = [[B. R. Chopra]]<br />
| producer = [[B. R. Chopra]]<br />
| writer = Shabdkumar<br />
| narrator =<br />
| starring = [[Raj Babbar]]<br>[[Zeenat Aman]]<br>[[Padmini Kohlapure]]<br>[[Deepak Parashar]]<br />
| music = [[Ravindra Jain]]<br />
| cinematography = Dharam Chopra<br />
| editing = S. B. Mane<br />
| distributor =<br />
| released = {{Film date|1980|11|11|df=y}}<br />
| runtime =<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget =<br />
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'''''Insaf Ka Tarazu''''' (''The Scale of Justice'') is a [[Bollywood films of 1980|1980]] Hindi [[revenge]] [[drama]] film produced and directed by [[B. R. Chopra]], based on the 1976 drama film ''[[Lipstick (1976 film)|Lipstick]]''. The film stars [[Zeenat Aman]], [[Raj Babbar]], [[Deepak Parashar]], [[Padmini Kolhapure]], [[Iftekhar]], [[Simi Garewal]], [[Shreeram Lagoo]] and [[Dharmendra]] in a guest appearance. The music of the film was composed by [[Ravindra Jain]]. The film was remade later in Tamil as ''[[Neethi Devan Mayakkam]]'' (1982), with [[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]] in [[Zeenat Aman]]'s role. The film became a box office Big hit. Even today the movie is considered Cult Classic in India.<ref>http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=186&catName=MTk4MA== {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102005754/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=186&catName=MTk4MA%3D%3D |date=2 January 2010 }}</ref> The phrase ''"Insaaf Ka Tarazu"'' means "The balance (or scale) of justice".<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Zeenat Aman]] as Bharti Saxena<br />
* [[Raj Babbar]] as Ramesh Gupta<br />
* [[Deepak Parashar]] as Ashok Sharma<br />
*[[Padmini Kolhapure]] as Neeta Saxena<br />
*[[Shreeram Lagoo]] as Mr Chandra<br />
*[[Iftekhar]] as Judge<br />
*[[Simi Garewal]] as Lawyer<br />
*[[Jagdish Raj]] as Police Officer<br />
*[[Om Shivpuri]] as Mr Sharma<br />
*[[Dharmendra]] as Soldier (guest appearance)<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
''Insaf Ka Tarazu'' is known for not featuring as many songs as the average Bollywood film at the time. The movie features four songs, by playback singers [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Mahendra Kapoor]] and [[Hemlata (singer)|Hemlata]].<br />
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{|class="wikitable"<br />
! Song !! Singer<br />
|-<br />
| "Log Aurat Ko"<br />
| Asha Bhosle<br />
|-<br />
| "Hazaar Khwab Haqeeqat Ke Roop"<br />
| Asha Bhosle, Mahendra Kapoor<br />
|-<br />
| "Hai Jo Yahi Pyar Ka Trailor"<br />
| Asha Bhosle, Mahendra Kapoor, Hemlata<br />
|-<br />
| "Insaaf Ka Tarazu"<br />
| Mahendra Kapoor<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Awards and nominations==<br />
At the [[28th Filmfare Awards]], ''Insaf Ka Tarazu'' won 3 awards, and was nominated for 6 others. All the actors in the film received critical acclaim for their performances.<br />
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===[[Filmfare Awards]]===<br />
'''Wins'''<br />
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*[[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award]] – Padmini Kolhapure<br />
*[[Filmfare Best Dialogue Award]] – Shabd Kumar<br />
*[[Filmfare Best Editing Award]] – S. B. Mane<br />
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'''Nominations'''<br />
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*[[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Filmfare Nomination for Best Film]] – ''Insaf Ka Tarazu''<br />
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Filmfare Nomination for Best Actress]] – Zeenat Aman<br />
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Filmfare Nomination for Best Actor]] – Raj Babbar<br />
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Filmfare Nomination for Best Supporting Actor]] – Shreeram Lagoo<br />
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Filmfare Nomination for Best Director]] – B. R. Chopra<br />
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Filmfare Nomination for Best Story]] – Shabd Kumar<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0080926}}<br />
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{{B. R. Chopra}}<br />
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[[Category:1980 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by B. R. Chopra]]<br />
[[Category:Films about rape in India]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Ravindra Jain]]<br />
[[Category:Indian courtroom films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian remakes of American films]]<br />
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