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{{Infobox film<br />
| name =Aatank<br />
| image =Aatank poster.jpg<br />
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| director = Prem Lalwani<br />Desh Mukherjee<br />
| producer = Prem Lalwani<br />
| writer = Sachin Bhowmick<br />
| starring =[[Dharmendra]]<br />[[Hema Malini]]<br />[[Vinod Mehra]]<br />
| music = [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]<br />
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| released = {{release date|df=y|1996|02|09}}<br />
| runtime = 113 mins<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Hindi]]<br />
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'''''Aatank '''''(English:''Terror'') is a [[Bollywood films of 1996|1996]] Indian [[Bollywood]] [[action thriller film|action thriller]] written by Sachin Bhowmick and directed by duo Prem Lalwani & Desh Mukherjee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2825|title=Aatank - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com|url-status=live|access-date=26 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmaboutit.com/en/movies/aatank-8636.htm|title=Aatank|website=www.filmaboutit.com|language=it|access-date=2019-09-26}}</ref> The film stars [[Dharmendra]], [[Hema Malini]], [[Vinod Mehra]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{Citation|title=Aatank Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos {{!}} eTimes|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/aatank/movieshow/61336236.cms|access-date=26 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Aatank 1996|date=2002-01-08|url=https://www.amazon.com/Aatank-Dharmendra/dp/B004V2FVRU/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=Aatank&qid=1569512250&s=movies-tv&sr=1-2|publisher=Shemaroo|access-date=26 September 2019}}</ref> The film began [[principal photography]] in the mid 1980s and was delayed for several years before being released in 1996.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/viral-videos-trending/video-dharmendra-shark-film-aatank-3036292/|title=Video: Did you know Dharmendra fought a shark in the 1980s?|date=2016-09-17|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=26 September 2019}}</ref> A sub-plot with a killer [[shark]] may have been inspired by the Hollywood film ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]''.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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By the time of its release, two of its cast members, [[Vinod Mehra]] and [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]], had died. Most of the movie features a younger [[Dharmendra]] and [[Hema Malini]], but one scene features the same actors when they were older, resulting in a continuity error. The dubbing for Amjad Khan's voice was done by a mimic artist, since he had died.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ffZNSOASE0</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Jesu and Peter are childhood friends who live in a coastal village in India and depend on fishing as their livelihood. The community is oppressed by a powerful gangster named Alphonso. Jesu is an orphan, while Peter is brought up by his aunt and uncle, after the death of his mother. The community is all thrilled when Phillips finds black pearls off the coast.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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But then so does Alphonso, who asks his divers to get all the pearls, thus disturbing the ocean. Peter meets with Suzy D'Silva and they fall in love with each other, and get married. While enjoying a quiet swim on the sea-shore, Suzy disappears. A search is carried out, and a number of human body parts are recovered. With shock and horror, this community finds that their livelihood is being threatened by a gigantic man-eating shark.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Newman |first1=Kim |title=Kim Newman's Video Dungeon: The Collected Reviews |date=2017 |publisher=Titan Books |isbn=9781785657474 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yT4yDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT500|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*[[Dharmendra]] as Jesu<br />
*[[Hema Malini]] as Jesu's Girlfriend<br />
*[[Vinod Mehra]] as Peter<br />
*[[Nafisa Ali]] as Suzy D' Silva<br />
*[[Girish Karnad]] as Inspector Khan<br />
*[[Ravi Kissen]] as Mahesh Kumar<br />
*[[Padma Khanna]] as Rosy Crasto<br />
*[[Ranjeet]] as Ranjeet<br />
*[[Kader Khan]] as D'Costa<br />
*[[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] as Alphonso<br />
*[[Disco Shanti]] as Dancer<br />
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==Songs==<br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
! Song !! Singer<br />
|-<br />
| "Main Door Chali"<br />
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''<br />
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| "Meri Jawani"<br />
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''<br />
|-<br />
| "Kya Raat Hai"<br />
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Jolly Mukherjee]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Main Chhui Mui"<br />
| [[Ila Arun]], [[Jolly Mukherjee]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Meri Patli Kamar"<br />
| [[Ila Arun]], [[Alka Yagnik]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=tt0446889|title=Aatank}}<br />
* {{Youtube|id=1ffZNSOASE0|title=Aatank - Hindi Movie}}<br />
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