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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Apradhi<br />
| image = Apradhi (1974 film).jpg<br />
| image_size = <br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = Jugal Kishore<br />
| producer = K.L Chitara<br />
| writer = R.K. Banerjee<br />T.N. Sharma<br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Yogeeta Bali]]<br />[[Kiran Kumar]]<br />[[Dev Kumar]]<br />
| music = <br />
| cinematography = S.L. Sharma<br />
| editing = S.R. Sawant<br />
| studio = [[C.S. Productions]]<br />
| released = 1 January 1974<br />
| runtime = 122 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}} <br />
'''''Apradhi''''' ({{Translation|Criminal}}) is a 1974 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action drama film]] directed by Jugal Kishore, with the script written by R.K. Banerjee and T.N. Sharma. The film stars [[Yogeeta Bali]], [[Kiran Kumar]] and [[Dev Kumar]].<ref name="BFI">{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Apradhi (1974)|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8681dcd7|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703111438/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8681dcd7 |archive-date=3 July 2020 |access-date=3 July 2020|website=[[British Film Institute]]|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2wo9BAAAQBAJ&q=Apradhi+1974&pg=PT116|title=Hero Vol.2, Volume 2|author=Ashok Raj|publisher=Hay House|year=2009|page=116|isbn=9789381398036}}</ref> The soundtrack was composed by [[Usha Khanna]] and features playback singers [[Suman Kalyanpur]] and [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]. It was released on the [[EMI Records]] label.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
A delinquent is at large, a masked man in red clothing nicknamed "Redshirt" who leads a gang of bandits. Inspector Shankar (Kiran Kumar) is assigned to investigate the gang. The gang, wise to the police surveillance, kidnap Shankar's daughter Radha (Yogeeta Bali). While in captitivity she is heavily drugged, which leads to her committing suicide. Shankar investigates four suspects, a wholesome holy man named Mahant Badriprasad (Jagdish Raj), retired army Major Vikram Singh, a poet, and a man named Nawab Ashiq Misaaj (Keshto Mukherjee). The gang leader, "Redshirt", is portrayed by Dev Kumar.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Yogeeta Bali]] as Radha / Makhan Singh / Jaswant Kaur / Balwant Kaur<br />
* [[Kiran Kumar]] as Inspector Shankar<br />
* [[Dev Kumar]] as Masked killer (Redshirt)<br />
* [[Mumtaz Begum (actress)|Mumtaz Begum]] as Radha's mom<br />
* [[Bhagwan Dada|Bhagwan]] as Motta<br />
* [[Brahmachari (actor)|Brahmachari]] as Havaldar Ghatelal<br />
* [[Chandrashekhar]] as Bhagat Singh<br />
* [[Shashi Chauhan]]<br />
* [[Rajan Haksar]] as Major Vikram Singh<br />
* [[Imtiaz (actor)|Imtiaz]] as Ranjeet<br />
* Jugal Kishore<br />
* [[Keshto Mukherjee]] as Nawab Ashiq Misaaj<br />
* [[Jagdish Raj]] as Mahant Badriprasad<br />
* [[Jayshree T.]] as Shama / Inspector Asha<br />
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== Production ==<br />
''Apradhi'' was produced by K.L. Chitkara of [[C.S. Productions]].<ref name="BFI" /> The script for the film was written by R.K. Banerjee and T.N. Sharma. The cinematography was conducted by S.L. Sharma, and the art director J. S Pophaley was brought in to design the sets. S. Azim and Master Sattar overlooked the action sequences in the film, with special effects added by Dahyabhai Patel. ''Apradhi'' was edited by S.R. Sawant.<ref name="cinestaan">{{cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/apradhi-4356/cast-crew|title=Apradhi|publisher=Cinestaan.com|access-date=3 July 2020}}</ref><br />
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== Music ==<br />
The soundtrack was composed by [[Usha Khanna]], working with lyricist [[Hasrat Jaipuri]]. The playback singers for the film were [[Suman Kalyanpur]] and [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]].<ref name="cinestaan" /> The soundtrack was released on the [[EMI Records]] label.<br />
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=== Songs ===<br />
The songs featured in the film are as follows:<br />
#"Hai Re Tum Bhi Jawan" – [[Mahendra Kapoor]], [[Suman Kalyanpur]]<br />
#"Sanwala Rang Naache Har Ang" – [[Suman Kalyanpur]]<br />
#"Jaane Kyu Mujhe Raato Ko" – [[Suman Kalyanpur]]<br />
#"Mai Dhool Ka Udta Badal, Gaata Lehrata Jaa" – [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
The soundtrack to the film was well-received, with [[Pankaj Rag]] identifying "Mai Dhool Ka Udta Badal"' and "Jaane Kyu Mujhe Raato Ko"' as "very good compositions" and noting the Western music influence.<ref name="Rag2006">{{citation|author=Pankaj Rag|title=Dhuno Ki Yatra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AcP5HPRDgewC&pg=PA581|access-date=3 July 2020|date=1 January 2006|publisher=Rajkamal Prakashan|isbn=978-81-267-1169-7|page=581|language=hi}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0485795|title=Apradhi}}<br />
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[[Category:1974 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1970s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1974 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Usha Khanna]]<br />
[[Category:1970s action drama films]]</div>UpdateBot