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{{infobox film
| name = Clerk
| image = Clerk 1989.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| director = Manoj Kumar
| producer = Manoj Kumar
| writer = Manoj Kumar
| editing = Manoj Kumar
| starring = [[Ashok Kumar]] [[Rajendra Kumar]] [[Manoj Kumar]] [[Shashi Kapoor]] [[Rekha]] [[Anita Raj]] [[Sonu Walia]] [[Mohammad Ali (actor)|Mohamed Ali]] [[Zeba (actress, born 1945)|Zeba]]
| cinematography = Joe D Souza
| runtime = 165 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| released = {{Film date|1989|04|07|df=yes}}
| music = Uttam Jagadish
}}
'''''Clerk''''' is a 1989 Indian [[Hindi Language|Hindi-language]] [[Action-thriller film|action thriller film]] written, produced and directed by [[Manoj Kumar]] and starring Manoj Kumar alongside an ensemble cast including [[Rekha]], [[Anita Raj]], [[Shashi Kapoor]], [[Rajendra Kumar]], [[Ashok Kumar]], [[Prem Chopra]], [[Sonu Walia]], Rajiv Goswami, along with Pakistani actors [[Mohammed Ali (actor)|Mohammed Ali]] & [[Zeba (actress, born 1945)|Zeba]] in their only Hindi film appearance.<ref name=dawn>{{cite news|title=Love thy neighbour|url=http://dawn.com/2012/06/20/love-thy-neighbor/|accessdate=1 July 2012|newspaper=Dawn|author=Gautam Chintamani}}</ref> It was the last film Manoj Kumar directed that had him in the leading role.<ref name=dailybhaskar>{{cite news|title=Jai Bharat! Manoj Kumar returns to Bollywood|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-jai-bharat-manoj-kumar-returns-to-bollywood-3409806.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616062355/http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-jai-bharat-manoj-kumar-returns-to-bollywood-3409806.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 June 2012|accessdate=1 July 2012|newspaper=Daily Bhaskar}}</ref>

==Plot synopsis==

The film is a story of an honest clerk, Bharat ([[Manoj Kumar]]), who along with his family faces immense difficulties owing to their poverty. The plot revolves around the circumstances which force him to become corrupt. In the end, he repents and becomes honest again — while also saving his nation from anti-nationals.

==Cast==
Source<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clerk |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/clerk/cast/2000335561/ |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Ashok Kumar]] as Satyapati
*[[Rajendra Kumar]] as Rahim Khan
*[[Manoj Kumar]] as Bharat
*[[Shashi Kapoor]] as Vijay Kapoor
*[[Rekha]] as Sneha
*[[Anita Raj]] as Pooja
*[[Sonu Walia]] as Sonu
*Rajiv Goswami as Balram
*[[Prem Chopra]] as Sadhuram
*[[Om Shivpuri]] as General Jindal
*[[Mohammad Ali (actor)|Mohammad Ali]] as Ram
*[[Zeba (actress, born 1945)|Zeba]] as Rukmini
*[[Dina Pathak]] as Bharat's mother
*[[Sonika Gill]] as Tulsi
*[[Rajendra Nath|Rajendranath]] as S. P. Lal
*Birbal as Kuljeet
*[[Anoop Kumar]] as Head Clerk Mukherjee

==Music==
The music was composed by Jagdish Khanna, Uttam Singh and Uttam Ghosh. The music was released under [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]].<ref name=gomolo>{{cite web|title=Cast & Crew of Clerk (1989 - Hindi)|url=http://www.gomolo.com/clerk-movie-cast-crew/6317|publisher=Gomolo}}</ref>

#"Jhoom Jhoom Kar Gaao Re, Aaj Pandrah August Hai" — Mahendra Kapoor, Lata Mangeshkar
#"Mai Ek Clerk Hu" — [[Mahendra Kapoor]]
#"Neelaam Ghar Me Humne" — Lata Mangeshkar
#"Rakh Geeta Pe Haath" — [[Nitin Mukesh]], Lata Mangeshkar
#"Kadam Kadam" — Mahendra Kapoor
#"Tumse Jo Baat Hui" — [[Bhupinder Singh (musician)|Bhupinder Singh]]
#"Tun Tun Tun Tun Tun" — [[Lata Mangeshkar]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0233464}}

[[Category:1989 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1989 Indian films]]
[[Category:1989 films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films about corruption in India]]
[[Category:1989 crime drama films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Manoj Kumar]]

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