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{{short description|Indian Hindi-language legal drama film}}
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{{Infobox film
| image =
| caption = Poster
| director = [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]]
| writer = Shabd Kumar (dialogues)
| screenplay =
| story = [[Shoba Chandrasekhar]]
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Neethikku Thandanai]]''|S. A. Chandrasekhar}}
| producer = Suresh Bokadia<br />[[K. C. Bokadia]] (presenter)
| starring = [[Hema Malini]]<br />[[Radhika Sarathkumar|Radhika]]<br />[[Jackie Shroff]]
| cinematography = Indu Chakravarthy
| editing = Shyam Mukherjee
| music = [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
| studio = BMB Combines
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1987|10|23|ref1=<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/kudrat-ka-kanoon/movieshow/61336683.cms|title=Kudrat Ka Kanoon Movie: Showtimes, Review, Songs, Trailer, Posters, News|date=2026|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=27 February 2026|archive-date=5 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905040548/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/kudrat-ka-kanoon/movieshow/61336683.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Kudrat Ka Kanoon''''' ({{Translation|Law of nature}}) is a 1987 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[legal drama]] film directed by [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Manglik |first=Reshu |date=22 March 2019 |title=Jackie Shroff joins the star cast of Thalapathy 63 |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/regional-cinema-jackie-shroff-joins-the-star-cast-of-thalapathy-63-510357 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522145928/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/regional-cinema-jackie-shroff-joins-the-star-cast-of-thalapathy-63-510357 |archive-date=22 May 2022 |access-date=26 February 2026 |website=[[India TV]]}}</ref> The film stars [[Hema Malini]], [[Radhika Sarathkumar|Radhika]] and [[Jackie Shroff]]. It is a remake of Chandrasekhar's [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Neethikku Thandanai]]'' (1987)<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Tripathi |first1=Salil |last2=Venkatramani |first2=S. H. |date=15 June 1988 |title=Censorship: Wide disparities exist between censor boards |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19880615-censorship-wide-disparities-exist-between-censor-boards-797335-1988-06-15 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820061700/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19880615-censorship-wide-disparities-exist-between-censor-boards-797335-1988-06-15 |archive-date=20 August 2019 |access-date=27 February 2026 |work=[[India Today]]}}</ref> and was a box office success.<ref name="Radhika">{{Cite web |last=M |first=Narayani |date=30 March 2024 |title=When going south means a good thing |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Mar/30/when-going-south-means-a-good-thing |access-date=26 February 2026 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/art-and-culture/book-excerpt-1980s-hindi-cinema-111686202386532.html|title=Rumblings from the south in 1980s Hindi cinema|work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Live Mint]]|date=8 June 2023|first=Avijit|last=Ghosh|access-date=27 February 2026|archive-date=4 August 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250804092003/https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/art-and-culture/book-excerpt-1980s-hindi-cinema-111686202386532.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Plot==
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Dr. Vijay Verma saves a labourer from some henchman but finds himself framed in a murder case and is arrested. To make matters worse, his daughter is murdered and his wife is forced to abscond from the village. Advocate Bharti Mathur comes to Vijay’s rescue, vowing to find him and his family justice.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Hema Malini]] as Advocate Bharti Mathur<ref name="Cast" />
*[[Radhika Sarathkumar|Radhika]] as Aarti Verma / Miss Julie Singh<ref name="Radhika" />
*[[Charan Raj]] as MP Charandas
*[[Pran (actor)|Pran]] as Raj Shekhar
*[[Jackie Shroff]] as Dr. Vijay Verma<ref name="Cast">{{Cite web |last=Anand |first=Akriti |date=16 October 2024 |title=Jackie Shroff Sends Love To Kudrat Ka Kanoon Co-Star Hema Malini On Birthday |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/jackie-shroff-sends-love-to-kudrat-ka-kanoon-co-star-hema-malini-on-birthday-9087624.html |access-date=26 February 2026 |website=[[News18]]}}</ref>
*[[Kiran Kumar]] as Inspector Gorakh Pandey
*[[Om Shivpuri]] as Sarpanch Dharamraj
*[[Asrani (actor)|Asrani]] as Khairatlal
*[[Shafi Inamdar]] as Chunnilal
*[[Satyen Kappu]] as Justice Ram Mathur
*[[Raza Murad]] as Advocate Pravin Bhardwaj
*[[Shafi Inaamdar]] as Bharathi's Husband
*[[Ramesh Deo]] as Advocate Prakash
*[[C. S. Dubey]] as Ramu
*[[Tiku Talsania]] as Court spectalor Narayan
*Raj Babu as Srivastav
*Surendar as Sinha
*Madhukar as Maqbool
*Ram Kumar as Niranjan
*[[Beena Banerjee]] as Asha, Charandas' wife
*[[Kutty Padmini]] as Nirupa
*Baby Guddu as Munni Verma
}}

==Themes and influences==
According to psychologist Dona Singh, films such as ''[[Khamoshi (1969 film)|Khamoshi]]'' (1969) and ''Kudrat Ka Kanoon'' reinforced stereotypes of mental health instead of promoting understanding.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vashisht |first=Neha |date=26 February 2025 |title=Bollywood’s portrayal of mental health: Have we covered the distance from stigma to sensitivity? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/bollywoods-portrayal-of-mental-health-have-we-covered-the-distance-from-stigma-to-sensitivity/articleshow/118575994.cms |access-date=27 February 2026 |work=[[The Times of India]] |archive-date=3 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260203214740/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/bollywoods-portrayal-of-mental-health-have-we-covered-the-distance-from-stigma-to-sensitivity/articleshow/118575994.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| all_music = [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kudrat Ka Kanoon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/kudrat-ka-kanoon-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1148151882 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20260227060242/https://music.apple.com/us/album/kudrat-ka-kanoon-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1148151882 |archive-date=27 February 2026 |access-date=27 February 2026 |work=[[Apple Music]] }}</ref>
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Tujhe Kitna Pyar Karen
| lyrics1 = [[Sameer Anjaan|Sameer]]
| extra1 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| note1 = Sad Version
| length1 = 2:06
| title2 = Tujhe Kitna Pyar Karen
| lyrics2 = Sameer
| extra2 = Lata Mangeshkar, [[Shabbir Kumar]]
| length2 = 5:29
| title3 = Mukhda Chand Ka Tukda
| lyrics3 = [[Faruk Kaiser]]
| extra3 = [[Mohammed Aziz]]
| length3 = 6:14
| title4 = Kaisa Kudrat Ka Kanoon
| lyrics4 = Sameer
| extra4 = Mohammed Aziz
| length4 = 6:00
| title5 = Kaisa Kudrat Ka Kanoon
| lyrics5 = Sameer
| extra5 = Mohammed Aziz
| note5 = Reprise
| length5 = 3:21
| title6 = Abhi To Parhi Hai Umar Yeh Sari
| lyrics6 = Sameer
| extra6 = [[Anuradha Paudwal]]
| length6 = 6:04
| total_length = 29:14
}}

==References==
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== External links ==
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{{S. A. Chandrasekhar}}

[[Category:1987 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1980s legal drama films]]
[[Category:1987 films]]
[[Category:1987 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar]]
[[Category:Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by S. A. Chandrasekhar]]
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Tamil films]]
[[Category:Indian courtroom films]]
[[Category:Indian legal drama films]]
[[Category:Indian rape and revenge films]]

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Yeashrahman at 10:52, 31 March 2026