Mukti () is a 1977 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Raj Tilak, starring Shashi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Vidya Sinha and Mithun Chakraborty
Plot
Kailash Sharma is found guilty of sexually molesting Shanno and killing Dheeraj Kumar Verma, and is sentenced to be hanged by the Jammu & Kashmir Sessions Court. After his appeals at both High and Supreme Courts fail, he asks his wife, Seema, to take their daughter, Pinky, and re-locate elsewhere. Seema and Pinky re-locate to Bombay where she takes up sewing to make a living. She befriends their neighbour, Ratan, and both get married. 14 years later Pinky has grown up and has a boyfriend, Vikram, who she wants to marry. Meanwhile, Kailash, who is still alive, as his sentence was changed to life imprisonment, arrives in Bombay to look for his family. After sometime he does find them but decides not to interfere in their lives as they appear to be happy. But when Seema finds out she goes to meet him secretly – a visit that will set off a chain of events that will end up drastically changing their lives forever.
Cast
Shashi Kapoor as Kailash Sharma
Sanjeev Kumar as Ratan
Vidya Sinha as Seema K. Sharma
Vikram as Vikram (Special appearance) Bindiya Goswami as Pinky K. Sharma Anju Mahendru as Shanno Prema Narayan as Mary Deven Verma as Tony Kader Khan as Hussain A. K. Hangal as Colonel Roopesh Kumar as Dheeraj Kumar Verma Master Bittu as Young Pinky K. Sharma Dev Kumar Sapru Murad Brahm Bhardwaj Pinchoo Kapoor as Vikram's Father Bhagwan S. N. Banerjee Mithun Chakraborty (cameo)
Crew
Director – Raj Tilak
Story – Dhruva Chatterjee
Screenplay – Dhruva Chatterjee, Keka Chatterjee, Renu Khanna
Dialogue – Kader Khan
Producer – Raj Tilak
Production Company – Tilak Movies Pvt. Ltd. Cinematographer – K. K. Mahajan Editor – Pran Mehra, R. P. Bapat Art Director – Bansi Chandragupta Costume Design – Keka Chatterjee, Jennifer Kendal, Shashi Magan Choreographer – Suresh Bhatt Music Director – Rahul Dev Burman Lyricist – Anand Bakshi Playback Singers – Mohammad Rafi, Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh
Music
Song "Suhaani Chaandni Raatein" was listed at #8 on Binaca Geetmala annual list 1977