Adalat (1976)

Plot Summary

Village bred farmer, brave, and honest, Dharamchand alias Dharma is thrilled when his wife, Radha, gives birth to a baby boy, who they decide to call Raju. Dharma comes to the rescue of Ajit, Suresh, and Sujit, when they are being attacked by a tiger, and they graciously offer him a job in Bombay whenever he needs it. When the region experiences drought, Dharma, Radha, Raju and Dharma's sister, Laxmi, re-locate to Bombay, where Ajit makes Dharma the Manager of his warehouse. Dharma does his job diligently, but one day is arrested by the police for carrying on illegal activities. When in court, he tries to prove his innocence, but is disbelieved and is sentenced to 18 months in jail plus an additional six months for contempt of court. When he returns home, everything has changed. His wife and Raju are near destitution; Laxmi has been raped by Sujit and has killed herself.

Full Cast & Characters

Amitabh Bachchan

Thakur Dharam Chand 'Dharma' / Raju

Waheeda Rehman

Radha

Neetu Singh

Geeta Verma

Kader Khan

Police Inspector Khan

Harbans Darshan M. Arora

Doctor

Birbal

Chachi's son

Anwar Hussain

Ajit Singh

Heena Kausar

Laxmi

K.N. Singh

Singh

D.K. Sapru

Judge

Sujit Kumar

Sujit Singh

Pinchoo Kapoor

Mr. Verma

Director & Crew

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