Katilon Ke Kaatil

{{More citations needed|date=June 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Katilon Ke Kaatil | image = Katilon Ke Kaatil.jpg | caption = | director = [[Arjun Hingorani]] | producer = [[Arjun Hingorani]] | writer = | narrator = | starring = {{ubl|[[Dharmendra]]|[[Rishi Kapoor]]|[[Zeenat Aman]]|[[Tina Munim]]|[[Nirupa Roy]]|[[Shakti Kapoor]]|[[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]]|[[Bruce Le]]}} | music = [[Kalyanji-Anandji]] | cinematography = Kishore Rege | editing = | studio = | distributor = | released = {{Film date|1981|12|11|df=yes}} | runtime = 165 minutes | country = [[India]] | language = [[Hindi]] | budget = }}

'''''Katilon Ke Kaatil''''' ({{translation|"A Murderer's Murderer"}}) is a 1981 Indian [[Hindi-language]] [[action thriller film]], produced and directed by [[Arjun Hingorani]]. This film stars [[Dharmendra]] (who previously appeared in Hingorani's ''[[Kahani Kismat Ki]]''), [[Rishi Kapoor]], [[Zeenat Aman]], [[Tina Munim]], [[Nirupa Roy]], [[Shakti Kapoor]] and [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]]. The music is by [[Kalyanji Anandji]]. The film is known for its hit music and several [[exploitation film]] gimmicks, including the appearance of [[Bruce Lee]] lookalike [[Bruce Le]] (capitalizing on the [[Bruceploitation]] trend) as well as a character called Reecha who resembles [[General Ursus]] from ''[[Planet of the Apes]]''.

''Katilon Ke Katil'' was released on 11th December 1981, and was a critical and commercial success, becoming the [[List of Hindi films of 1981|7th highest grossing film of 1981]].

==Cast== *[[Dharmendra]] as Ajit / Badshah *[[Rishi Kapoor]] as Ashok/Munna *[[Zeenat Aman]] as Jameela Banu *[[Tina Munim]] as Rashmi *[[Nirupa Roy]] Mrs. Radha Pratap Singh *[[Shakti Kapoor]] as Jimmy / Micheal *[[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] as Black Cobra *[[Bruce Le]] as Goon *[[Arjun Hingorani]] as Fakeer *[[Manorama (Hindi actress)|Manorama]] as Lady with necklace *Shamsuddin as Reecha *Hera Lal as Munshi *[[Keshto Mukherjee]] as Husband of the lady with necklace *[[Shivraj]] as Jamila's Dad * [[Pradeep Kumar (actor)|Pradeep Kumar]] as Pratap Singh: Ajeet and Munna's father (Dead)

==Soundtrack== Lyrics: [[Rajendra Krishan]]

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Song ! Singer |- | "Yak Bayak Koi Kahin Mil Jaata Hai" | [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Asha Bhosle]] |- | "Sare Bazaar Karenge Pyar, Na Koi Parda, Na Deewar" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle |- | "O Meri Chorni, O Meri Morni" (Part 1) | [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mohammed Rafi]] |- | "O Meri Chorni, O Meri Morni" (Part 2) | Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi |- | "Yeh To Allah Ko Khabar, Yeh To Maula Ko Khabar" | Mohammed Rafi |- | "Main Woh Chanda Nahin Jise Baadal Chhupa Le | [[Hemlata (singer)|Hemlata]], [[Anwar (singer)|Anwar]] |- | "Katilon Ke Kaatil Ki Dastaan Sunaani Hai" | [[Mahendra Kapoor]], Aziz Nazan |}

==Reception and legacy== The film became a box office super hit. At the Indian box office, the film grossed {{INRConvert|80|m|year=1981|mode=historical}} in 1981,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090201143714/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=187&catName=MTk4MQ== Katilon Ke Kaatil]. [[Box Office India]].</ref> equivalent to an estimated {{INRConvert|{{Inflation|IN|{{#expr:{{Inflation|US|80|1981|1993|r=2}}*21.38/1000}}|2017|r=1}}|b}} adjusted for inflation in {{Inflation/year|IN}}.{{efn|Inflation rate from 1993 to 2017: {{#expr:274.584584/12.845 round 2}} times * ''[[Aankhen (1993 film)|Aankhen]]''{{'}}s domestic nett of {{INR|12.845 crore}} in 1993 equivalent to {{INR|274.584584}} crore in 2017.<ref name="inflation93">{{cite web|title=Top Adjusted Nett Grossers 1993|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-adjusted-nett-gross.php?year=1993|website=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref> }}

Retrospectively, the film is best known for its hit music and several [[exploitation film]] gimmicks. Capitalizing on [[Bruce Lee]]'s popularity in India, the film exploited the [[Bruceploitation]] trend from [[Hong Kong action cinema]], with the appearance of Bruce Lee lookalike [[Bruce Le]] in the film. It also featured a special character called Reecha, who was born of a woman and a wild bear, and resembles [[General Ursus]] from ''[[Planet of the Apes]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Allison |first1=Keith |title=Bruce in Bollywood: Dharmendra Meets Bruce Le in Katilon Ke Kaatil |url=https://diaboliquemagazine.com/bruce-in-bollywood-dharmendra-meets-bruce-le-in-katilon-ke-kaatil/ |website=Diabolique Magazine |date=September 19, 2019 |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|0262717|Katilon Ke Kaatil}}

[[Category:1980s exploitation films]] [[Category:1981 Hindi-language films]] [[Category:1981 Indian films]] [[Category:1981 action thriller films]] [[Category:1981 films]] [[Category:Bruceploitation films]] [[Category:Films about bears]] [[Category:Films scored by Kalyanji Anandji]] [[Category:Indian action thriller films]]