Vijeta
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| Directed by | Govind Nihlani |
| Produced by | Shashi Kapoor |
| Written by |
Dilip Chitre Satyadev Dubey |
| Starring | Shashi Kapoor Rekha Amrish Puri Kunal Kapoor Supriya Pathak Om Puri |
| Music by |
Songs: Ajit Varman Background Score: Surinder Sodhi |
| Cinematography | Govind Nihlani |
| Edited by | Keshav Naidu |
| Distributed by | Film-valas International |
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Release date
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1982 |
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Running time
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151 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Vijeta (English: The Victor) is a 1982 coming-of-age Hindi film produced by Shashi Kapoor and directed by Govind Nihalani. It stars Shashi Kapoor, his son Kunal Kapoor, Rekha, Amrish Puri and Supriya Pathak with K.K. Raina, Raja Bundela and Shafi Inamdar who went on to become notable supporting actors in Bollywood movies.
Angad (Kunal Kapoor) is a confused teenager trying to find himself and caught in between the marital problems of his Maharashtrian mother Neelima (Rekha) and Punjabi father Nihal (Shashi Kapoor), it is time for him to decide what he wants to do with his life. Angad chooses to become a fighter pilot with the Indian Air Force. What follows is his struggle to become a victor both with his self and the outer world. Angad is attracted to Anna Verghese (Supriya Pathak), who is the daughter of his flying instructor (Amrish Puri). Angad must learn to adapt to flying, leaving his mom and dad for long periods of time, as well as try and woo Anna who helps him overcome his fears and realize his potential as a fighter pilot. Nihal is a clean shaven Sikh, Neelima is a Hindu, Angad is a Sikh and Anna a Christian, while Angad's fellow officers represent all religion.
The film is notable for some rarely seen aerial photography of combat aircraft active with the IAF in 1980s. The central character of Angad is a MiG-21 pilot and is shown flying the aircraft in ground attack role in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Much of the movie, including the climax involving a MiG-21bis, was shot at Pune. The IAF No.4 Squadron (the 'Oorials') provided the pilots and planes for the film's aerial sequences. The movie included good color footage of the Oorials aircraft in flight and in operation.
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