Clerk (1989 film)

Clerk is a Hindi movie, which was released in 1989.^[1] The film was written, produced, directed by and starred Manoj Kumar alongside an ensemble cast including Rekha, Anita Raj, Shashi Kapoor, Rajendra Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Prem Chopra, Sonu Walia as well as Pakistani actors Mohammed Ali and Zeba in their first and only Hindi film appearance.^[2] The film did not do well at the box office and was Manoj Kumar's last film featuring him in the leading role. After this film he made one last film appearance playing a small part in Maidan-E-Jung in 1995.^[3] This movie has, over the years, been ridiculed for it's awful direction and editing.

Cast

• Manoj Kumar (Bharat)
• Rekha (Sneh)
• Mohammad Ali (Ram)
• Zeba as Ram's wife
• Anita Raj
• Prem Chopra (Sadhuram)
• Ashok Kumar (Bharat and Ram's father)
• Shashi Kapoor (Vijay Kapoor)
• Rajendra Kumar (Khan)
• Rajiv Goswami (Balram)
• Sonu Walia
• Om Shivpuri

Music

The music was composed by Jagdish Khanna, Uttam Singh and Uttam Ghosh. The music was released under T-series.^[4]

1. "Jhoom Jhoom Kar Gaao Re, Aaj Pandrah August Hai" - Mahendra Kapoor, Lata Mangeshkar
2. "Mai Ek Clerk Hu" - Mahendra Kapoor
3. "Neelaam Ghar Me Humne" - Lata Mangeshkar
4. "Rakh Geeta Pe Haath" - Nitin Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar
5. "Kadam Kadam" - Mahendra Kapoor
6. "Tumse Jo Baat Hui" - Bhupinder Singh
7. "Tun Tun Tun Tun Tun" - Lata Mangeshkar

References

1. Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (1999). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
2. Gautam Chintamani. "Love thy neighbour". Dawn. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
3. "Jai Bharat! Manoj Kumar returns to Bollywood". Daily Bhaskar. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
4. "Cast & Crew of Clerk (1989 - Hindi)". Gomolo.