Hathyar (1989 film) - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

Hathyar is a 1989 Indian Bollywood action film written and directed by J.P. Dutta. It performed average at the box office when released despite receiving favorable reviews from critics. The performance of Sanjay Dutt is widely regarded amongst his career best. Over the years it has become a Cult film, despite never receiving an official DVD release from distributors, only converted video prints of the film are available.

Plot

Hathyar 1989 Hindi Movie JPDuttas Underrated Tale Of Crime And

Avinash (Sanjay Dutt) and his parents (Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Asha Parekh) come to Bombay where they miserably scrape along. Sometimes their acquaintance with Samiulla Khan (Rishi Kapoor), the younger brother of the underworld don Khushal Khan (Dharmendra), is quite helpful as Sami, who refuses to deal with his brother’s business, enjoys a good reputation. But after some bitter experiences, Avinash’s father cannot stand his poor situation anymore and commits suicide. Now Avinash bears the responsibility to be the family’s breadwinner which he, as he doesn’t manage to find a job, is unable to fulfill. Desperately (and instigated by his friends from the local gang) he starts stealing. After having killed one of his victims in affect, he more and more bogs down in the mire of crime – and gets into the rivalry between the gangster bosses Khushal Khan and Raghan Anna (Paresh Rawal)...