Adalat
1976 · 146 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 357 VOTES · DIR. Narendra Bedi
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,466 lines
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00:00:38 Dharma... Your wife has just delivered.
00:05:19 Hariya, give me two hundred rupees.
00:10:30 ''She was happy indeed''
00:16:18 Yes. Give me a cup of tea. - Full or half.
00:20:25 lf l make a mistake, please forgive me.
00:25:17 lf this delivery challan says 25, then only 25 boxes will leave.
00:29:12 Why?
00:34:37 lf you don't trust me, you can talk to him over the phone.
00:39:54 For contempt of court, he is awarded another six months imprisonment.
00:47:10 But l don't have any money. - Don't you worry about it.
00:59:54 Any amount of money,... l'm ready to pay you.
01:05:13 You may do whatever you want to. You may leave now.
01:12:18 So that's the problem of carrier.
01:18:57 lt was Suresh and Sujit!
01:24:42 ls Raju really coming tomorrow?!
01:31:52 Just take this blame on yourself.
01:39:33 ''Having been away from you...''
01:44:08 Aunt!
01:49:44 l wanted to have Pinky as my daughter-in-law.
01:56:27 Myy father cannot do such a thing. But l want to hear it from you.
02:01:37 And you went on an avenging spree after that.
02:06:33 Do you know what mistake you have committed, dear?
02:13:59 Sure. l'll leave now.
293:00:03 ...what is it?