| Vijeta | |
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| Directed by | Govind Nihlani |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Shashi Kapoor |
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| Cinematography | Govind Nihlani |
| Edited by | Keshav Naidu |
| Music by | Ajit Varman (songs and background score) |
| Distributed by | Film-valas International |
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Running time | 151 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Vijeta (English: The Victor) is a 1982 Indiancoming-of-age Hindi film produced byShashi Kapoor and directed byGovind Nihalani. It stars Shashi Kapoor, his sonKunal Kapoor,Rekha,Amrish Puri andSupriya Pathak with K.K. Raina, Raja Bundela andShafi Inamdar.
Angad (Kunal Kapoor) is a confused teenager trying to find himself and is 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 join theIndian Air Force and become afighter pilot. What follows is his struggle to become a victor both with his self and the outer world. Angad is attracted to Anna Varghese (Supriya Pathak), who is the daughter of his flying instructorGroup Captain Varghese (Amrish Puri) aMalayaliSyrian Christian. 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 aSikh and Anna aChristian, while Angad's fellow officers represent all religions.
The film is notable for some rarely seen aerial photography of combat aircraft active with the IAF in the 1980s. The central character of Angad is aMiG-21 pilot and is shown flying the aircraft in the ground attack role in theIndo-Pakistani War of 1971. Much of the movie, including the climax involving aMiG-21bis, was shot at Pune. TheIAF 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.
Vasant Dev wrote all the songs.
Film World magazine rated the film "Good" and wrote, "Vijeta is perhaps the first film of its kind, a film which shows the Indian Air Force, its gallant men and their life in true colours."[1] According toAsiaweek, "Vijeta is a tribute to the IAF in celebration of its golden jubilee last year".[2]
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