Rent The Scales of Justice (1980)

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Synopsis:
Dadasaheb Phalke award winner B.R. Chopra has always made thought provoking films which are social commentaries and 'Insaf Ka Tarazu' is no exception. It is a story of a girl Bharati (Zeenat Aman) who had everything - beauty, a great glamourous career, the love of Ashok (Deepak Prasher), a sister Neeta (Padmini Kolhapure) and loses it all because a man Ramesh (Raj Babbar) brutally rapes her. And when she dares to seek justice, is "raped" again by her rapist's lawyer who publicly turns the rape into a slur on her character rather than what it is - a brutal violation of her body and spirit. As if this humiliation is not enough, the man tries to rape her innocent young sister.
Will her sister have to suffer the way she did? Or will justice prevail? 'Insaf Ka Tarazu' became a milestone of Hindi cinema for many reasons - it was one of the first films to deal with the subject of rape as a social issue, it also remained at the center of a debate as to whether such a film, which showed rape so graphically, was actually thought provoking or merely titillation. It was also the film in which Raj Babbar made his unforgettable debut - as a rapist!
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Directors:
Producers:
B.R. Chopra
Writers:
Shabd Kumar
Aka:
Insaf Ka Tarazu
Studio:
Yash Raj
Genres:
Bollywood
Countries:
India
BBFC:
Release Date:
22/01/2001
Run Time:
161 minutes
Languages:
Hindi Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 0 (All)
Formats:
NTSC
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • B.R. Chopra in Conversation with Yash Chopra
  • Theatrical Trailer

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