# Faraar (फ़रार)
**Faraar** (फ़रार, "Fugitive") is a 1975 Hindi-language thriller directed by Shankar Mukherjee, starring [Amitabh Bachchan](https://www.edgepedia.org/amitabh-bachchan) as a fugitive who takes refuge in the home of his former lover and her husband, the police officer pursuing him.[1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/faraar-1975) • [2](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/faraar-1975) It was produced under the Alankar Chitra banner and released in India on 21 November 1975.[1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/faraar-1975) • [3](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/Hindi/movie-details/Faraar/movieshow/61323225.cms)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Director | Shankar Mukherjee[1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/faraar-1975) |
| Release | 21 November 1975 (India)[3](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/Hindi/movie-details/Faraar/movieshow/61323225.cms) |
| Lead cast | Amitabh Bachchan (Rajesh/Raj), Sanjeev Kumar (Inspector Sanjay), Sharmila Tagore (Mala/Asha)[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072972/fullcredits/) |
| Writing and music | Story and dialogues by Gulzar; music by Kalyanji-Anandji; lyrics by Rajinder Krishan[1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/faraar-1975) |
| Runtime and certificate | 136 minutes; censor certificate U, number 79567, dated 11 November 1975[1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/faraar-1975) |
| Recorded international gross | $107,497, almost entirely from 2015 re-releases[5](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Faraar-%28India%29) |
| Audience rating | 6.7 on IMDb[2](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/faraar-1975) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Raj (Rajesh) is an artist living with his sister and widowed mother. His sister is assaulted and murdered by a man who failed in an attempted rape, and the court declares the killer not guilty. After his efforts to secure justice fail, Raj kills the murderer in a temple and goes on the run, believing he has delivered the judgment the law withheld.[1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/faraar-1975) • [6](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/faraar/2000073382/)
While fleeing the police, Raj takes shelter in the house of Inspector Sanjay ([Sanjeev Kumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/sanjeev-kumar)), holding Sanjay's son as a hostage so that the officer cannot arrest him. The house belongs to Sanjay and his wife Mala ([Sharmila Tagore](https://www.edgepedia.org/sharmila-tagore)), who is Raj's former lover. The film narrates the resulting three-way conflict of duty, love, and the law through a series of flashbacks.[1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/faraar-1975) • [6](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/faraar/2000073382/)
## Cast and crew
The three leads were Amitabh Bachchan as Rajesh (Raj), Sanjeev Kumar as Inspector Sanjay, and Sharmila Tagore in the double role of Mala, also called Asha. Supporting players included [Sulochana Latkar](https://www.edgepedia.org/sulochana-latkar) as Raj's mother, Rajan Haksar as Tarun Kumar, D.K. Sapru as the defense lawyer, Murad as the police commissioner, Master Raju as Bobby, and Jayshree Talpade, Agha, Leena Das, Anupama, Sajjan, and Bhagwan in other parts.[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072972/fullcredits/) • [1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/faraar-1975)
Behind the camera, Gulzar wrote the story and dialogues, with the screenplay credited to Madhusudhan Kalelkar, Hiren Naag, and Partho Mukherjee. K.H. Kapadia was the cinematographer, Babu Lavande the editor, and Kartick Bose the art director. The music was composed by the duo Kalyanji-Anandji, with playback singers including [Lata Mangeshkar](https://www.edgepedia.org/lata-mangeshkar), Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh, and [Usha Mangeshkar](https://www.edgepedia.org/usha-mangeshkar).[1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/faraar-1975) • [7](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/faraar-4/cast/)
The film was shot at Filmistan Studio, Filmalaya Studio, K. Asif Studio, Natraj Studio, Hotel Horizon, Baikunth, and Essel Studio, and was processed at laboratories in Bombay.[1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/faraar-1975)
## Release and commercial performance
The film passed censorship on 11 November 1975 with a U certificate and opened in India on 21 November of that year.[1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/faraar-1975) • [3](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/Hindi/movie-details/Faraar/movieshow/61323225.cms) The recorded international gross stands at $107,497, of which $56,169 came from Australia, $26,790 from the United Kingdom, $22,227 from New Zealand, and $2,311 from other territories; these figures come from limited re-releases on 28 August 2015, and no domestic (Indian) figure is recorded.[5](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Faraar-%28India%29)
A study of Amitabh Bachchan's career lists Faraar among only five of his films that lost money among his 57 releases up to 1984, alongside Zameer (1975), Adalat (1977), [The Great Gambler](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-great-gambler) (1979), and Do Aur Do Paanch (1980).[8](https://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~sj6/filmandhistory/Mishra%20Actor%20as%20Parallel%20Text.pdf) The film appeared in the same year as Bachchan's major successes Deewaar and Sholay.[9](https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf)
## Reception and availability
On IMDb the film holds a rating of 6.7.[2](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/faraar-1975) A TV Guide review acknowledged that the film contains Bombay filmi formulas and drags in places, but credited the acting, direction, and storyline with keeping the viewer engaged to the end.[6](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/faraar/2000073382/) Rotten Tomatoes records no professional reviews and no audience ratings for the title.[10](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/faraar_1975)
Availability has been inconsistent across services: as of recent checks the film was not offered on any streaming platform in India, while in the United States it has been carried on the Eros Now Select Apple TV channel.[2](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/faraar-1975) • [11](https://www.moviefone.com/movie/faraar/ZXVRhIY1ysgehTVIScUUY4/where-to-watch/)
## Context in 1970s Hindi cinema
Faraar belongs to the 1970s wave in which the Hindi film hero blurred the line between good and evil by taking the law into his own hands. Scholars of the period describe the "angry young man" figure, embodied by Amitabh Bachchan, as a response to political and economic crisis, in which heroes challenged the idea that the state embodied the common good and instead offered a populist, violent individualism.[12](https://map-india.org/the-making-of-the-villain-in-hindi-cinema-of-the-1970s/) Raj, a painter who becomes a killer after the courts fail his family, fits this pattern of the anti-hero at odds with the legal order.
## References
1. [Faraar (1975) - Movie Details, Cinemaazi](https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/faraar-1975)
2. [Faraar (1975) streaming, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/faraar-1975)
3. [Faraar movie details, eTimes / Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/Hindi/movie-details/Faraar/movieshow/61323225.cms)
4. [Faraar (1975) full cast & crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072972/fullcredits/)
5. [Faraar (1975) box office, The Numbers](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Faraar-%28India%29)
6. [Faraar review and synopsis, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/faraar/2000073382/)
7. [Faraar cast & crew, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/faraar-4/cast/)
8. [Mishra, "Bollywood Cinema: The Actor as Parallel Text"](https://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~sj6/filmandhistory/Mishra%20Actor%20as%20Parallel%20Text.pdf)
9. [Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema, filmography excerpts](https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf)
10. [Faraar (1975), Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/faraar_1975)
11. [Faraar where to watch, Moviefone](https://www.moviefone.com/movie/faraar/ZXVRhIY1ysgehTVIScUUY4/where-to-watch/)
12. [Tripathi, "The Making of the Villain in Hindi Cinema of the 1970s", MAP](https://map-india.org/the-making-of-the-villain-in-hindi-cinema-of-the-1970s/)
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