1984 film by Pramod Chakravorty
Jagir (Hindi transl. "The Estate"), also known as Teen Murti (Bengali transl. "The Three Idols"), is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language action adventure film directed by Pramod Chakravorty. The film features an ensemble cast of Dharmendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Danny Denzongpa, Zeenat Aman, Shoma Anand, Pran and Amrish Puri. Two language versions were released, a Hindi version as Jagir and a Bengali version as Teen Murti.[2] The film released on the Diwali weekend along with another Dharmendra starrer Jeene Nahi Doonga. Upon release the film received positive reviews from critics and was a hit domestically as well as in Soviet Union.
Plot
Pramod Chakravorty's multi-starrer, Jagir is the story of three musketeers - Shankar, Sangha, and Danny, who fight to help the needy and punish the greedy. Many years ago, Maharaj Shoor Veer Singh gets killed by a dacoit Lakhan, when he tries to stop him from robbing his royal locket, which concealed the map to the treasure of Anjangadh. Maharaj's loyal Mangal Singh helps the Maharaj's son escape the evil dacoit Lakhan. An accident causes the Maharaj's son to lose his memory. he gets raised in humble surroundings as Shankar, unaware of the precious locket he wore around his neck. Over the time, Lakhan becomes an industrialist and called himself Thakur Saheb. Despite his wealth, he continues to dream of attaining the treasures of Anjangadh that are guarded by the watchful eyes of Shamsher Bahadur - a falcon . Shankar - the true heir and Seema, Sangha, and Asha, along with Danny, set out to protect the treasures of Anjangadh from falling into the hands of evil.
Box office
In the Soviet Union, it was the top-grossing Indian film of 1986, with 38 million admissions at the Soviet box office.[3] This was equivalent to an estimated 19 million Rblss[4] ($28.01 million,[5] ₹353.23 million)[6] in 1986, or $75 million (₹4.667 billion) adjusted for inflation in 2017.
