Hafta Vasuli (Extortion) is a 1998 Indian Bollywood action drama film produced and directed by Deepak Balraj Vij. It stars Jackie Shroff, Aditya Pancholi, Ayub Khan, Madhoo and Saadhika Randhawa in pivotal roles.
Plot
Lotiram Khabadia is an MLA based in Bombay, who is corrupt, and involved in all kinds of criminal activities. He has close links with another gangster and wrestler, Tamancha. With elections coming closer, Lotiram and Tamancha start canvassing for themselves, to retain power. Their competitor is a eunuch by the name of Chayavati. The people announce their verdict, and Chayavati is elected. Lotiram is devastated, as no one really pays attention to him anymore Even Tamancha will have nothing to do with him. Upset at the humiliation at the hands of Tamancha, Lotiram seeks the help of a former municipal employee, Yeshwant, and becomes a witness for the prosecution, so as to enable them to lay charges against Tamancha. Corrupt elements within the police alert Tamancha, who is enraged at Lotiram, and will do anything to stop him from testifying.
Cast
Jackie Shroff as Yeshwant Pandey
Aditya Pancholi as Salim
Ayub Khan as Ram Chauhan
Madhoo as Inspector Durga
Saadhika Randhawa as Radha
Gulshan Grover as Lotiram Kibadi
Hemant Birje as Tamancha Bihari
Laxmikant Berde as Chayavati
Ravi Patwardhan as Senior Police Officer
Soundtrack
The music of the film is composed Rajesh Roshan with lyrics by Mohan Sharma, Pandit Visheshwar Sharma, Maya Govind & K.K Verma. The soundtrack was released in 1997 on audio cassettes and CDs by Bombino Music. The album consists of six songs and two instrumental tracks. The full album is recorded by Kumar Sanu, Suchitra Krishnamurthy, Alka Yagnik, Millind Sagar, Udit Narayan Poornima (Sushma Shrestha), Nayan Rathod, and Kumar Sonik.