Muddat

Student of law Bharti( Jaya Prada) is a big fan of Ravi ( Mithun) a pop singer, but she's quite dismayed to see taken away by the police in handcuffs. Apparently he has confessed to killing a man, but she learns that he is innocent and tries her best by using farfetched means to keep his neck from the gallows. Is he innocent or her attempts to prove his innocence a waste of time, then to find out - watch Muddat.

Fairly gripping potboiler that is well-written and directed, though it's the acting by Mithun, Padmini, Jaya Prada and Kader Khan, who plays a despicable villain, that keeps you watching. The brisk plot, however, can be marred by some slow spots and an overstretched ending. I know that tendency is in most Bollywood potboilers but it's more visible here. Nevertheless it is a good watch, and it's good to see Shakti Kapoor in a non-villainous role.