Gawaahi

Gawaahi
Gawaahi
Directed by	Anant Balani
Written by	Hemendra Bhatia (dialogues)
Based on	The Night of January 16th; by Ayn Rand
Produced by	Rajiv Mehra; Aditya Raj Kapoor
Starring	Zeenat Aman; Shekhar Kapur; Ranjeeta Kaur; Ashutosh Gowariker
Cinematography	Nagarajan Lingam
Edited by	Rajendra Mahajan
Music by	Uttam-Jagdish; Sardar Anjum (lyrics)
Release date	1989 (India);
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Gawaahi (English: Testimony) is a 1989 Bollywood film directed by Anant Balani. It was his directorial debut. The film stars Zeenat Aman, Shekhar Kapur, Ranjeeta Kaur and Ashutosh Gowariker. It was based on the 1934 play The Night of January 16th, a courtroom drama by Ayn Rand.

Plot

A courtroom drama around the disclosures and cross-examinations of key witnesses of mysterious death of leading business tycoon Ranjeet Chaudhary (Shekhar Kapoor).

Cast

Zeenat Aman as Janhvi Kaul
Tanuja as Advocate Bharucha
Shekhar Kapur as Ranjeet Chaudhary
Ranjeeta Kaur as Shashi Chaudhary
Ashutosh Gowariker as Sayed Akhtar Rampuri
Vikram Gokhale as Prosecutor Tiwari
Vivek Vaswani as Tejchand Advani
Avinash Kharshikar as Ramakant Shinde
Hosi Vasunia as Inspector Vasunia
Shammi as Betty Lobo
Ravi Patwardhan as Judge
G.P. Singh as Colonel Ghai
Rakesh Shrivastav as building watchman
Gautam Siddharth as handwriting expert

Soundtrack

All lyrics are written by Sardar Anjum; all music is composed by Uttam-Jagdish.

No.	Title	Singer(s)
1.	"Bhool Bhulaiyya Sa Yeh Jeevan"	Pankaj Udhas, Anuradha Paudwal
2.	"Dekh Ke Tumko"	Pankaj Udhas, Anuradha Paudwal
3.	"Dil Ki Baatein Hain"	Pankaj Udhas, Anuradha Paudwal
4.	"Khat Mein Likha Hai"	Anuradha Paudwal

References

↑ Iyer, Shilpa Bharatan (3 September 2003). "Anant Balani: Indian Director". Variety.
↑ "Eyecatchers: Baba Amte nominated for prestigious UN Human Rights Award". India Today. 31 December 1988.
↑ Vijayakar, Rajiv (10 December 2010). "That Touch of Class". The Financial Express. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014.
↑ "Zeenat Aman Recalls Shooting Gawaahi After Giving Birth To First Child: 'Marriage Already Started Showing Cracks'". NDTV. Archived from the original on 22 May 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
↑ Lentz, Harris M. (30 May 2019). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2018. McFarland. p. 342. ISBN 978-1-4766-3655-9.

External links

Gawaahi at IMDb

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[1] Iyer, Shilpa Bharatan (3 September 2003). "Anant Balani: Indian Director". Variety.

[2] "Eyecatchers: Baba Amte nominated for prestigious UN Human Rights Award". India Today. 31 December 1988.

[3] Vijayakar, Rajiv (10 December 2010). "That Touch of Class". The Financial Express. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014.

[4] "Zeenat Aman Recalls Shooting Gawaahi After Giving Birth To First Child: 'Marriage Already Started Showing Cracks'". NDTV. Archived from the original on 22 May 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.

[5] Lentz, Harris M. (30 May 2019). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2018. McFarland. p. 342. ISBN 978-1-4766-3655-9.