| Daata | |
| Director: | Sultan Ahmed |
| Producer: | Sultan Ahmed |
| Screenplay: | K. B. Pathak |
| Story: | M. Akhtar |
| Starring: | Shammi Kapoor Mithun Chakraborty Padmini Kolhapure Suresh Oberoi Prem Chopra Ranjeet Amrish Puri |
| Cinematography: | R. D. Mathur |
| Editing: | Mukhtar Ahmed |
| Music: | Kalyanji-Anandji |
| Studio: | Sultan Productions |
| Runtime: | 135 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Hindi |
Daata is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed and produced by Sultan Ahmed.[1] The film stars Shammi Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty, Padmini Kolhapure, Suresh Oberoi, Prem Chopra, Ranjeet, Amrish Puri in pivotal roles. The film was a big hit.[2]
Dinanath is a school-teacher in a small town in India, and lives with his wife, Kamla; daughter, Shanti; and son Kundan. He has published a book called "Daata", in which he has made reference to all major religions of the world, and is honored for this contribution by none other than the President of India through the Education Minister, Raja Suraj Singh. He arranges the marriage of Shanti to the son of Gopaldas; when Gopaldas demands dowry, he is unable to afford this, and states that he has given sufficient gold and jewellery to Shanti. The gold turns out to be fake; as a result, the marriage is cancelled, Shanti kills herself, Dinanath dies of a heart attack. His name is tarnished, no one comes forward to help Kundan or his mother. Kundan decides to avenge his father's death by killing Gopaldas' son; as a result, he becomes a bandit, joins a band of other bandits and is on the look-out to kill Gopaldas. The question remains; is this what Dinanath had foreseen for his son - a life of a bandit, and death at the hands of the police?
Film song lyrics were written by Anjaan, Indeevar and Asad Bhopali.[1]
The film was a super hit and the fifth highest-grossing movie of 1989.[3]