Bollywood suspense action thriller, Barsaat Ki Ek Raat, directed by Shakti Samanta and written by Kamleshwar was released on February 20, 1981. The movie starred Amitabh Bachchan and Rakhee Gulzar in lead roles while Utpal Dutt, Abhi Bhattacharya, Amjad Khan, Asit Sen and Prema Narayan also played important roles in the film. The meldious music of the movie was composed by the very famous veteran music director Rahul Dev Burman while the songs were crooned by Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle.

Rajni ( Rakhee Gulzar ) is a young blind woman, who is living alongwith her father, Suresh ( Abhi Bhattacharya ). Hariya Sahu ( Utpal Dutt ) is a wealthy contractor of the region and recieves full support from the local police officer, Sama ( Asit Sen ) in his every illegal activity. Hariya’s son Kaliram ( Amjad Khan ) is the other anme of terror in the region. One day some local people decides to complains against Hariya and Kaliram and speak this to D.S.P, who assures them to do something soon.

Soon a new police inspector named Abhijeet Rai ( Amitabh Bachchan ) makes an appearance in the region. He soon arrests Kaliram and provide enough evidence against him in front of the court. Kaliram is sentenced to prison for five years. He then falls in love with Raji and get married with her soon. They both then relocates to some another place. Rajni gets pregnant and this news make both of them more happy. But problem arises when Kaliram once again enters in their life.

The songs of the movie are:

1. Manchali o manchali
2. Madiya kinare pe
3. Apne pyaar ke sapne
4. Kaliram ka baj gaya
5. Hai woh pardesi