Teen Murti (film)

Teen Murti (in Bengali; transl. The Three Musketeers), also known as Jagir (in Hindi transl. The Estate), is a 1984 Indian bilingual dacoit Western film simultaneously shot in Bengali and Hindi-languages, produced and directed by Pramod Chakravorty in his debut in Bengali cinema, under his banner of Pramod Films. The film stars an ensemble cast of Dharmendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Danny Denzongpa, Zeenat Aman, Shoma Anand, Pran, Amrish Puri and Ranjeet. The film plots three friends unfolding the truth of their past wrongs, which involves a hidden treasure and familial secrets.

Written by Sachin Bhowmick, the film was initially planned in 1976 under the title "Teen Farishtey" in Hindi, with another star cast, while later it got shelved and re-announced in 1983 to be a bilingual film. The film marks Chakravorty's collaborations for the fifth time with Dharmendra, and first with both Mithun Chakraborty and Danny; it also marks Aman, Anand, Pran and Ranjeet's cinematic debuts in Bengali cinema. Filming took places in Kolkata and Mumbai, with portions shot in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Music of the film is composed by R. D. Burman, with lyrics penned by Gauriprasanna Mazumder and Anand Bakshi for the Bengali and Hindi versions respectively. The cinematography and editing were handled by V. K. Murthy and Kishan respectively.

Teen Murti theatrically released on 28 September 1984, coinciding with Durga Puja, while the Hindi version Jagir released on 26 October 1984 on the occasion of Diwali, alongside another Dharmendra starrer Jeene Nahi Doonga. Upon release, the film received positive reviews from critics and was a hit domestically as well as in Soviet Union.