Qatil is a 1988 Hindi-language Crime Drama movie written by Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar, Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma, Ravi Kapoor and Mohan Kaul. The movie is directed by Ashok Gaikwad and produced by Shama Akhtar and Nasim Hijazi under the banner of Aftab Pictures. The film follows the story of a young law student who challenges the law of death penalty and implicates himself in a murder case of a prostitute to prove that innocent people are given the punishment of death penalty. Qatil features Aditya Pancholi in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Sangeeta Bijlani, Shakti Kapoor, Kiran Kumar, Raza Murad, Vikram Gokhale and Anjana Mumtaz. The music was composed by Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar along with Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma and Laxmikant Pyarelal. Cinematography was done by Anwar Siraj and editing by Bantappa Rai, Rohita Shetty, Waman Bhonsle and Gurudutt Shirali. It was released on 23rd December 1988. The film follows the story of a young law student who challenges the law of death penalty and implicates himself in a murder case of a prostitute to prove that innocent people are given the punishment of death penalty.