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Dard (1981 film)

Dard
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Directed by Ambrish Sangal
Produced by Shyam Sunder Shivdasani
Written by Aruna Sangal (story)
V.K. Sharma (screenplay)
Starring Rajesh Khanna
Hema Malini
Poonam Dhillon
Music by Khayyam
Cinematography Pramod Mittal
Release date
  • 14 August 1981 (1981-08-14)
Country India
Language Hindi

Dard (Conflict of Emotions) is a 1981 Bollywood crime film directed by Ambrish Sangal. Rajesh Khanna who has a double role in the film was nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Actor in 1982 for his performance in this film.

Deepak (Rajesh Khanna) is accused of killing a courtesan Munnibhai and a trial take place in court. His lover Seema (Hema Malini) appears against him as public prosecutor and gets him life imprisonment. Seema remembers her days with Deepak three years ago where both were ardent lovers and how she loved him. Both consider themselves as married and united by their souls. Deepak wants to meet Seema and she unwillingly meets him in jail. Deepak explains to her how fate brought him in jail.

Deepak is a lawyer and looks for good opportunities in his career. He has a sister Sushma (Poornima Jayaram) the only family he has left in this world. Seema introduces Deepak to her father who dislikes their relationship but pretends to accept them. Seema's father urges her to pursue her law in America but she refuses as she does not want to leave Deepak for three years. Deepak pesuades her to go ahead and Seema obeys him hoping to get married after three years. After Seema has left Seema's father shows Deepak his real face and orders Deepak to go away from Seema and Deepak does not accept. Deepak's sister Sushma has got engaged with a man named Ajit and Deepak arranges for their marriage. Ajit initially behaves well, understanding Deepak's financial position, but turns evil when Seema's father tempts him with money to ask for dowry during their marriage and Ajit does so. Unable to get that much money which Ajit asked for, Deepak goes to Seema's father for help. Seema's father agrees to help him on a condition that he should get married to another girl and go away from Seema forever. Unwillingly Deepak accepts for his sister's sake and marries another woman. But his wife dies in a year after giving birth to their son Vicky. Left alone with his child Deepak's misfortune chases him when Ajit kills a courtesan Munnibhai. Deepak takes blame on himself and lands in jail. Seema understands her father's role behind everything and wants to make appeal on the verdict but Deepak stops her. He requests her to take care of his child Vicky and accept him as her son to which Seema promises.


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