Saudagar (1991 film)
| Saudagar सौदागर |
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Film poster
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| Directed by | Subhash Ghai |
| Produced by |
Ashok Ghai Subhash Ghai |
| Written by |
Sachin Bhowmick Subhash Ghai Kamlesh Pandey |
| Starring |
Dilip Kumar Raaj Kumar Manisha Koirala Vivek Mushran Amrish Puri Gulshan Grover Anupam Kher Jackie Shroff |
| Music by | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| Cinematography | Ashok Mehta |
| Edited by |
Waman Bhonsle Gurudutt Shirali |
| Distributed by | Mukta Arts |
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Release date
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9 August 1991 (India) |
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Running time
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213 min |
| Language | Hindi |
Saudagar is a (1991) Bollywood film, directed by Subhash Ghai. It starred two veteran actors of the Hindi silver screen of yesteryear, Dilip Kumar and Raaj Kumar, in the leading roles. It was the second film in which the two actors came together after the 1959 film Paigham. It featured the debut performances of Vivek Mushran and Manisha Koirala, the latter became a noted Bollywood actress in later years. Amrish Puri, Anupam Kher, Dalip Tahil, Gulshan Grover, Dina Pathak and Jackie Shroff are also featured in the movie. The story line is influenced from the famous play Romeo and Juliet and Mandhaari's role is parallel to that of Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet.
The film was a Silver Jubilee success all over India and was a hit.Saudagar got director Subhash Ghai his only Filmfare Best Director Award.
The movie starts with Mandhari, an old crippled man, telling a story of two friends to some kids. In the story, Rajeshwar Singh, a landlord's son, and Veer Singh, a poor boy, become friends. They are naughty kids, calling each other as Raju and Veeru respectively. As the duo grow up, Raju decides to get his sisters marriage arranged with Veeru. Neither his sister nor Veeru have any objections to the marriage.
However, as luck would have it, a girls marriage is disrupted due to her in laws demanding dowry. Veeru steps in to save the face of the girl and her parents by marrying her. While Raju is shocked by this development, his sister, who had a secret crush on Veeru, commits suicide. A devastated and distraught Raju now declares that Veeru is solely responsible for whatever happened and that the latter is now his mortal enemy.
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