Sohni Mahiwal (1984 film)
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| Directed by |
Umesh Mehra Latif Faiziyev |
| Produced by | F. C. Mehra |
| Screenplay by | Shanti Prakash Bakshi Javed Siddiqui |
| Starring |
Sunny Deol Poonam Dhillon Pran Zeenat Aman |
| Music by |
Anu Malik Anand Bakshi (lyrics) |
| Cinematography | S. Pappu |
| Edited by | M. S. Shinde |
| Distributed by | Eagle Films Uzbekfilm Sovinfilm |
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142 min |
| Country | India, USSR |
| Language | Hindi, Russian |
Sohni Mahiwal (Hindi: सोनी महिवाल, Russian: Легенда о любви, translit. Legenda o lyubvi) is a 1984 India-USSR film based on the story of Sohni Mahiwal, directed by Umesh Mehra and Latif Faiziyev (USSR), produced by F. C. Mehra. It stars Sunny Deol and Poonam Dhillon in pivotal roles. The writers were Shanti Prakash Bakshi and Javed Siddiqui. The music was scored by Anu Malik. Choreographer P. L. Raj.
Shahzada Izzat Beg comes to India with his caravan and settles in a town in Gujarat. Here he falls in love with Sohni, who keeps a shop in metal pots. Izzat Beg buys pot from her with whatever money he had and they were attracted to each other. Sohni dispensed with her servant and kept Izzat Beg instead. This gave them more opportunity to meet. This was a scandal in the town and Sohni was perforce married to Rehman who was slightly off his head. Sohni continued her meeting Izzat Beg who went out fishing. When the atmosphere became too hot for them they jointly took a water grave for their love.
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