- Saudagar
Infobox Film | name = Saudagar
director =Subhash Ghai
producer = Ashok GhaiSubhash Ghai
writer =Sachin Bhowmick Subhash Ghai
Kamlesh Pandey
starring =Dilip Kumar Raaj Kumar Manisha Koirala
Vivek Mushran
music =Laxmikant-Pyarelal
cinematography =Ashok Mehta
editing =Waman Bhonsle
Gurudutt Shirali
distributor = Mukta Arts
released =August 9 , 1991 (India)
runtime = 213 min
language = Hindi
imdb_id = 0102844"Saudagar" is a
1991 Bollywood film, directed bySubhash Ghai . It starred two major actors of the Hindi silver screen of yesteryear,Dilip Kumar andRaaj Kumar , in the leading roles. It was the second film in which the two actors came together after the 1959 film "Paigham ". It also featured the debut performances of Vivek Mushran andManisha Koirala , the latter of which became a noted Bollywood actress in later years.Amrish Puri ,Anupam Kher ,Dalip Tahil ,Gulshan Grover ,Dina Pathak , andJackie Shroff are also featured in the movie.This film is not to be confused with another
Saudagar (1973 film) , unrelated to the 1991 film. This film starsAmitabh Bachchan andNutan Plot
Two childhood friends, Veer "Veeru" Singh (Dilip Kumar) and Rajeshwar "Raju" Singh (Raaj Kumar) have become bitter enemies due to the machinations of Chuniya (Puri). So much so, in fact, that they have divided their territories and sworn to kill anyone who crosses the boundary. Against this backdrop, their grandchildren, Vasu (Mushran) and Radha (Koirala) fall in love and meet each other in secret quite frequently. When their romance surfaces, the rivalry between Veeru and Raju is rekindled. The two young lovers are told never to see each other again, on pain of death...
Music
The music for the film was composed by the legendary duo of
Laxmikant-Pyarelal , and the lyrics were written by another big name in Bollywood,Anand Bakshi . The trio produced several memorable songs for the movie, notably "Ilu Ilu", "Saudagar Sauda Kar", and "Imli Ka Boota".Cast
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Dilip Kumar ... Veeru Singh
*Raaj Kumar ... Rajeshwar "Raju" Singh
*Manisha Koirala ... Radha
*Vivek Mushran ... Vasu
*Amrish Puri ...Chuniya
*Anupam Kher .... Maniram
*Gulshan Grover .... Baliram
*Dalip Tahil .... Gajendra
*Jackie Shroff ..... Vishal Singh
*Mukesh Khanna .... Gagan Singh
*Deepti Naval ... Aarti (Vishal's wife)
*Dina Pathak .... Veeru's sisterExternal links
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