The read
It runs long at 2h 54m.
Synopsis
Shakti and Shankar are two childhood buddies who grow up on the wrong side of the tracks, in a shanty town. Shakti becomes a sort of 'godfather' for the locals under the name of Dayavan. He falls in love and gets married to a young prostitute. However, their happiness is short-lived, as the gangster lifestyle begins to take its toll.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Feroz KhanDirector
- Mani RatnamWriter
- Laxmikant Shantaram KudalkarOriginal Music Composer
- Pyarelal Ramprasad SharmaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Madhuri DixitNeela Velhu
- Vinod KhannaShakti Velhu / Dayavan
- Feroz KhanShankar Waghmare
- Amrish PuriInspector Ratan Singh
- Anupam KherMr. Kohli
- Aditya PancholiDayavan's son-in-Law
- Aanjjan SrivastavSuperintendent of Police
- Amala AkkineniSarita
- Anuradha PatelCast
- Aruna IraniCast
- Tinnu AnandCast
- Alok NathCast
Themes
friendshipprostitutepolice brutalityslumloss of loved onegangsterbrothellovefriendsremakemurderorphan