Saudagar
7.3
Moti is a merchant who sells jaggery in the market, with the help of an older woman, Mahjubhi, who makes exemplary jaggery. He is in love with a village girl, but cannot afford to pay the dowry/marriage expenses to her father. So he decides to marry Mahjubhi, while secretly harbouring the dream of saving enough money for dowry and marrying the village girl. After marrying Majubhi, Moti extracts a lot of work from her to this end. He eventually does collect the amount and divorces her, accusing her of infidelity. Shortly after that he marries the village girl, and goes back to his business of selling jaggery, but faces the consequence of losing Mahjubhi's jaggery.
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Amitabh Bachchan
Moti
Known for
The Great Gatsby
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
Padma Khanna
Phoolbanu
Also in
Ramayan
Aks
Leela Mishra
Badi Bhi
Known for
Sholay
Awaara
Nutan
Mahjubhi
Also in
Bandini
Sujata
C.S. Dubey
Banerjee
Also in
Chhoti Si Baat
Sharaabi
V. Gopal
Also in
Aap Ki Kasam
Phagun
Ravindra Jain
Trilok Kapoor
Also in
Hanuman, The Worshipper of Lord Rama
Tahkhana
Murad
Sheikh
Known for
Mughal-e-Azam
Dev Kishan
Sudhendu Roy Director · Narendranath Mitra Story Mukhtar Ahmed Editor
First release October 26, 1973 · Produced in India
Production
Rajshri Productions
Production
India
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Hindi
Spoken on screen
Hindi
Release dates
India · October 26, 1973
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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