Architect and Poet Salim Ahmed Salim lives in Nizamuddin, India, along with his widowed mother. He re-locates to Lucknow where he is employed with Shirazi & Company. He instructs her not to leave the house, and when she persists, he sells the house and decides to re-locate to Lahore, Pakistan. Salim attempts to stop them but Hamid assaults him and leaves him senseless. Salim does recover but takes to alcohol and a Courtesan named Phoolrani in a big way. His mother intervenes, and compels him to get married to their new neighbor's daughter, Sahira, which he reluctantly does. Now trapped in a marriage with a woman he does not love, Salim continues to frequent Phoolrani's brothel, with hopes of being re-united with his estranged sweetheart - only to find that the seemingly demure Sahira will not let go of him that easily.
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Rishi Kapoor
Salim Ahmed Salim
Known for
Fanaa
Student of the Year
Padmini Kolhapure
Salma A. Mirza
Known for
Phata Poster Nikhla Hero
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Inder Raj Anand
Tinnu Anand
Known for
Ghajini
Lucky Baskhar
Bitu Anand
Asrani
Jamal
Known for
Permanent Roommates
Hera Pheri
Naresh Malhotra
Iftekhar
Akhtar Mirza
Known for
Don
Sholay
Deepti Naval
Sahira H. Khan / Sahira S. Salim
Known for
Lion
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Om Prakash
Nawab
Known for
Chupke Chupke
Awaara
Yogeeta Bali
Phoolrani
Also in
Parwana
Be-Shaque
Agha
Shirazi
Also in
Padosan
Naukar Biwi Ka
Tinnu Anand Director · Inder Raj Anand Writer
First release December 21, 1984 · Produced in India
Production
India
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Original language
Hindi
Spoken on screen
Hindi
Release dates
India · December 21, 1984
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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