Saudagar (transl. Merchant) is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language drama film, directed by Subhash Ghai. It starred two legends of the Hindi silver screen, Dilip Kumar and Raaj Kumar, in lead roles.
It was the second film in which the two actors came together after the 1959 film Paigham. It featured the debut performances of Vivek Mushran and Manisha Koirala, the latter becoming a noted Bollywood actress in later years.
Amrish Puri, Anupam Kher, Mukesh Khanna, Dalip Tahil, Gulshan Grover, Dina Pathak and Jackie Shroff are also featured in the movie. The story line is influenced by the famous play Romeo and Juliet and Mandhaari’s role is parallel to that of Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet.
Plot : The friendship between Veeru and Rajeshwar turns bitter and they become enemies. They choose to confront their enmity only years later when their respective grandchildren fall in love with each other.
Cast :
Dilip Kumar… Veer Singh aka Veeru/Dadaveer
Raaj Kumar… Rajeshwar Singh Thakur aka Raju/Dada Thakur
Mukesh Khanna… Gagan Singh(Vishal’s brother; Veer’s younger son)
Manisha Koirala… Radha Singh Thakur
Vivek Mushran… Vasudev Singh aka Vasu/Krishna
Ved Thappar… Young Rajeshwar Singh
Rubina Khan… Palikanta Singh Thakur(Rajeshwar’s Sister)
Malvika Tiwari… Rajeshwar’s wife
Amrish Puri… Chuniya Chand Chaukhan aka Chuniya Mama
Zahid Ali… Young Veer Singh
Anupam Kher… Mandhaari
Gulshan Grover… Baliram
Dalip Tahil… Gajendra Singh Thakur aka Gajja(Radha and Kunal’s father; Rajeshwar’s son)
Anand Balraj… Devendra aka Deven
Jackie Shroff… Vishal Singh(Special appearance, Veer’s elder son)
Director : Subhash Ghai
Music : Laxmikant-Pyarelal
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