Tawaif (film)

Tawaif is a 1985 Indian drama movie. It was produced by R. C. Kumar and directed by B. R. Chopra.^[1][2]

Tawaif
Directed by	B. R. Chopra
Written by	Dr. Rahi Masoom Reza Aleem Masrur Satish Bhatnagar C. J. Pavri
Produced by	R. C. Kumar
Starring	Rishi Kapoor Rati Agnihotri Poonam Dhillon Deepak Parashar
Cinematography	Dharam Chopra
Edited by	S. B. Mane
Music by	Ravi
Distributed by	Sunshine Productions
Release date	6 September 1985 (1985-09-06)
Running time	142 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

It stars Rishi Kapoor, Rati Agnihotri, Poonam Dhillon, Deepak Parashar in lead roles, with Ashok Kumar, Kader Khan, Asrani, Iftekhar, Shashikala, Sushma Seth in other important roles.^[1]

Plot

The story is set around a Tawaif, Sultana, who accidentally enters the life of Dawood Mohammed Ali Khan Yusafzai. Dawood has already fallen in love with writer Kaynat Mirza. Dawood finds himself in a situation such that he has to claim that Sultana is his wife. Sultana soon makes room in everybody's heart with her softness and intelligence, love, affection and playfulness. Dawood's life takes a turn when he acknowledges that he cannot forget his first love Kaynat, but neither can he subdue his new, burgeoning feelings for Sultana, whose true identity he cannot reveal to anybody without dire consequences both for himself and for her.

In the end, Dawood accepts he has fallen in love with Sultana, while Sulaiman, who has always cared deeply for Kaynat, confesses his love to her.

Cast

• Ashok Kumar^[1] as Mr. Nigam
• Rishi Kapoor^[1] as Dawood Mohammed Ali Khan Yusufzai
• Rati Agnihotri^[1] as Sultana
• Poonam Dhillon^[1] as Kaynat Mirza
• Deepak Parashar^[1] as Sulaiman
• Kader Khan as Rahim Shaikh
• Asrani as Constable Pandya
• Iftekhar as Lala Fakirchand
• Shashikala as Bilquis Bai
• Sushma Seth as Ameena Bai

Soundtrack

The music for all the songs were composed by Ravi and penned by Hasan Kamaal.

Song	Singer
"Ae Khuda-E-Pak"	Mahendra Kapoor
"Tere Pyar Ki Tamanna"	Mahendra Kapoor
"Mera Shauhar Bada Sharmeela, Baitha Hai Dekho"	Mahendra Kapoor, Asha Bhosle
"Joban Anmol Balma"	Asha Bhosle
"Bahut Der Kar Di"	Asha Bhosle
"Aaj Ki Sham"	Asha Bhosle

Awards

33rd Filmfare Awards:

Won

• Best Story – Dr. Aleem Masroor^[3]
• Best Dialogue – Rahi Masoom Raza^[3]

Nominated

• Best Film – R. C. Kumar
• Best Actor – Rishi Kapoor
• Best Actress – Rati Agnihotri
• Best Supporting Actress – Sushma Seth
• Best Lyricist – Hasan Kamal for "Bohot Der Se"

References

1. "Tawaif (1985 film)". Upperstall.com website. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
2. "Tawaif (1985 film)". Rotten Tomatoes website. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
3. "Filmfare Awards Winners (scroll down to year 1986 to read winners for the year 1985)". Filmfare.com website. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2023.

External links

• Tawaif at IMDb