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

Tawaif
Directed byB. R. Chopra
Written byDr. Rahi Masoom Reza
Aleem Masrur
Satish Bhatnagar
C. J. Pavri
Produced byR. C. Kumar
StarringRishi Kapoor
Rati Agnihotri
Poonam Dhillon
Deepak Parashar
CinematographyDharam Chopra
Edited byS. B. Mane
Music byRavi
Distributed bySunshine Productions
Release date
  • 6 September 1985 (1985-09-06)
Running time
142 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

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

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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

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Soundtrack

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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

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33rd Filmfare Awards:

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Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "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. ^ a b "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.
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