Waaris (1988 film)

Summary

Waaris (transl. Heir) is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Ravindra Peepat. It stars Smita Patil, Raj Babbar, Amrita Singh, Raj Kiran in lead roles. The film was adapted from the Punjabi novel Kaara — Hatthi by Sohan Singh Hans (as credited in the film). Audience had a mainstream story with some Masala quality entertainment. Hindi film actress Rekha dubbed the lines for late actress Smita Patil who died before the film's release. Patil won the Best Actress trophy at the 2nd Star & Style-Lux Awards.[1]

Waaris
Promotional Poster
Directed byRavindra Peepat
Screenplay byBaldev Gill
Based onKaare — Hatthi
by Sohan Singh Hans
Produced bySwarn Yograj
J. S. Cheema
Baldev Gill
StarringSmita Patil
Raj Babbar
Amrita Singh
Raj Kiran
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Amrish Puri
CinematographyManmohan Singh
Edited bySubhash Sehgal
Music byUttam-Jagdish
Release date
6 May 1988 (1988-05-06)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot edit

Multi-millionaire widower Kishan Singh prepares a will which states that his ancestral property is equally divided among his two sons, Gajjan and Dulla, while the son of Gajjan, Shravan shall inherit the farm land. Enraged at not willing anything to his three sons, Thade, Dara and Chhote, Dulla confronts his father which leads to an argument leading to violence and Kishan is killed in the process. Dulla is then apprehended by the police and is jailed, leaving his sons to be raised by Gajjan. Years later Shravan meets with a poor young woman, Paramjit alias Paro and both fall in love leading to marriage. Eventually, Dulla's sentence gets completed and he joins the family once again; shortly after he schemes with goons to have Shravan killed. With no one to claim their rights on Shravan's land, this leaves the way clear for Dulla and his three sons to take control of this land, but Paro will not permit this to happen and the only way she can prevent this is by giving birth to an heir, so she confronts Gajjan to remarry her younger sister, Shibo but there is a short-coming involved as Shibo is in love with a young man, Bhinder and wants to marry only him.

Cast edit

Soundtrack edit

Music by Uttam Singh and Jagdish Sodhi and lyrics by Verma Malik.

Song Singer
"Duniya Tu Yaad Rakhna" Mahendra Kapoor
"Duniya Tu Yaad Rakhna" (Sad) Mahendra Kapoor
"Mere Pyar Ki Umar Ho Itni Sanam" Lata Mangeshkar, Manmohan Singh
"Ghata Chha Gayi Hai, Bahar Aa Gayi Hai" Lata Mangeshkar, Suresh Wadkar
"Husn Ki Wadiyon Mein Ishq Palta Rahega" Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar
"Ghunghat Utha Ke Na Dekh" Lata Mangeshkar
"Jholi Mein Heere Ho Tere" Lata Mangeshkar
"Khud Ko Samajh Na Akeli" Kishore Kumar
"Aare Munjhe, Taare Munjhe" Asha Bhosle

References edit

  1. ^ "Of the issue: Guftagu". The Illustrated Weekly of India. Vol. 110, no. 1–18. 23 April 1989. p. 53.

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