''Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan'' is a 1978 Hindi Language film, directed by

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and starring

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, Sriram Lagoo,

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and

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. The Film explores the life of a guy born with a silver spoon, but no talent as his businessman father.

Plot

Arvind Desai (

) is the only son of a rich businessman (

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), who deals in luxury handicrafts and products. His feelings for his father are mixed. While he hates the latter's dominating nature, he admires his power and lack of scruples. He has long discussions on art and politics with a Marxist friend Rajan (

), is seeing his father's secretary Alice (

) and sometimes he visits a prostitute, Fatima. Much against his wishes, his marriage is arranged to a girl from a high-class family that has just returned from Paris, much to the dismay of Alice's mother, who realizes that Alice was a pastime for Arvind and nothing more. Suresh Oberoi has done a cameo in this movie. Arvind has no goal, throughout he's searching for something and is severely dissatisfied. The film ends with the craftsman making carpets.

Awards

''1979'' Filmfare Award Best Film - Critics

External links

* 1976 films 1970s Hindi-language films Indian drama films 1976 directorial debut films Films directed by Saeed Akhtar Mirza {{1970s-Hindi-film-stub