''Ek Nai Paheli'' () is a 1984
Hindi
Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...
-language film directed by
K. Balachander, starring
Raaj Kumar,
Hema Malini
Hema Malini Dharmendra Deol (born 16 October 1948; ) is an Indian actress, director, producer, and politician who is currently serving as a member of the Lok Sabha from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), representing Mathura constituency since 2 ...
,
Kamal Haasan
Parthasarathy Srinivasan (born 7 November 1954), known professionally as Kamal Haasan, is an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Considered as one of the most accomplished actors of Indian Cinema, Haas ...
,
Padmini Kohlapure in the lead roles. It is a remake of the
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
People, culture and language
* Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
film ''
Apoorva Raagangal'' by the same director.
Plot
Upendranath, a widower, lives a wealthy life. His son Sandeep is a headstrong and stubborn young man. Sandeep leaves his dad's house to make his own life.
He meets a beautiful older woman Bhairavi who is a singer. Love develops between Bhairavi and Sandeep and they plan to marry. Avinash, Bhairavi's long lost boyfriend and father of her teenage daughter Kajri's arrival creates more conflicts. Kajri lives with the much older Upendranath and they plan to marry as well.
What is the fate of Bhairavi and Sandeep, Upendranath and Kajri? Can a man become his own son's son-in-law? And a woman, her own daughter's daughter-in-law?
Cast
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Raaj Kumar as Upendranath
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Hema Malini
Hema Malini Dharmendra Deol (born 16 October 1948; ) is an Indian actress, director, producer, and politician who is currently serving as a member of the Lok Sabha from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), representing Mathura constituency since 2 ...
as Bhairavi
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Kamal Haasan
Parthasarathy Srinivasan (born 7 November 1954), known professionally as Kamal Haasan, is an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Considered as one of the most accomplished actors of Indian Cinema, Haas ...
as Sandeep
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Padmini Kolhapure
Padmini Kolhapure (born 1 November 1965) is an Indian actress and singer, who primarily works in Hindi and Marathi language, Marathi films. Kolhapure is considered as one of the leading actress of the 80s. In a career spanning over four decades ...
as Kajri
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Suresh Oberoi
Suresh Oberoi (born 17 December 1946) is an Indian actor and politician who appeared in Hindi films. He is a recipient of the 1987 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. He started his career in radio shows, modelling and later moving ...
as Avinash
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Mehmood as Dr. Suri
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Asha Sachdev as Jeet Kumari
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Rakesh Bedi
Rakesh Bedi (born 1 December 1954) is an Indian film, stage and television actor. He is known for his iconic comic roles in films such as ''Mera Damaad'' and ''Chashme Buddoor (1981 film), Chashme Buddoor'' (1981). He has also appeared in tele ...
as Guest Appearance
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Johnny Lever
John Prakash Rao Janumala, better known by his stage name Johnny Lever (born on 14 August 1957) is an Indian actor and comedian who is known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is one of the most recognised comedic actors in India and is widely ...
as Guest Appearance
Songs
The music was composed by
Laxmikant–Pyarelal.
References
External links
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1984 films
Films directed by K. Balachander
Hindi remakes of Tamil films
Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal
1980s Hindi-language films
1980s Indian films
Films with screenplays by K. Balachander
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