''Main Zinda Hoon'' () is a 1988

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-language

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written and directed by

Sudhir Mishra Sudhir Mishra (born 22 January 1959) is an Indian filmmaker. His most notable films include '' Dharavi'' (1992), '' Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'' (2003), '' Chameli'' (2004), and '' Serious Men'' (2020). His work has been recognised with three nat ...

, starring

Rajendra Gupta Rajendra Gupta (born 17 October 1947) is an Indian film, television and theatre actor and director who is known for his television roles of Adina Beg Khan Sahib e Azam in 2010 series of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Pandit Jagannath in the 1990s Doorda ...

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and

Alok Nath Alok Nath (born 10 July 1956), also known as Sanskaari Babuji, is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema and television. He made his film debut with the 1982 English (and Hindi) film ''Gandhi'', directed by Sir Richard Attenborough, ...

. At the

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, the film won the

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. The film was produced by

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(NFDC), which in 2012, included it in its film restoration project, which involved 80 Indian cinema classics.

Plot

Beena is a village girl, who is married into a middle-class family in the city. However, her husband leaves her soon after wedding. She starts working and supports his family. Eventually, she falls in love with a co-worker. That is when her husband returns.

Cast

as Beena *

as Ravi *

as Alok *

Kulbhushan Kharbanda Kulbhushan Kharbanda (born 21 October 1944) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi and Punjabi films. He is best known for his role as the antagonist Shakaal in '' Shaan'' (1980), Starting off with the Delhi-based theatre group ' Yatrik' in the ...

as Father *

Sushmita Mukherjee Sushmita Mukherjee is an Indian actress and author. She has starred in several Hindi movies and television shows. She studied at Jesus and Mary College of the University of Delhi. She is an alumnus of National School of Drama passing out in 198 ...

as Anjali *

as Father-in-law *

Sarita Joshi Sarita Joshi (''née'' Bhosle) is an Indian actress. Cited amongst the finest and most significant actors of Gujarati and Marathi theatre Marathi theatre is theatre in the Marathi language, mostly originating or based in the state of Maha ...

as Mother-in-law

References

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* * Indian drama films Films about women in India 1980s Hindi-language films 1980s Indian films Best Film on Other Social Issues National Film Award winners Films directed by Sudhir Mishra National Film Development Corporation of India films 1988 drama films 1988 films Hindi-language drama films {{1980s-Hindi-film-stub