''Shandar'' () is a 1990 Indian

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-language film directed by Vinod Dewan. The film stars

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, Mandakini,

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Plot

Shanker is from a low-income household. He falls in love with Rani, a woman from the middle class. Anita Chaurasia, the daughter of multi-millionaire industrialist and politician Rai Bahadur Arjun Chaurasia, is another admirer of Shanker. Shanker discovers the specifics of Arjun's wrongdoings and sets out to expose him. When Arjun learns of Shanker's plans, he employs a known mobster named Daaga to dispose of Shanker. Daaga has never been fired from work.

Cast

as Shankar *

as Rani * Mandakini as Anita *

as Tulsi *

Sumeet Saigal Sumeet Saigal (born 18 February 1966) is an Indian former actor and producer who was active in Bollywood from 1987 to 1995, appearing in over 30 films. Career Saigal made his debut in the 1987 film ''Insaniyat Ke Dushman'' and played leading o ...

as Ashok *

Kader Khan Kader Khan (22 October 1937 – 31 December 2018) was an Indian actor, screenwriter and film producer. As an actor, he appeared in over 300 Bollywood films after his debut in the 1973 film '' Daag'', starring Rajesh Khanna, as a prosecuting l ...

as Rai Bahadur Arjun Chaurasia *

Danny Denzongpa Danny Denzongpa (born Tshering Phintso Denzongpa; 25 February 1948) is an Indian actor, playback singer, film director, and liquor baron. His film career was primarily in Hindi, but also occasionally in Bengali, Nepali, and Tamil films. In a ...

as Daaga

Music

Lyrics by Anjaan. #"Ek Main Hoon Ek Tu Hai" –

Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar (born Abhas Kumar Ganguly; ; 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer, musician and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of modern India ...

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#"Sawan Barasata Hai" –

Mohammed Aziz Mohammed Aziz (born as Syed Mohammed Aziz-Un-Nabi; 2 July 1954 – 27 November 2018), also known as Munna, was an Indian multilingual playback singer who primarily sang for the Bollywood, Odia films, Bengali. He sang about twenty thousand son ...

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#"Meri Umar Kunwari" – Mohammed Aziz,

Alka Yagnik Alka Yagnik (born 20 March 1966) is an Indian playback singer who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. One of the most prominent singers of 1990s era Bollywood, she has received several accolades, including two National Film Awards, two Ben ...

#"Haath Mein Mehndi" – Mohammed Aziz,

Kavita Krishnamurthy Kavita Krishnamurthy (born as Sharada Krishnamurthy), is an Indian playback and classical singer. She has recorded numerous songs in various Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Rajasthani, Bhojpuri, Telugu, Odia, Marathi, ...

#"Bade Logo Ki Badi Baat" – Anuradha Paudwal, Alka Yagnik,

Shabbir Kumar Shabbir Kumar (born 26 October 1954) is an Indian playback singer, notable for his work in Bollywood. Known for his sweet and resonant voice, He is an ardent fan of Mohammed Rafi. Artists whom he has sang for includes Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachch ...

References

External links

* 1990 films Films scored by Bappi Lahiri 1990s Hindi-language films 1990s Indian films {{1990s-Hindi-film-stub