''Sone Pe Suhaaga'' ( ''Borax on Gold'', met. ‘‘Icing on the Cake’’ or ‘’Cherry on Top’’) is a 1988 Indian
action film
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, produced by Abdul Hafiz Nadiadwala on A. G. Films Pvt Ltd banner and directed by
K. Bapaiah. The film stars
Dharmendra
Dharam Singh Deol (born 8 December 1935), also known mononymously as Dharmendra, is an Indian actor, producer and politician who is known for his work in Hindi films. Known as the first " He-Man" of Bollywood, Dharmendra has worked in over 301 ...
,
Jeetendra
Ravi Kapoor ( ; born 7 April 1942), known mononymously by his screen name Jeetendra, is an Indian actor who is known for his work in Hindi cinema. He also serves as the chairman of the Balaji Telefilms and Balaji Motion Pictures.
Early li ...
,
Anil Kapoor
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,
Poonam Dhillon,
Sridevi
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,
Kimi Katkar
Kimi Katkar is a former actress and model, who worked in Hindi films. She was active throughout the 1980s and the early 1990s, and starred in over 50 films, including '' Adventures of Tarzan'' (1985) and '' Hum'' (1991).
Career
Kimi Katkar m ...
in lead roles and music composed by
Bappi Lahiri
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. The film was the tenth highest grossing Indian Film of 1988.
Plot
The film begins with a sincere Constable Viswanath living with his wife Usha, elder son Vijay, and twin boys. Once, a stranger Bashir Ahmed surrenders to Viswanath confessing his sin of stealing Rs.10 lakhs. At that juncture, a spiteful Inspector Teja connives by killing Viswanath and incriminates Bashir Ahmed. Witnessing it, Usha escapes with the children, when tragically, one of the twins dies. During that plight, she decides to immerse the corpse in the river but unfortunately, throws the living child. Moreover, Teja re-attacks which Vijay also detaches.
Years roll by, and Teja grows up as a kingpin in the netherworld. Vijay is self-made, as unbeknownst he antagonizes Tejaa by filing a suit against his son Joginder in the murder convict. Hence, Tejaa falsifies the judiciary in cahoots with Justice Nyaychand Rastogi and purports an orphan Ravi as Joginder who is Usha’s survived twin son. Besides, Vikram is a self-righteous ruffian. Teja detects his caliber and whisks him to thwart his die-hard enemy Vijay. Meena is a pickpocket that often contretemps with Vijay and they fall in love. Fortuitously, by her Vijay finds the whereabouts of his mother and retrieves her.
Now the venomous arraigns Vijay under false allegation. Meanwhile, Bashir Ahmed is released, when he detects and revolts on Tejaa but is seized by Police. Here, stunningly Vikram turns into a CBI officer who is appointed to nail Teja. The next, Bashir Ahmed comes across Usha through whom Vikram learns the bestialities of Teja. Forthwith, he meets Vijay in prison to pursue Tejaa’s vengefulness against him. Prior, his close friend Dr. Premnath breaks his kidney racket of Tejaa on the day of his nuptial with Advocate Sharddha. After tying the wedding chain Joginder shoots him dead. Before dying, he affirms the name of the culprit, and Vijay still struggling for justice.
However, Vikram acquits Vijay, as well as, he loves widow Sharddha. Ongoing, unexpectedly Meena is shown as the daughter of Teja. Despite this, she stands for piety and Vijay too accepts her. Ravi is in love with his collegian Usha granddaughter of Dinu the allegiant of Vijay whom he treats as his own. Then, Usha identifies Ravi as her son and embraces him. Accordingly, Tejaa seizes her and extorts Ravi. Thus, he is compelled to concede as Joginder and takes up the death row. In tandem, Nyaychand Rastogi is backstabbed by Tejaa who divulges the fact as his death statement and the judiciary frees Ravi. At last, 3 valorous cease the Tejaa & Joginder. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the wedding of 3 couples.
Cast
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Nutan
Nutan Samarth Bahl (4 June 1936 – 21 February 1991), known mononymously as Nutan, was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. In a career spanning nearly four decades, she appeared in more than 70 films, mostly as a protagonist, in both b ...
as Usha
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Dharmendra
Dharam Singh Deol (born 8 December 1935), also known mononymously as Dharmendra, is an Indian actor, producer and politician who is known for his work in Hindi films. Known as the first " He-Man" of Bollywood, Dharmendra has worked in over 301 ...
as CBI Officer Ashwini Kumar / Vikram Dada
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Jeetendra
Ravi Kapoor ( ; born 7 April 1942), known mononymously by his screen name Jeetendra, is an Indian actor who is known for his work in Hindi cinema. He also serves as the chairman of the Balaji Telefilms and Balaji Motion Pictures.
Early li ...
as Vijay Kumar
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Anil Kapoor
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as Ravi
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Poonam Dhillon as Advocate Shraddha
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Sridevi
Shree Amma Yanger Ayyappan (13 August 1963 – 24 February 2018), professionally credited with her stage name Sridevi, was an Indian actress who worked in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada language films. Cited as the "First Femal ...
as Meena
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Kimi Katkar
Kimi Katkar is a former actress and model, who worked in Hindi films. She was active throughout the 1980s and the early 1990s, and starred in over 50 films, including '' Adventures of Tarzan'' (1985) and '' Hum'' (1991).
Career
Kimi Katkar m ...
as Usha
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Satyendra Kapoor as Dinanath
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Bharat Bhushan as Kashinath
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Nirupa Roy
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as Mrs. Kashinath
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Navin Nischol as Constable Vishwanath
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Kader Khan
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as Bashir Ahmed
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Shakti Kapoor as Joginder
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Paresh Rawal
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as Teja
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Anupam Kher as Justice Nyaychand Rastogi
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Asrani
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as Conman
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Bharat Kapoor as Prakash
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Pinchoo Kapoor
Pinchoo Kapoor (1927 – April 28, 1989) was an Indian actor born in Rawalpindi, Punjab
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as Jailor
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Ajinkya Deo as Dr. Prem
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Tom Alter
Thomas Beach Alter (22 June 1950 – 29 September 2017) was an Indian actor. He was best known for his works in Hindi cinema, and Indian theatre. In 2008, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.
Early life
Born in Mussoorie ...
as Dr. Rex
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Mahesh Anand
Mahesh Anand (13 August 1961 – 9 February 2019) was an Indian actor, dancer and martial artist who worked in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He is remembered for playing villainous roles in Hindi films. He was a black belt in ...
as Robert
Soundtrack
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, id=, title=Sone Pe Suhaaga
1990 films
1990s Hindi-language films
Films directed by K. Bapayya
Films scored by Bappi Lahiri
1980s Hindi-language films