''Teree Sang'' is a 2009 Hindi

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film directed by

Satish Kaushik Satish Chandra Kaushik (born 13 April 1956) is an Indian actor, director, producer, comedian and screenwriter. Early life Satish was born on 13 April 1956 in Mahendragarh, Haryana. He graduated from Kirori Mal College, Delhi in 1972. He is an ...

, starring

Ruslaan Mumtaz Ruslaan Mumtaz (born 2 August 1982) is an Indian film and television actor. He made his Bollywood debut in 2007 with '' MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar''. In 2013, he made his television debut with the role of Dhruv in ''Kehta Hai Dil Jee Le Zara''. ...

(previously seen in '' MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar'') and

Sheena Shahabadi Sheena Shahabadi (born 10 April 1986 in Mumbai) is an Indian actress. Her first film role was starring in the film ''Teree Sang'' (2009). She is the daughter of Rajkumar Shahbadi and actress Sadhana Singh Sadhana Singh is an Indian film a ...

in her first role. ''Teree Sang'' explores the issue of

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Plot

Maahi Puri (

) is a 15-year-old girl who is the only child of a high-class family. Kabir (

) is a 17-year-old from a lower-middle-class family. As they become friends, they are attracted to each other's lives. Their friendship and intimacy grows day by day. On a camping trip on New Year's Eve, the young couple have sex and Maahi becomes pregnant. Both sets of parents oppose her going through the pregnancy, and the young couple run away together. Maahi refuses to have an abortion. Kabir and Maahi's friends take them to an abandoned cottage, where they stay to protect their unborn child. The four worried parents have no other choice than to team together and find their children. Kabir's parents overhear his friends talking about where he might be, and go look for them. Meanwhile, Kabir finds a job in construction site then gas delivery to earn money to support his family. Maahi keeps the house clean, makes dinner every day, and secretly sells fruit. When the parents find the two, the young couple try to flee. Catching up with them, the parents realize they are allies. While all six are traveling together in a bus, Maahi goes into labour. The group takes Maahi to a hospital where she gives birth to a boy. A lawyer fights the case about teen pregnancy, and Kabir is charged. Having come to agree to the couple's relationship, Maahi's father opposed the lawyer. Kabir is sentenced 3 months' remand.

Cast

as Kabir Punjabi "Kuku" *

as Maahi Puri Punjabi *

as Narender Punjabi, Kabir's father *

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as Sushma Punjabi, Kabir's mother *

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as Barrister Mohit Puri, Maahi's father *

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as Paaki Puri, Maahi's mother * Sooraj Puri as Kabir's friend * Anupam Kher as Judge, Special Appearance * Paramjyot Singh * Gaurav Mendiratta as supporting actor

Soundtrack

The soundtrack album has eight songs composed by

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Anu Malik Anwar Sardar "Anu" Malik (born 2 November 1960) is an Indian music composer, singer, music arranger and score composer. He is an Indian National Award and Filmfare Award winning musician, who primarily composes music for the Hindi film indus ...

and

Bappi Lahiri Bappi Aparesh Lahiri (born Alokesh Aparesh Lahiri; 27 November 1952 – 15 February 2022), also known as Bappi Da was an Indian singer, composer and record producer. He popularised the use of synthesised disco music in Indian music industry and ...

. All lyrics written by

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and Virag Mishra.

Track listings

Box office

The film received a range of responses. Some people have welcomed the new thinking about young people having babies. ''

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'', starring

Kya Kehna ''Kya Kehna'' ( en, So well said) is a 2000 Indian Hindi romantic drama film. Written by Honey Irani, it was directed by Kundan Shah and released on 19 May 2000 at a budget of . ''Kya Kehna'' dealt with the taboo issue of pre-marital pregnancy a ...

, was the first to explore this. ''

'' was another film on this topic, which became a superhit.

References

External links

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