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Laadla (1994) More at IMDbPro »

Laadla (The Beloved Son) is the story of Raju (Anil Kapoor) who lives with his disabled mom (Farida Jalal). One day Raju on his way to a job interview saves the life of a rich textile mill owner (Anupam Kher) who offers him a job in his factory which is run by his ambitious daughter Sheetal (SriDevi). Sheetal's competitive attitude and open insults result in her making several enemies in her industry. Raju works as a mechanic in the mill and confronts Sheetal several times to get the workers proper treatment. Raju's fairness for workers result in him being elected as the union leader. Raju meets Kajol (Raveena Tandon), who also works in the textile mill, and they fall in love. Raju saves Sheetal's life during an attempt by a competing textile mill owner (Prem Chopra) to eliminate her. Sheetal wants to win over Raju and makes an offer to marry him. When Raju turns her down she forces his mom to agree to the marriage. Raju accepts his mom's wishes and decides to sacrifice his love for Kajol. Sheetal expects Raju to move in with her after their marriage and live in luxury, but Raju refuses and continues to work in the mill. Tension arises between Raju and Sheetal, when she fires Kajol out of jealousy. Also labor issues cause the workers to go on strike. The competing mill owner plans to take advantage of the situation and hires hoods to set the mill on fire. Raju in his attempt to stop the fire is mistakenly arrested. Raju's mom goes to Sheetal's house to clear matters but is insulted and told to leave. The bad guys kidnap Sheetal. Will Raju be able to save Sheetal Will Sheetal find out the truth. Written by gavin@sunny_deol2009@yahoo.com

Raj Verma lives with his widowed and ailing mom in an Indian city. He is unemployed and is looking for employment so that he can get medical treatment for his mom. One day he comes to the rescue of a multi-millionaire industrialist, Laxminarain Jetley. Out of gratitude, Laxminarain offers him a job in his factory "Sheetal Industries", run by his head-strong and efficient daughter, Sheetal. Raj does secure employment as a Mechanic and falls in love with Sheetal's Secretary, Kaajal. The Workers' Union in Sheetal Industries want an election and want Raj to be their union leader, much to Sheetal's dislike. Raj wins the election, and shortly thereafter Laxminarain approaches Raj's mom with a proposal for marriage with Sheetal. His mother is delighted and accepts, but Raj is reluctant, but when his mother insists he relents and marries Sheetal, breaking Kaajal's heart. It is after the marriage that Raj finds out the real reason why Sheetal married him - it was to get him out of Sheetal Industries - so she can continue to run it as she likes - without interference from any union and union leaders. She makes it clear to Raj that their marriage was nothing but a paper marriage, arranged merely to demoralize the workers, and force them to elect another union leader - this time a person of her choice. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

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