Jawani Zindabad (1990)

Shashi, Akbar and a group of young people pledge never to give nor receive dowry. Acting against his mother's wishes, Shashi marries Sugandha Srivastav, and does not accept any dowry. He ... See full summary »

Director:

Arun Bhatt

Writers:

Bhushan Banmali (screenplay), Rahi Masoom Reza (dialogue)

Stars:

Aamir Khan, Farha Naaz, Javed Jaffrey

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aamir Khan	...	Shashi Sharma
Farha Naaz	...	Sugandha Srivastav (as Farha)
Javed Jaffrey	...	Ravi Verma (as Javed Jaffery)
Rohini	...	Rama
Utpal Dutt	...	MLA Goverdhan Verma
Asrani	...	Banarasi's Son
Sushma Seth	...	Sharda Sharma
Shubha Khote	...	Shakuntala Verma (as Shobha Khote)
Upasna Singh	...	Rosie (Banarasi's Daughter-in-law) (as Upasana Singh)
Rajesh Puri	...	Akbar
Kader Khan	...	Balmukut Mama Banarasi (as Kadar Khan)
Satyendra Kapoor	...	Gopinath Srivastav (as Satyen Kappu)
Viju Khote	...	Mr. Pathak
Mehmood Jr.	...	Raghu Pathak (as Jr. Mehmood)
Chandrashekhar	...	Mr. Bhatnagar

Storyline

Shashi, Akbar and a group of young people pledge never to give nor receive dowry. Acting against his mother's wishes, Shashi marries Sugandha Srivastav, and does not accept any dowry. He arranges his sister's, Rama's marriage with Ravi Verma, the son of Goverdhan and Shakuntala. Goverdhan and Shakuntala did not get any dowry, and are quite upset, though Ravi is happy. Both want Ravi to re-marry, so that they can get dowry. They send Ravi away, and Goverdhan plans to accidentally kill Rama, but things go wrong, and instead Shakuntala gets badly burned, and has to be hospitalized. Taking this opportunity, Goverdhan blames Rama for attemtping to kill Shakuntala, and has her arrested. Now Shashi will have to put all his resources together to free his sister, as the evidence and motive are not in her favor.

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Plot Keywords:

dowry | marriage | slap | beach | temple | 

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Genres:

Romance

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Filming Locations:

India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jayvijay Enterprises, Prathima Films

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

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