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Saudagar

  • 19731973
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 11m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
817
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POPULARITY
34,235
27,409
Saudagar (1973)
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A calculative man schemes to deceit a poor but young widow for his personal monetary gains.A calculative man schemes to deceit a poor but young widow for his personal monetary gains.A calculative man schemes to deceit a poor but young widow for his personal monetary gains.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
817
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
34,235
27,409
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    • Director
      • Sudhendu Roy
    • Writers
      • Narendranath Mitra(story)
      • Sudhendu Roy(screenplay)
      • P.L. Santoshi(dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Amitabh Bachchan
      • Nutan
      • Trilok Kapoor
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Sudhendu Roy
    • Writers
      • Narendranath Mitra(story)
      • Sudhendu Roy(screenplay)
      • P.L. Santoshi(dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Amitabh Bachchan
      • Nutan
      • Trilok Kapoor
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 14User reviews
    • 1Critic review
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Amitabh Bachchan
    Amitabh Bachchan
    • Moti
    Nutan
    Nutan
    • Mahjubhi
    Trilok Kapoor
    Trilok Kapoor
    Padma Khanna
    Padma Khanna
    • Phoolbanu
    Murad
    Murad
    • Sheikh (Phoolbanu's father)
    Leela Mishra
    Leela Mishra
    • Badi Bhi
    Dev Kishan
    Dev Kishan
    Jugnu
    Jugnu
    • Usman
    V. Gopal
    C.S. Dubey
    C.S. Dubey
    • Banerjee (moneylender)
    Yunus Bihari
    Yunus Bihari
    • Buyer
    • (uncredited)
    H.L. Pardesi
    • Sikander
    • (uncredited)
    Paro
    • Kaala
    • (uncredited)
    Habiba Rehman
    • Village girl
    • (uncredited)
    Narbada Shankar
    • Mallick Babu
    • (uncredited)
    Shreeram Shastri
    • Sadan Babu
    • (uncredited)
    Suraiya
    • Villager
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sudhendu Roy
    • Writers
      • Narendranath Mitra(story)
      • Sudhendu Roy(screenplay)
      • P.L. Santoshi(dialogue)
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    • Trivia
      The only film to feature Nutan as 'Amitabh Bachcan''s leading lady.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Ek Chalis Ki Last Local (2007)

    User reviews14

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Very Realistic, true to the Indian soil, a touching drama, on a rustic back drop !
    This my all time favorite movie, especially for the performances of Nutan, and Amitabh ! Nutan played all kinds of roles in her career, from playful, romantic, with Dev Ananad, Raj, but this is, perhaps an exceptional role, in her filmography, which she did with the superstar Amitabh, when he was not awarded that status ! Amitabh has lived the role of Moti, a rustic youth, making his living,by selling jaggery, after working hard to collect the extract from the palm trees ! but there is more to it, to his personality, as he has his eyes on the sexy, youthful damsel Phulbano, played by Padma khanna. Now this is not that simple as may seem, because, Phulbano's father wants a hefty sum as a token for agreeing to give her hand in marriage ! now the hero thinks of a plan, and seemingly succeeds, when he lures the poor widow of the village, not so old, but of course, no match to Bano ! she is an expert in making jaggery, and Moti exploits her talent to the fullest ! He makes enough money, on her hard, sincere work, and coolly divorces her, as it's easier in the Muslim religion, just by calling, Talaq, 3 times ! Poor, hapless woman ! she , any way, marries another mature person, with 2, 3 kids, and he takes care of her ! n Now comes the turn in the events, as we do believe, one has to pay for the wrong deeds, in this birth only ! Bano is only good looking, minus skills ! she makes burnt jaggery, Moti becomes a laughing stock, and eventually , has to catch the feet of his ex-wife, Nutan ! Though furious in the beginning, her goodness of the heart prevails, ad she does surrender, to teach Bano, how to master the art ! Similar to the realistic regional movies from Bengal, this movie was a refreshing change, both for Hindi cinema, as well as for Amitabh ! But sad , our immature audience wanted him as an angry young man, stereotype roles only, and the movie was side-tracked ! Worth watching for the great performances, and a very subtle, sensible direction !
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    • Dec 23, 2006

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    • Release date
      • October 26, 1973 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Dealer
    • Production company
      • Rajshri Productions
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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