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Sohni Mahiwal

  • 19851985
  • 2h 22m
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Sunny Deol and Poonam Dhillon in Sohni Mahiwal (1985)
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  • Romance
After being violently separated from the woman he loves, a young man must disguise himself in order to keep meeting her.After being violently separated from the woman he loves, a young man must disguise himself in order to keep meeting her.After being violently separated from the woman he loves, a young man must disguise himself in order to keep meeting her.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
299
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  • Directors
    • Kanwal Biala
    • Latif Faiziyev
    • Umesh Mehra
  • Writers
    • Shanti Prakash Bakshi(screenplay)
    • Latif Faiziyev(screenplay)
    • Umesh Mehra
  • Stars
    • Sunny Deol
    • Poonam Dhillon
    • Pran Sikand
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  • Directors
    • Kanwal Biala
    • Latif Faiziyev
    • Umesh Mehra
  • Writers
    • Shanti Prakash Bakshi(screenplay)
    • Latif Faiziyev(screenplay)
    • Umesh Mehra
  • Stars
    • Sunny Deol
    • Poonam Dhillon
    • Pran Sikand
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    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Sunny Deol
    Sunny Deol
    • Mirza Izzat Begas Mirza Izzat Beg
    Poonam Dhillon
    Poonam Dhillon
    • Sohnias Sohni
    Pran Sikand
    Pran Sikand
    • Tullaas Tulla
    Tanuja Samarth
    Tanuja Samarth
    • Tulla's wifeas Tulla's wife
    Gulshan Grover
    Gulshan Grover
    • Nooras Noor
    Rakesh Bedi
    Rakesh Bedi
    • Salamatas Salamat
    Mehar Mittal
    Mehar Mittal
      Farida Dadi
      Farida Dadi
        Samad
        Frunzik Mkrtchyan
        Frunzik Mkrtchyan
        • Warrioras Warrior
        • (as Frunze Mukertchan)
        Zakir Mukhamedzhanov
        Zakir Mukhamedzhanov
        • Ismailbekas Ismailbek
        • (as Zucker Mohed Janou)
        Kumaroua
        Zeenat Aman
        Zeenat Aman
        • Zarinaas Zarina
        Shammi Kapoor
        Shammi Kapoor
        • Peer Babaas Peer Baba
        Mazhar Khan
        Mazhar Khan
        • Rashidas Rashid
        Uchkun Rakhmanov
        Uchkun Rakhmanov
        • Man in the caravanas Man in the caravan
        • (as U. Rakhmanov)
        Sanat Divanov
        • Bodyguardas Bodyguard
        • (as S. Divanov)
        V. Aliyev
        • Directors
          • Kanwal Biala
          • Latif Faiziyev
          • Umesh Mehra
        • Writers
          • Shanti Prakash Bakshi(screenplay) (story)
          • Latif Faiziyev(screenplay) (story)
          • Umesh Mehra
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        Shahjada Ijjat Beg comes to India with his caravan and settles in a town in Gujrat. Here he falls in love with Sohani, who keeps a shop in metal pots. Ijjat Beg buys pot from her with whatever money he had and they were attracted to each other. Sohni dispensed with her servant and kept Ijjat Beg instead. This gave them more opportunity to meet. This was a scandal in the town and Sohni was perforce married to Rehaman who was slightly off his head. Sohni continued her meeting Ijjat Beg who went out fishing. When the atmosphere became to hot for them they jointly took a water grave for their love. —gavin@sunny_deol2009@yahoo.com
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          After f.c.mehra and umesh mehra co-production alibaba aur 40 chor with soviet union, sohni mahiwal was made, a special role was created for zeenat aman in sohni mahiwal as the russians like her in alibaba aur 40 chor so they insisted that she should be in this film, this is the major earliest film of music composer annu malik and sunny seol seconds second release after Betaab.
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          Sohni Chenab Ke Kinare

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        5/10
        I wish the film was as good as its stupendous music.
        So, another Indo-Russian co-production from the director duo of the Uzbek Latif Faiziyev and the Indian Umesh Mehra based on the classic love saga Sohni Mahiwal. The film is just as the story predicts, but sadly it just doesn't have enough verve to captivate the viewer. Yes, it does capture the ancient era in which the story takes place, the art direction and costumes are all good, but something is missing here and it ends up being just another love story. Maybe it's my personal problem because I'm not a big fan of such tragic love stories. The film's two leads do really well - Sunny Deol, who was the young heart-throb of the times following Betaab and a very good actor in his own right, works well opposite the beautiful and charming Poonam Dhillon, also a star in those years. It also has a Zeenat Aman in an interesting supporting role.

        Where the film scores big time is in the music, in one of the most beautiful soundtracks of the decade. Composed by a young Anu Malik, the songs give the film much of what it otherwise lacks, and they make it memorable today. Asha Bhosle is the female voice of most of the songs, and I can't put into words just how brilliantly she sings each one of them, whether it's the classic gem "Sohni Meri Sohni" (with Anwar), the beautifully melancholic "Bol Do Meethe Bol Soniye" (with Shabbir Kumar), or the sassy "Chand Ruka Hai" (pictured on Zeenat Aman), "Sohni Chinab De Kinare". The underrated Anupama Deshpande, best known today for singing "Humko Aaj Kal Hai Intezaar" from Sailaab, soulfully performs "Sohni Chinab De" (courtesy Bhosle who was supposed to re-sing it but suggested to keep it). I wish the film was as good as its music.
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        • Release date
          • October 5, 2017 (India)
        • Countries of origin
          • India
          • Soviet Union
        • Languages
          • Punjabi
          • Hindi
        • Also known as
          • The Legend of Love
        • Production companies
          • Eagle Films
          • Sovinfilm
          • Uzbekfilm
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        • Runtime
          2 hours 22 minutes
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Stereo

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