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Sadhna(1993)
Hindi142 mins
Sadhna (1993) is a 142-minute Hindi film directed by K. Ravi Shankar. Starring Shafi Inamdar, Rishi Kapoor and Meenakshi Sheshadri. With an audience rating of 3.0/10, Sadhna stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 1993.
Director:K. Ravi Shankar
Mood:
emotionalupliftingdark
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Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Zee5
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1993
- Director
- K. Ravi Shankar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- GudVibe Rating
- 3.0/10
Storyline
Two friends run a clothing shop in Bombay. When one of them gets a woman pregnant but won't marry her, his loyal friend steps in and marries her instead to protect her honor.
“A marriage of convenience becomes a journey of love.”
Film Details
3.0Rating
142Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date1 January 1993
Release Typetheatrical
Original TitleSadhna
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalupliftingdark
Themes
lovefamilyjusticeidentity
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence1
Emotion5
Humor2
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
3/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
Trivia
- The film's director, K. Ravi Shankar, is better known as a successful cinematographer for many Telugu films.
- This was one of the few films where actor Mohnish Bahl played a negative role as the womanizer Bipin.
- The movie's plot is loosely inspired by the 1989 Telugu film 'Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu', which also dealt with a similar marriage of convenience.
- Actress Farheen, who played Sadhna, largely disappeared from Bollywood after this film.
- The soundtrack by Nadeem-Shravan included the hit song 'Dil Mein Sanam Ki Soorat', sung by Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnik.
- Despite its dramatic plot, the film was not a major commercial success at the box office.
- A subplot involves the lead characters running a boutique, reflecting the growing fashion retail culture in early 1990s Mumbai.