Sadhna(1993)
Sadhna is a 1993 Hindi-language drama film directed by K. Ravi Shankar. The cast includes Raj Babbar, Rishi Kapoor, Sujata Mehta, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Krishan Dhawan, Mangal Dhillon, and Shafi Inamdar. The story follows Bipin, a street hawker who steals a suitcase of money from a dying man and uses it to build a business. He abandons his pregnant lover Sadhna, the dead man's daughter, to marry a wealthy woman. His friend Karan marries Sadhna to save her honor and raises her child. The film was originally shot as Kudrat Ka Faisla but was delayed for years before its theatrical release. It received mixed reviews and holds a 5.9 rating on IMDb. The movie explores themes of greed, betrayal, and sacrificial love.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Zee5, Airtel Xstream Play, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1993
- Director
- K. Ravi Shankar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Rating
- 3.0/10
Storyline
A street-smart clothes seller steals a suitcase full of cash from a dying man. He uses the money to become rich and abandons the dead man's daughter when she becomes pregnant. His honest friend steps in to marry her and raise the child. Years later, the wealthy man returns to take his son back.
“Money can't buy a family.”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Sadhna
Cast reunions in this film: Raj Babbar & Meenakshi Sheshadri (8 films together), Raj Babbar & Shafi Inamdar (5 films together), Rishi Kapoor & Shafi Inamdar (4 films together), Shafi Inamdar & Meenakshi Sheshadri (4 films together), Rishi Kapoor & Raj Babbar (3 films together), and Rishi Kapoor & Meenakshi Sheshadri (3 films together).
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.