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Doodh Ka Karz(1990)

5.5/10
Hindi168 mins

Doodh Ka Karz (1990) is a 168-minute Hindi film directed by Ashok Gaekwad. Starring Gulshan Grover, Sadashiv Amrapurkar and Amrish Puri. With an audience rating of 5.5/10, Doodh Ka Karz stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 1990.

Director:Ashok Gaekwad
Mood:
emotionaldarkinspiring
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Quick Facts

Theatrical Release
1 January 1990
Director
Ashok Gaekwad
Language
Hindi
Runtime
2h 48m
GudVibe Rating
5.5/10

Storyline

A young man named Suraj lives with his widowed mother. He saves a woman named Reshma from a snake bite, and the two fall in love.

A son's love repays a mother's lifelong sacrifice.

Film Details

5.5Rating
168Minutes
HindiLanguage
ACertificate
Release Date1 January 1990
Release Typetheatrical

Parental Guide

Violence
Moderate
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Moderate

Vibe & Tags

Mood
emotionaldarkinspiring
Themes
revengefamilylovejustice
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitylight
Audiencemass
Best Withfamily
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor2
Rewatchability2

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Trivia

  • The film's title 'Doodh Ka Karz' translates to 'Debt of Milk', a phrase often used in Hindi to express a child's lifelong debt to their mother.
  • This was one of the few films where actor Mithun Chakraborty played a character deeply rooted in rural family drama rather than his typical urban action roles.
  • Director Ashok Gaekwad was primarily known as a cinematographer and had shot many major films before directing this movie.
  • The film's fantasy elements, unusual for a rural drama, included scenes with a magical snake and supernatural justice.
  • Actress Kimi Katkar, who played Reshma, was a popular glamour star at the time, making her role as a village girl a notable shift.
  • The movie was not a major commercial success, reflecting a trend where such melodramas struggled against bigger-budget films in 1990.
  • Some promotional material highlighted the mother-son relationship more than the romantic plot, focusing on the emotional core of the story.

Notable Collaborations

Frequent partnerships reunited in Doodh Ka Karz

Ajit B. Singh-Chhotey Thakur Raghuvir Singh16 films
Chhotey Thakur Raghuvir Singh-Parvati16 films
Actor-Chhotey Thakur Raghuvir Singh11 films
Chhotey Thakur Raghuvir Singh-Actor10 films
Chhotey Thakur Raghuvir Singh-Tantrik8 films
Ajit B. Singh-Dharma Lohar7 films
Chhotey Thakur Raghuvir Singh-Bhairav Singh7 films

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