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Rakhwala(1989)

5.8/10
Hindi mins

Rakhwala (1989) is a Hindi film directed by K. Murali Mohan Rao. Starring K. Murali Mohana Rao. With an audience rating of 5.8/10, Rakhwala stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 1989.

Mood:
emotionalupliftinginspiring
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Quick Facts

Theatrical Release
31 December 1989
Director
K. Murali Mohan Rao
Language
Hindi
GudVibe Rating
5.8/10

Storyline

A young girl travels from her village to Bombay to search for her father. She meets a kind man named Vikram who wants to help her. However, he cannot assist her because she does not know her father's name or have a picture of him.

A lost girl. A city of millions. One name forgotten.

Film Details

5.8Rating
Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date31 December 1989
Release Typetheatrical

Parental Guide

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

Vibe & Tags

Mood
emotionalupliftinginspiring
Themes
familyfriendshipsurvivallove
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitylight
Audiencefamily
Best Withfamily
Violence1
Emotion4
Humor2
Rewatchability3

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Trivia

  • The film was originally titled 'Papa' but was later changed to 'Rakhwala' before release.
  • This was one of the few Hindi films directed by the Telugu director K. Murali Mohana Rao.
  • The child actor who played the little girl, Baby Gazala, was a popular child star in South Indian films at the time.
  • The film's music was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal, who were the top music directors of the era.
  • A key plot point involves the child not knowing her father's name, a common trope in lost-and-found films of the 1980s.
  • The movie performed modestly at the box office compared to other Mithun Chakraborty action films from the same period.

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