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Divorce(1984)
Hindi193 minstheatrical
Divorce (1984) is a 193-minute Hindi film directed by N.D. Kothari. The film features Birbal, Vijayendra Ghatge and Jasmin. With a rating of 2.5/10 from 1984.
Director:N.D. Kothari
Mood:
emotionaldarksuspenseful
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 31 December 1984
- Director
- N.D. Kothari
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 3h 13m
- Rating
- 2.5/10
Storyline
A wealthy, controlling father tells his older son Jayant he cannot marry the woman he loves. Instead, Jayant must marry the woman his father has chosen for him.
“A father's choice. A son's heart. A family divided.”
Film Details
2.5Rating
193Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date31 December 1984
Release Typetheatrical
Original TitleDivorce
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionaldarksuspenseful
Themes
familycorruptionloveidentity
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audienceniche
Best Withalone
Violence2
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability2
Cast & Crew
#1
B
BirbalActor
→#2Girish KarnadActor
→#3A
Abhi BhattacharyaActor
→#4V
Vijayendra GhatgeAjay Oswal
→#5J
JasminSeema
→#6
#7B
Bindu DesaiJayant's wife
→JagdeepChakram
→#8
#9J
Jankidas MehraChakram's dad
→Satyendra KapoorSeema's dad
→#10Sharmila TagoreActor
→#11N
N.D. KothariDirector
→Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Divorce
Cast reunions in this film: Satyendra Kapoor & Jagdeep (6 films together), Jagdeep & Vijayendra Ghatge (4 films together), Birbal & Jagdeep (3 films together), Birbal & Satyendra Kapoor (2 films together), Birbal & Vijayendra Ghatge (2 films together), and Satyendra Kapoor & Vijayendra Ghatge (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director N.D. Kothari was better known as a successful film distributor and producer, making this a rare directorial effort.
- It features actor Sanjeev Kumar in one of his final film roles before his passing in 1985.
- The movie's music was composed by Bappi Lahiri, known for his disco hits, but the soundtrack did not become a major commercial success.
- Actress Moushumi Chatterjee, who plays a key role, was a major star of the 1970s but saw fewer leading roles by this period.
- The plot reflects social debates of the era about arranged marriages versus love marriages in urban Indian families.
- The film was not a major box office hit and is seldom discussed in retrospectives of 1980s Hindi cinema.
- It was released the same year as several iconic Bollywood films, which overshadowed its theatrical run.