Agar Tum Na Hote(1983)
Agar Tum Na Hote (1983) is a 160-minute Hindi film directed by Lekh Tandon. Starring Gulshan Bawra, Madan Puri and Asrani. With a rating of 6.9/10 reflecting mixed audience reception from 1983.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Eros Now, Amazon Prime Video, Airtel Xstream Play, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 31 December 1983
- Director
- Lekh Tandon
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 40m
- Rating
- 6.9/10
Storyline
A photographer marries his sweetheart, but an accident leaves him in a wheelchair. To pay for his treatment, his wife becomes a governess for a wealthy man's daughter. The family is drawn to her because she looks like the man's late wife, creating a difficult choice for her about her future.
“When love is tested by wealth and a haunting resemblance.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Agar Tum Na Hote
Cast reunions in this film: Rekha & Asrani (9 films together), Asrani & Raj Babbar (8 films together), Rekha & Raj Babbar (7 films together), Rajesh Khanna & Asrani (5 films together), Rekha & Rajesh Khanna (4 films together), and Rekha & Yunus Parvez (4 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title song 'Agar Tum Na Hote' was sung by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar, becoming a popular romantic duet.
- Actor Rajesh Khanna, who played the lead, was at a career crossroads when this film released, as his superstar phase had declined.
- Director Lekh Tandon had previously directed Rajesh Khanna in the hit film 'Amir Garib' in 1974.
- The movie was not a major commercial success, reflecting the changing audience preferences in the early 1980s.
- Actress Reena Roy, who played the female lead, took a break from films shortly after this movie.
- The plot shares similarities with the Hollywood film 'Dark Victory' (1939), though adapted to a Hindi cinema context.
- Some filming was reportedly done in picturesque hill stations to depict the affluent lifestyle of the industrialist character.