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Doosri Dulhan(1983)
Hindi153 mins
Doosri Dulhan (1983) is a 153-minute Hindi film directed by Lekh Tandon. Starring Bappi Lahiri and Dharampal Gupta. With an audience rating of 5.8/10, Doosri Dulhan stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 1983.
Director:Lekh Tandon
Mood:
emotionaldarkuplifting
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 31 December 1983
- Director
- Lekh Tandon
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 33m
- GudVibe Rating
- 5.8/10
Storyline
A couple is heartbroken when the wife cannot have children. The husband goes to a brothel and asks a young woman there to have a baby for them instead.
“A desperate husband. A forbidden bargain. A child caught between two mothers.”
Film Details
5.8Rating
153Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date31 December 1983
Release Typetheatrical
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionaldarkuplifting
Themes
familysurvivalloveidentity
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence2
Emotion5
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
5.8/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
Trivia
- The film's director, Lekh Tandon, was also a noted stage director who had earlier directed the classic 'Professor' with Shammi Kapoor.
- Actress Sharmila Tagore, who played Renu, was already a major star but this film featured her in a rare maternal and dramatic role during that period.
- The movie's plot touches on the then-taboo subject of surrogacy, which was rarely discussed in mainstream Hindi cinema of the early 1980s.
- The soundtrack was composed by R.D. Burman, but the songs did not achieve the same massive popularity as his other works from that era.
- A key filming location was the brothel set, which was designed to look realistically cramped and gloomy to highlight the character Chanda's plight.
- The film's title, 'Doosri Dulhan', translates to 'The Second Bride', directly hinting at the controversial arrangement central to the story.
- Despite its serious theme, the film underperformed commercially, possibly due to its heavy subject matter during a time known for masala entertainers.
Notable Collaborations
Frequent partnerships reunited in Doosri Dulhan
Original Music Composer-Actor2 films →