Khud-daar(1982)
Khud-daar (1982) is a 169-minute Hindi film directed by Ravi Tandon. Starring Sanjeev Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Mehra. With a rating of 6.5/10 reflecting mixed audience reception from 1982.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Plex
- Theatrical Release
- 12 February 1982
- Director
- Ravi Tandon
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 49m
- Rating
- 6.5/10
Storyline
Hari must marry Seema, who hates his stepbrothers. While he is away, she forces his brothers into poverty. By chance, they all meet again in court.
“A family torn apart by betrayal, reunited by fate.”
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Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Khud-daar
Cast reunions in this film: Prem Chopra & Amitabh Bachchan (14 films together), Amitabh Bachchan & Parveen Babi (8 films together), Vinod Mehra & Bindiya Goswami (8 films together), Prem Chopra & Parveen Babi (6 films together), Vinod Mehra & Sanjeev Kumar (4 films together), and Amitabh Bachchan & Vinod Mehra (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Khud-Daar' refers to someone self-reliant, a key trait of Govind's character.
- This was one of the few films where Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor played brothers, not close friends.
- Actress Parveen Babi, who played Seema, was known for glamorous roles but here portrayed a negative character.
- The courtroom climax was a common dramatic device in 1980s films to resolve family conflicts.
- Director Ravi Tandon was the father of actress Raveena Tandon, who debuted a decade later.
- The film's music was by R.D. Burman, but it did not produce a major hit song like many of his other scores.
- Shot in Mumbai, the film used the city's streets and courts to highlight the contrast between wealth and poverty.