Dostana(1980)
Dostana is a 1980 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Raj Khosla and written by Salim-Javed. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, and Zeenat Aman in lead roles. The story follows two best friends, a police officer and a lawyer, who fall in love with the same woman, leading to conflict exploited by a criminal. The film features a supporting cast including Prem Chopra, Amrish Puri, and Pran. It was the fourth highest-grossing film of 1980 in India. The music was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal with lyrics by Anand Bakshi. The film was nominated for four Filmfare Awards, including Best Actor for both Bachchan and Sinha. It was the last film directed by Raj Khosla and was later remade in Tamil as Sattam.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 8 October 1980
- Director
- Raj Khosla
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 45m
- Rating
- 6.8/10
Storyline
Two best friends, Vijay and Ravi, live together and share everything. Vijay is a police officer and Ravi is a lawyer. They both fall in love with the same woman, Sheetal. A powerful criminal named Daaga uses this love triangle to destroy their friendship. The friends must overcome betrayal and danger to save their bond and defeat the villain.
“Friendship is stronger than love.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Dostana
Cast reunions in this film: Prem Chopra & Amitabh Bachchan (14 films together), Prem Chopra & Shatrughan Sinha (14 films together), Prem Chopra & Pran (12 films together), Amrish Puri & Prem Chopra (10 films together), Amrish Puri & Amitabh Bachchan (10 films together), and Amitabh Bachchan & Pran (9 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Dostana' means friendship, but the story shows a friendship breaking apart.
- This was the only film where Amitabh Bachchan and Shatrughan Sinha played best friends turned rivals.
- Director Raj Khosla was known for thrillers, but this film focused more on drama and emotional conflict.
- The song 'Mere Dost Kissa Yeh' became popular for showing the pain of the broken friendship.
- The movie was released during a wave of films about friendship in Bollywood, like 'Sholay' and 'Deewaar'.
- Actress Zeenat Aman's character was central to the conflict, but she had fewer scenes than the male leads.
- The film was not a big box office hit when it came out, but it is now remembered for its music and performances.