Prem Vivah(1979)

Storyline

An unmarried woman in her thirties faces societal pressure for being single. Her younger sister, feeling guilty about her own upcoming marriage, tries to find her a husband and introduces a man she admires. The plan gets complicated when the man falls for the younger sister instead, leading to a tangled situation that must be resolved.

“A sister's love sparks an unexpected romance.”

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Cast & Crew

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Mithun ChakraborthyActor

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Asha ParekhActor

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Bindiya GoswamiActor

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Mithun ChakrabortyAjay

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Utpal DuttDr. Bhaskar

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Basu ChatterjeeDirector

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Reunion Meter

Frequent partnerships reunited for Prem Vivah

Cast reunions in this film: Basu Chatterjee & Utpal Dutt (6 films together), Mithun Chakraborty & Utpal Dutt (5 films together), Mithun Chakraborty & Bindiya Goswami (4 films together), Mithun Chakraborty & Basu Chatterjee (3 films together), Mithun Chakraborty & Asha Parekh (2 films together), and Utpal Dutt & Bindiya Goswami (2 films together).

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Basu ChatterjeeDirector

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Utpal DuttActor

Basu Chatterjee × Utpal Dutt — 6 films together →

Mithun ChakrabortyActor

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Utpal DuttActor

Mithun Chakraborty × Utpal Dutt — 5 films together →

Mithun ChakrabortyActor

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Bindiya GoswamiActor

Mithun Chakraborty × Bindiya Goswami — 4 films together →

Mithun ChakrabortyActor

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Basu ChatterjeeDirector

Mithun Chakraborty × Basu Chatterjee — 3 films together →

Mithun ChakrabortyActor

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Asha ParekhActor

Mithun Chakraborty × Asha Parekh — 2 films together →

Utpal DuttActor

2nd time

Bindiya GoswamiActor

Utpal Dutt × Bindiya Goswami — 2 films together →

Trivia

• The film was based on the 1968 Bengali movie 'Mamata', which also starred Utpal Dutt in a similar role.
• This was one of the few films where Mithun Chakraborty played a supporting role early in his career, not the main hero.
• Director Basu Chatterjee often made films about middle-class life, and this movie focused on the then-taboo topic of older unmarried women.
• Asha Parekh was in her late 30s during filming, close to the age of her character, which was rare for leading heroines at the time.
• The movie featured music by Rajesh Roshan, with the song 'Mere Dil Ne Tadap Ke' becoming quite popular.
• Utpal Dutt, known for his theatre work, brought a serious acting style that contrasted with the film's lighter moments.
• The film's setting in Mumbai showed typical middle-class homes and lifestyles common in 1970s Hindi cinema.