Suhaag(1979)
Suhaag (1979) is a 164-minute Hindi film directed by Manmohan Desai. Starring Ranjeet Bedi, Jeevan Dhar and Hercules. With a rating of 6.5/10 reflecting mixed audience reception from 1979.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video, ShemarooMe, Airtel Xstream Play, Plex, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 29 October 1979
- Director
- Manmohan Desai
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 44m
- Rating
- 6.5/10
Storyline
A couple's newborn son is stolen by a rival gangster and sold to a bootlegger. The mother raises her other son alone, and he grows up to be a police officer. The stolen son, now a petty criminal, crosses paths with his brother, and the two become friends without knowing they are related.
“A mother's stolen son grows up to face his brother.”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Suhaag
Cast reunions in this film: Kader Khan & Amjad Khan (18 films together), Amitabh Bachchan & Kader Khan (14 films together), Amitabh Bachchan & Amjad Khan (11 films together), Kader Khan & Nirupa Roy (11 films together), Rekha & Shashi Kapoor (10 films together), and Amitabh Bachchan & Parveen Babi (8 films together).
Trivia
- The film's climax was shot at the famous Sun 'n' Sand hotel in Mumbai, a popular filming location in the 1970s.
- Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor, who play the separated brothers, were frequent co-stars, appearing in over a dozen films together.
- The movie features a cameo by veteran actor Pran in a special appearance, though he is not part of the main cast.
- Director Manmohan Desai was known for his 'lost and found' themes, and 'Suhaag' is a prime example of this recurring plot device.
- The song 'Mere Do Anmol Ratan' became popular for its emotional depiction of the mother's longing for her lost son.
- Despite being an action drama, the film includes comic relief primarily through characters played by Asrani and Paintal.
- The film's release coincided with a wave of multi-starrer movies in Bollywood, capitalizing on the star power of its lead actors.