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Tawaif is a film directed by Baldev Raj Chopra with Rishi Kapoor

Tawaif (1985)

Tawaif
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Tawaif is a Bollywood movie released in 1985. It was produced by R.C. Kumar and directed by B. R. Chopra.

Synopsis

The film mainly is about a tawaif (courtesan or some one who willingly or otherwise adopts the profession of entertaining others for a living), who accidentally enters the life of Dawood (Rishi Kapoor) who already has fallen in love with an upcoming writer (Poonam Dhillon). The situation becomes such that he has to claim that she (the Tawaaif) happens to be his wife. Soon the Tawaaif makes room in everybody's heart by her softness and intelligence, love and affection. It becomes difficult for Dawood as he cannot forget his first love (Poonam Dhillon), nor the Tawaaif (Rati Agnihotri) and also that he cannot tell the identity of Rati to anybody else. However, gradually all problems are solved, misunderstandings removed and Dawood willingly accepts Rati while Suleman Seth (Deepak Parashar) who also loves Poonam, accepts her. The songs of the film were nicely written by Hassan Kamal and composed by Chopra's favourite Ravi. The song 'Tere Pyar Ki Tamanna' and 'Bahut De Kar Di' are very meaningful and ear-pleasing.

Actors

Rishi Kapoor

(Dawood Mohammed Ali Khan Yusuf Zahi)Rati Agnihotri

(Sultana)Poonam Dhillon

(Kaynat Mirza)Shashikala
Ashok Kumar

(Mr. Nigam)
And :
Deepak Parashar
Asrani
Kader Khan
Iftekhar
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