Saudagar is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language action
drama film, directed by Subhash
Ghai. It stars Dilip
Kumar and Raaj
Kumar, the two acting giants of Hindi
cinema in lead roles. It was the second film in which
the two actors came together after the 1959 film Paigham.
It featured the debut performances of Vivek
Mushran and Manisha
Koirala, the latter becoming a noted Bollywood
actress in later years. Amrish
Puri, Anupam Kher, Mukesh
Khanna, Dalip
Tahil, Gulshan
Grover, Dina
Pathak, Deepti
Naval and Jackie
Shroff star in key roles.
The story line is
influenced by Romeo and Juliet, and Mandhaari's role is
parallel to that of Friar Laurence in Romeo
and Juliet. It was also inspired by the 1985 Pakistani Punjabi movie Haq Mehar.
Saudagar was a silver
jubilee hit all over India and the third highest-grossing Indian film of 1991. It
features among the top 10 grossers of the 1990s. Saudagar received
eight nominations at the 37th Filmfare Awards and won two awards,
including Best Director for Subhash
Ghai. It was Dilip Kumar's penultimate film and final
box office success.
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