Awaargi

Awaargi
Awaargi
	Promotional Poster
Directed by	Mahesh Bhatt
Written by	Suraj Sanim
Produced by	P. Raghunath
Starring	Anil Kapoor; Govinda; Meenakshi Sheshadri
Cinematography	Nadeem Khan
Edited by	Dimpy Bahl
Music by	Anu Malik
Distributed by	Swaraajya Shree Movies
Release date	26 January 1990
Running time	149 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Awaargi is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Mahesh Bhatt starring Anil Kapoor, Govinda, Meenakshi Sheshadri in lead roles. Over the years it has gained critical praise and is considered a classic now. Govinda received critical acclaim for his role. ^[1]^[2]

Like several other 1980s films by Mahesh Bhatt, Awaargi, containing serious and realistic content, belongs to the arthouse cinematic genre, known in India as parallel cinema. On its release, it received critical acclaim.^[3]

Story[]

Lala Jamal Khan (Anupam Kher) is one of the underground dons in Bombay and has several men to carry out all kinds of criminal activities for him. One of them is Azaad (Anil Kapoor), who he uses to scare people and Azaad has never failed him. Then Azaad goes and rescues a prostitute named Meena (Meenakshi Sheshadri) from Ranu Bhai (Avtar Gill), who owes allegiance to rival don, Bhau (Paresh Rawal) and invites his ire and anger. Azaad refuses to submit to anyone and assists Meena meet her goal, which is to be a famous singer. He entrusts her to a music director by the name of Dhirendra (Govinda) and sits back and watches as Meena becomes popular day by day. Azaad has fallen in love with Meena but is unable to tell this. What Azaad does not know is that Dhirendra too has fallen in love with Meena and it appears that Meena is also attracted to him. Before Azaad can pursue this any further, he must contend with Bhau's hoodlums, who have been instructed to kill him under any circumstances.

Cast[]

Anil Kapoor as Azaad
Govinda as Dhirendra "Dhiren" Kumar
Meenakshi Sheshadri as Meena
Anupam Kher as Lala Jamal Khan
Paresh Rawal as Bhau
Satish Kaushik as Azaad's Friend
Avtar Gill as Ranu Bhai
Ghulam Ali as Himself (Special Appearance)

Music[]

The music of Awaargi was by Anu Malik. The lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi. The album is known for the ghazal "Chamakte Chand Ko Toota Hua Tara Bana Dala" sung by Ghulam Ali.

Song	Singer
"Chamakte Chand Ko"	Ghulam Ali
"Bali Umar Ne Mera Haal Woh Kiya"	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Aziz
"Ae Mere Sathiya, Tu Koi Geet Ga"	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Aziz
"Mujrewali Hoon Main"	Anuradha Paudwal
"Dak Babu Aaya"	Asha Bhosle

References[]

^ "Awaargi – Film Review". Planet Bollywood. Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
^ "Mahesh Bhatt's Awaargi: This Is Anil Kapoor, Govinda starrer didn't get the recognition it deserved- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
^ Shah, Akshay. "Kaash". Planet Bollywood. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2008.

External links[]

Awaargi at IMDb

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[1] "Awaargi – Film Review". Planet Bollywood. Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2010.

[2] "Mahesh Bhatt's Awaargi: This Is Anil Kapoor, Govinda starrer didn't get the recognition it deserved- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

[Kaash-3] Shah, Akshay. "Kaash". Planet Bollywood. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2008.

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