Tawaif (film)

Tawaif
Directed by	B. R. Chopra
Written by	Aleem Masrur Dr. Rahi Masoom Reza
Starring	Rishi Kapoor Rati Agnihotri Poonam Dhillon
Release date(s)	1985
Running time	160 min.
Language	Urdu

Tawaif (Hindi: तवायफ़, Urdu: طوائف) is a Bollywood movie released in 1985. It was produced by B. R. Chopra and directed by Aleem Mansoor.

Plot

The film mainly is a 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.

Awards

It won Filmfare awards in 1986 for Best Dialogue Writer Dr. Rahi Masoom Reza and Best Story Writer Aleem Masroor

Cast

• Rishi Kapoor
• Rati Agnihotri
• Poonam Dhillon
• Ashok Kumar
• Deepak Parashar
• Kader Khan
• Iftekhar
• Sushma Seth

External links

• Tawaif at the Internet Movie Database