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Jeevan Ek Sanghursh

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Jeevan Ek Sanghursh
Poster
Directed byRahul Rawail
Written byJaved Akhtar
Screenplay byJaved Akhtar
Produced byD. Rama Naidu
StarringRaakhee
Anil Kapoor
Madhuri Dixit
CinematographyK.S. Prakash Rao
Edited byK. A. Marthand
Music byLaxmikant–Pyarelal
Production
company
Release date
  • 3 August 1990 (1990-08-03)
Running time
160 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Jeevan Ek Sanghursh (transl. Life is a Struggle) is a 1990 Bollywood film directed by Rahul Rawail, produced by D. Rama Naidu. It stars Raakhee, Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit in the leading roles. The film was successful and was the tenth highest grossing Bollywood film of 1990.[1] By titling this film as Jeevan Ek Sanghursh, Rawail paid a tribute to his father's (H. S. Rawail) films; Sunghursh (1968), based on a novel written by the Bengali author Mahashweta Devi. The film was set in the 19th century and showcased the lives of bandits and stars actors like Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Balraj Sahni, Sanjeev Kumar and Jayant.[2]

Plot

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Widowed Sulakshana Devi (Raakhee) has three children: two sons, Arjun (Kanwaljit Singh) and Karan, and a daughter, Suman (Shehnaz Kudia). They live in a rented house, and the landlord behaves badly with Sulakshana Devi and robs all her money. Karan decides to rob the landlord but gets caught and is sent to the children's remand home. Sulakshana Devi decides to visit Karan before they leave for Mumbai but realises that he ran away from the remand home. Karan also makes his way to Mumbai, where he is picked up by a garage owner.

During a roadside fight, grown-up Karan (Anil Kapoor) is caught by the police and is offered to work for Devraj Kamat (Anupam Kher), a criminal mastermind. Karan refuses the offer, but Kamat informs his rival Rattan Dholakia (Paresh Rawal). Rattan frames Karan for the murder of a police officer but is freed by Kamat when he agrees to work with him. Karan tries to meet his family through Arjun (Kanwaljit Singh) and Suman (Shehnaz Kudia), but Sulakshana Devi refuses to accept him. Various incidents lead Karan to meet and fall in love with Madhu (Madhuri Dixit), and he decides to leave the underworld. However, Kamat and Dholakia join hands to destroy Karan, as he was a critical part of their underworld operations.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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All lyrics are written by Javed Akhtar; all music is composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal[3]

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Jeevan Ek Sanghursh Hai — I"Mohammed Aziz, Kavita Krishnamurthy6:00
2."Mil Gayee O Mujhe Mil Gayee"Amit Kumar, Alka Yagnik5:13
3."Bach Ke Tu Jayegi Kahan"Amit Kumar, Kavita Krishnamurthy6:00
4."He Baba Re Baba"Amit Kumar, Kavita Krishnamurthy6:54
5."Husn Ki Malika Main"Amit Kumar, Kavita Krishnamurthy5:00
6."Jeevan Ek Sanghursh Hai — II"Mohammed Aziz, Kavita Krishnamurthy3:13
Total length:32:20

References

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  1. ^ "Box Office 1990". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  2. ^ Subhash K. Jha (24 September 2004). "H.S. Rawail: Death of a faded giant". Sify. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  3. ^ Hara Mandira Siṃha. Hindi filmography: 1981-1999, Volume 2. Satinder Kaur, University of California. p. 266.
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