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Film / 1988
Dayavan
Directed by
Feroz Khan
Shakti and Shankar are two childhood buddies who grow up on the wrong side of the tracks, in a shanty town. Shakti becomes a sort of 'godfather' for the locals under the name of Dayavan. He falls in love and gets married to a young prostitute. However, their happiness is short-lived, as the gangster lifestyle begins to take its toll.
The story
Shakti and Shankar are two childhood buddies who grow up on the wrong side of the tracks, in a shanty town. Shakti becomes a sort of 'godfather' for the locals under the name of Dayavan. He falls in love and gets married to a young prostitute. However, their happiness is short-lived, as the gangster lifestyle begins to take its toll.
Cast
Madhuri DixitNeela Velhu
Vinod KhannaShakti Velhu / Dayavan
Feroz KhanShankar Waghmare
Amrish PuriInspector Ratan Singh
Anupam KherMr. Kohli
Aditya PancholiDayavan's son-in-Law
Aanjjan SrivastavSuperintendent of Police
Amala AkkineniSarita
Anuradha Patel
Aruna Irani
Tinnu Anand
Alok Nath
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