Jaag Utha Insan (1984)

Directed by

Kasinathuni Viswanath

Genre

action film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 15m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A love story between a Dalit man and a Brahmin woman, who face opposition from their families and society. The film follows their struggle to be together despite the rigid caste barriers.

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What happens

Jaag Utha Insan (transl. Awakened Man) is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language film directed by K. Viswanath, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Sridevi, Rakesh Roshan, Deven Verma, J V Somayajulu Sujit Kumar and music composed by Rajesh Roshan. It is the Hindi version of Viswanath's 1981 Telugu film Saptapadi. It is a love story between a Dalit boy and a Brahmin Girl, played by Mithun Chakraborty and Sridevi respectively in the lead roles, supported by Rakesh Roshan, J V Somayajulu Deven Verma, Sujit Kumar. The cinematographer P.L. Raj won the Filmfare Award for best cinematography. Film expert Rajesh Subramanian reveals that Jaya Prada was the first choice but since her dates were committed and clashed with Prakash Mehra's Sharaabi, Sridevi was signed to play the female lead. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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