Tohfa (1984)

Directed by

K. Raghavendra Rao

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 40m

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two sisters both fall for the same man. One sister steps aside when she learns of the other's feelings. The story follows their romantic and family conflicts.

lightheartedemotionalromanticdramaticfamily-orientedcomedy-dramasentimentalbittersweet

What happens

Tohfa (transl. Gift) is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language melodrama comedy film produced by D. Ramanaidu under the Suresh Productions banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It stars Jeetendra, Jaya Prada and Sridevi. The film was a massive box office success, grossing ₹9 crore and becoming the highest-grossing Indian film of 1984. The film's narrative follows siblings Janki and Lalita who both fall for Ram, their good friend. When Lalita learn that Janki love Ram, she steps back and allows her sister to marry him. It was a remake of Raghavendra Rao's Telugu blockbuster Devatha (1982), with Sridevi and Jaya Prada reprising their roles. At the 32nd Filmfare Awards, Tohfa received three nominations: Best Comic Actor (Kapoor), Best Music and Best Lyrics "Pyaar Ka Tohfa Tera." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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