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Alag Alag (1985)

Alag Alag poster
Directed by
Shakti Samanta
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 40m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two men with contrasting personalities cross paths and their lives become intertwined. The film follows their relationships and the conflicts that arise from their differences.

romanticnostalgicbittersweetlight-heartedsentimentaldramatic

What happens

Alag Alag (lit. 'Different Different') is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Shakti Samanta and produced by Rajesh Khanna. It stars Khanna, Shashi Kapoor and Tina Munim in the lead roles. The film is best remembered for its unique storyline and its shooting locations in Jammu and Kashmir. It is a remake of the 1982 Pakistani film Meharbani by Parvez Malik. Ram Awatar Agnihotri wrote that it was in this film that Munim showed the "first sparks" of the dedicated actress she would become. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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