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Ek Naya Rishta (1988)

Ek Naya Rishta poster
Directed by
Vinod Pande
Genre
romance
Country
India
Rated
UA
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A modern Indian couple navigates business and marriage, then considers surrogacy when they face infertility. The film also shows how poverty can push women into prostitution.

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What happens

Ek Naya Rishta (lit. 'A new relation') is a 1988 Indian drama film. The film was produced and directed by Vinod Pande, starring Rekha, Raj Kiran, Mazhar Khan and Om Shivpuri among others. The film is a modern take on relationships, business, independence, interdependence and the institution of marriage and hints at indirect surrogacy. It was perhaps the first movie of its time to talk about surrogacy. It also highlighted how society forces the helpless to fall prey to the murky business of prostitution. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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