Laawaris (1981)
Left in the care of an alcoholic Gangu Ganpat, young Heera, who named himself after a stray dog, wrestles with life in his young age. Years later, now a young man , he works for Mahendar Singh and is in love with Mohini, who will not have anything to do with him due to his lack of ancestry. Heera is now determined to find out who his parents are, and the only one who can help him is the elusive, alcohol-induced and incoherent Gangu Ganpat.
- Date of release
- 1981-05-22
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (20)
- Runtime
- 3h 23m
- Genres
- Action, Drama
- Director
- Prakash Mehra
Casting
- Amitabh Bachchan — Heera
- Zeenat Aman — Mohini
- Amjad Khan — Ranvir Singh
- Rakhee Gulzar — Vidya
- Ranjeet Bedi — Mahendra Singh
- Bindu — Kamini
- Shreeram Lagoo — Gangu Ganpat
- Suresh Oberoi — Ram Singh
- Goga Kapoor — Phuga
- Padmini Kapila — Padma
- Jeevan Dhar — Lala
- Mukri — Gaffoor Bhai
Interesting facts
Laawaris (transl. Orphan) is a 1981 Indian masala film directed and produced by Prakash Mehra. It is one of Amitabh Bachchan's "Angry Young Man" films, where he co-stars with Zeenat Aman and Amjad Khan. It follows the story of an orphan who embarks on a journey to uncover the truth about his parents.
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