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Dostana

  • 1980
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.1K
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Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, and Shatrughan Sinha in Dostana (1980)
ActionCrimeDramaMusicalRomance

Two best friends, Vijay and Ravi, fall in love with the same girl, Sheetal. Misunderstandings due to their respective careers and people with vested interests cause them to become rivals.Two best friends, Vijay and Ravi, fall in love with the same girl, Sheetal. Misunderstandings due to their respective careers and people with vested interests cause them to become rivals.Two best friends, Vijay and Ravi, fall in love with the same girl, Sheetal. Misunderstandings due to their respective careers and people with vested interests cause them to become rivals.

  • Director
    • Raj Khosla
  • Writers
    • Javed Akhtar
    • Salim Khan
  • Stars
    • Amitabh Bachchan
    • Shatrughan Sinha
    • Zeenat Aman
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    1.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Raj Khosla
    • Writers
      • Javed Akhtar
      • Salim Khan
    • Stars
      • Amitabh Bachchan
      • Shatrughan Sinha
      • Zeenat Aman
    • 12User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Amitabh Bachchan
    Amitabh Bachchan
    • Vijay Varma
    Shatrughan Sinha
    Shatrughan Sinha
    • Ravi Kapoor
    Zeenat Aman
    Zeenat Aman
    • Sheetal Sahni
    Prem Chopra
    Prem Chopra
    • Mr. Daaga
    Amrish Puri
    Amrish Puri
    • Balwant Singh
    Helen
    Helen
    • Sylvia
    Pran Sikand
    Pran Sikand
    • Tony
    • (as Pran)
    Gajanan Jagirdar
    Gajanan Jagirdar
    • High School Principal
    • (as Jagirdar)
    Sajjan
    Sajjan
    • Ramnik Lal Tiwari
    Iftekhar
    Iftekhar
    • Prosecuting Lawyer
    • (as Iftikhar)
    K.N. Singh
    K.N. Singh
    • Judge
    Trilok Kapoor
    Trilok Kapoor
    • Mr. Sahni
    Abhimanyu Sharma
    • Waja
    Raj Bharti
    • Mr. Sahni
    • (as Col. Kapoor)
    Kanwarjeet Paintal
    Kanwarjeet Paintal
    • (Guest Appearance)
    • (as Paintal)
    Jagdish Raj
    Jagdish Raj
    • Driver (Daaga's man)
    Sudhir
    Sudhir
    • Inspector Shinde
    Mac Mohan
    Mac Mohan
    • Daaga's man
    • Director
      • Raj Khosla
    • Writers
      • Javed Akhtar
      • Salim Khan
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      It was during Parveen Babi's medical curing in Banglore that a major incident occurred. She woke up in the middle lf the night crying for Amitabh Bachchan. She was hysterical and uncontrollable. Mahesh Bhatt decided to swallow his pride and have a man to man talk with Amitabh . Mahesh visited the sets of Dostana. He pleaded with Amitabh to be extra nice to Parveen as she had a serious mental condition. Amitabh listened to Mahesh's story and promised he would do as much as he could. He asked Mahesh to take care of her as she had several pending films left to complete. This angered Mahesh. He thought Amitabh stating this only indicated that Amitabh was only concerned about himself and not Parveen's health. This would lead to several years of Mahesh bashing Amitabh in the press.
    • Goofs
      Pran's son never grows in the film even though the story takes a leap.
    • Quotes

      Vijay Varma: I can't build a castle of mirth on the grave of Ravi's dreams.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Badle Ki Aag (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Bahoot Khoobsoorat Jawaan Ek Ladki
      Performed by Kishore Kumar
      Composed by Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar & Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma
      Lyrics by Anand Bakshi
      Music on Polydor

    User reviews12

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    9/10

    Great ScreenPlay : Action and Drama and Entertainment Value

    This movie would make you keep watching again and again. It has got a great repeat value. Great Story, and Very compelling screenplay that you will not be bored for a minute. Plus It has dose of entertainment at each stage of movie. And I find the Climax of the movie Super. Its Hollywood kind. You will be amazed to see such high class movies used to made in golden age of cinema.
    • kunalbajaj272
    • Apr 11, 2020
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    • Release date
      • October 17, 1980 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • 情敵
    • Production company
      • Dharma Productions
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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