''Dard Ka Rishta'' is a 1982

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film produced and directed by Sunil Dutt, who also stars. Smita Patil, Dr. Naaz Hussein,

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and

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play pivotal roles. It also marked late actress,

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's (a part of the Travancore sisters) comeback to films after 12 years since Aansoo Aur Muskaan (1970)- this was her last

film to date.

Plot

Ravi Kant (Sunil Dutt) is a doctor who lives in New York with his wife Anuradha ( Smita Patil), also a doctor. Anuradha is doing research into

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. Ravi is nostalgic about India and decides to return there when he receives an offer for a position as the head of surgery from Tata Memorial Hospital in

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. Anuradha wants to continue her research and does not want to go to India. Ravi returns to India after a divorce with Anuradha. Anuradha discovers that she is pregnant with Ravi's child but Ravi is unaware of the fact. In India, while treating one of his patients Bhardwaj, he meets his daughter Asha (

). Just before his death, Bhardwaj is promised by Ravi that he will marry Asha. Asha and Ravi are married. Asha dies while giving birth to their daughter (

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). Soon after Khushboo's eleventh birthday, she is diagnosed with leukemia. On a recommendation from a fellow doctor at Tata Memorial, Ravi takes her to a hospital in

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where Anuradha is her doctor. To cure her cancer, Khushboo must have a bone marrow transplant from a donor with matching blood group and genes. Shashi (Anuradha's son) is found to have a perfect match and he donates the marrow. Ravi discovers that Shashi is the son of him and Anuradha. In the final scene, everyone comes together at the airport when Ravi, Khusboo and Shashi are coming to India. Anuradha joins them as well and all reunite happily together.

Cast

as Premchand Bharadwaj * Sunil Dutt as Dr. Ravikant Sharma *

as Asha Bhardwaj * Smita Patil as Dr. Anuradha * Dr. Naaz Hussein as Dr. Najma * Padmini as Anuradha's Mother * Madan Puri as Anuradha's Father *

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as Dr. Mukherjee *

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as Tata Hospital Head *

as Ravikant & Asha's Teenage Daughter * Sunder as Laundryman *

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as Joseph *Col Raj Kumar Kapoor as Khan Pathan Security Guard *

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as John (Hospital Ward Attendant) *

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as Mr. Choubey (Cook) * Tirlok Malik as Dr. Khan *

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as Guest Appearance

Music

#"Kaun Hoon Main, Kya Naam Hai Mera" -

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#"Baap Ki Jagah Maa Le Sakati Hai" - Kishore Kumar #"Ganapati Bappa Moraya" - Hariharan #"Mere Man Mandir Ka" - Chandrashekhar Gadgil #"Yun Nind Se Vo Jaan-E-Chaman, Jaaga Uthi Hai" - Kishore Kumar #"Love Is Many A Splendoured Thing" -

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#"Baap Ki Jagah Maa Le Sakati Hai" - Kishore Kumar

Reception

The movie was a hit. Dutt said that he would donate his entire earnings from the movie to the benefit of cancer patients and autistic children in India. The movie raised awareness of the cause of cancer in India.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, id=0083790 1980s Hindi-language films 1982 films Films scored by R. D. Burman Cancer in India Cancer awareness