''Main Tere Liye'' is a 1988

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film directed by Vijay Anand and produced by

Dev Anand Dharamdev Pishorimal Anand (26 September 1923 – 3 December 2011), better known as Dev Anand, was an Indian actor, writer, director and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema, through a career that spanned over six decades. He was ...

. It stars

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, Asha Parekh,

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in lead roles.

Cast

as Shiva * Asha Parekh as Preeti *

as Ajit *

as Rinku * Gulshan Grover as Harish Saxena "Harry" * Om Shivpuri as Makkad Saxena *

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as Advocate Mehta *

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as Dinesh Saxena

Production

Suniel Anand, Dev Anand's son, was cast in the film, in one of the only films he acted in. According to Suparn Verma from

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, the film "made to kickstart the dead-on-arrival career of Dev Anand's son, Suniel", without much success. This idea was repeated by Asha Parekh, who said Dev Anand produced the film "to launch his son Suneil".

Soundtrack

The film's music is composed by

Bappi Lahiri Bappi Aparesh Lahiri (born Alokesh Aparesh Lahiri; 27 November 1952 – 15 February 2022), also known as Bappi Da was an Indian singer, composer and record producer. He popularised the use of synthesised disco music in Indian music industry and ...

. Vijay Anand wrote the lyrics.

Reception

The film's music was received well, but it did not do well at the box office. ''Bombay: The City Magazine'' worte of the film's music, "There are six songs in this collection and despite Bappi Lahiri's uncontrollable urge to give them the rock-n-roll form, at least four of them stand out."

References

External links

* 1980s Hindi-language films Films directed by Vijay Anand Films scored by Bappi Lahiri {{1980s-Hindi-film-stub