''Pyar Ka Mandir'' (lit. ''Temple of Love'') is a 1988 Indian

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directed by

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. The film stars

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, Madhavi,

Nirupa Roy Nirupa Roy (born Kokila Kishorechandra Bulsara; 4 January 1931 – 13 October 2004) was an Indian actress who had appeared in Hindi films. Noted for her portrayals of tragedy and sorrow, Roy was known for her acting ability, and was uncharitab ...

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and

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. The music was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal.

Synopsis

Laxmi Kumar (Nirupa Roy), a widowed school teacher, lives with her three sons, Sanjay, Vijay and Ajay, and daughter, Meena in their family home they call "House of Love". The talented Vijay secretly does manual labor to augment his mom's income, so that his brothers can study

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and law respectively. Meena is to be married to a young man named Satish, and Laxmi goes to withdraw her chit fund from Gopal Khaitan, only to find out that he has duped her. The devastated family gather to confront this, only to have their mom lose her teaching job. Vijay swears to apprehend Gopal, a confrontation ensues, and Gopal is killed. In this way Vijay gets the money so that Meena's wedding takes place, while his brothers continue to study. Vijay is arrested, found guilty and sentenced to seven years in prison. After his discharge, Vijay returns home to find that their family home has been sold. Ajay, who is now the collector, has married Sapna, a very wealthy woman. They have a daughter, Geeta, and are living in a government bungalow; Sanjay is now a lawyer and is living in a palatial home. Both brothers reject Vijay and have nothing to do with him. Devastated he starts driving an auto-rickshaw for a living, hoping that he meets with his mother, who, as he has been told by his brothers, is away on a religious pilgrimage. Vijay does meet his mom, who is working as a common laborer at a construction site, and confronts his brothers. The truth will be revealed as to why Vijay confessed to killing Gopal.

Cast

as Vijay Kumar * Madhavi as Radha *

as Collector Ajay Kumar * Sachin as Lawyer Sanjay Kumar * Shraddha Verma as Meena Kumar, Vijay's Sister *

as Sapna *

as Mrs. Laxmi Kumar *

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as Mr Kumar Seen in Only Photo in Photoframe ( Uncredited) *

as Dr. Bhuleshwarchand Bhuljaanewala *

as Mrs. Shanti Bhuljaanewala * Bharat Kapoor as Gopal Seth *

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as Anita Seth *

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as Dilip *

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as Azam Khan *

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as Patient * Dhumal as Patient *

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as Patient *

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as Compounder * Rajendranath as Astrologer Parmeshwar Shivaramakrishna *

Satish Kaul Satish Kaul (8 September 1946 – 10 April 2021) was an Indian actor in both Punjabi and Hindi movies. He acted in over 300 Hindi and Punjabi films and worked with Bollywood actors such as Dev Anand, Dilip Kumar and Shahrukh Khan amongst oth ...

as Satish, Meena's Husband *

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as Satish's Father *

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as Goon of Dilip *

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as Police Inspector

Music

*"Pyar Ke Pahle Kadam Pe" - Kishore Kumar, Alka Yagnik *"O Meri Jaan Meri Jaan" -

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, Alka Yagnik *"Jhopad Patti Zindabad" - Kishore Kumar *"Aye Duniya Tujhko Salam" - Kishore Kumar *"Log Jahan Per Rahate Hain" - Mohammad Aziz, Suresh Wadkar, Kavita Krishnamurthy,

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*"Log Jahan Per Rahate Hain" (Sad) - Mohammad Aziz

Box office

The film was a super hit and fifth highest-grossing movie of 1988.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, id=0155074 1988 films 1980s Hindi-language films Films directed by K. Bapayya Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal