''Yeh Aag Kab Bujhegi'' is a 1991 Indian film directed by

Sunil Dutt Sunil Dutt (born Balraj Dutt; 6 June 1929 — 25 May 2005) was an Indian actor, film producer, director and politician. Dutt was one of the major stars of Hindi cinema in the late 1950s and 1960s and continued to star in many successful film ...

. It stars

, Rekha in lead roles. It was the last movie produced by Ajanta Arts. The lyrics and music for the film were by Ravindra Jain

Plot

The movie begins with a play where Professor Krishnanand is giving a social message against dowry. He heads the department of sociology in his college. He is lives with his only daughter Pooja and his mother. Radha, a professor of law and colleague of Krishna admires him in his crusade against dowry. Radha is engaged to marry Ranvir, but on the day of her marriage, Ranvir's father demands a dowry; Radha cancels the marriage. Radha's father commits suicide after this perceived humiliation. Radha gets moral support from Krishna and establishes a female support society which works for dowry victims. Pooja's marriage is also arranged with Mohan but Mohan's mother is not happy as there is no dowry. Mohan and his evil brother-in-law make various plans and force Pooja to ask for money from her father. However, on the day of Karwa Chauth the truth is revealed to Pooja and also she realises her husband and his family want to kill Prof. Krishna for his property. In order to save himself Mohan kills Pooja with the help of his family and the news is spread that Pooja 's death was an accident. Krishna makes an unsuccessful attempt to seek justice for his daughter but due to lack of evidence Mohan is released. Heartbroken, Krishna decides to take revenge for his daughter. On the night of

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, he records the confession of Mohan and his family, then kills Mohan and Roshan Lal for what they did to Pooja. In the courtroom Krishna stops Judge Ranvir from passing his judgement and accepts that he killed Mohan and Roshan Lal to avenge his daughter who was brutally killed, and reveals that the investigating officer was also bribed. The judge orders a reopening of Pooja's murder case and the culprits are sent to judicial custody. The judge also accepts that the law needs to be improved in order protect the daughters from being dowry victims. In the climax, Krishna is arrested and people are shown to be supporting him.

Cast

as Professor Krishnanand * Moon Moon Sen as Professor Krishnanand Wife ,Only Photo in Photo Frame (Cameo Role) * Rekha as Professor Radha *

Kabir Bedi Kabir Bedi ( pa, ਕਬੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਬੇਦੀ; born 16 January 1946) is an Indian actor. His career has spanned three continents covering India, the United States and especially Italy among other European countries in three media: fi ...

as Ranveer Singh * Pradeep Kumar as Umrao Singh *

Satyen Kappu Satyendra Kappu (born Satyendra Sharma; also credited as Satyen Kappu; 7 February 1931 – 27 October 2007), was an Indian character actor in Bollywood films. He has acted in 390 films. His most remembered role is Ramlal in the movie ''Sholay'' ...

as Raghuveer Singh * Sheeba Akashdeep as Pooja *

Dina Pathak Dina Pathak (née Gandhi; 4 March 1922 – 11 October 2002) was an Indian actress and director of Gujarati theatre and also a film actor. She was an activist and President of the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW). A doyenne of Hindi a ...

as Pooja's Grandmother *

Shakti Kapoor Shakti Kapoor (born Sunil Kapoor; 3 September 1952) is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Bollywood films. Known for his villainous and comic roles in Hindi films, he has featured in over 600 films. In the 1980s and 1990s, Kapoor teame ...

as Mohan Agarwal * Bindu as Mrs. Agrawal * Roopesh Kumar as Kanhaiyalal Gupta * Ranjeet as Sulaiman * Mukri as Shankar *

Iftekhar Sayedna Iftekhar Ahmed Sharif (22 February 1924 – 4 March 1995), often mononymously credited as Iftekhar, was an Indian actor who mainly worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for his role as a police officer. Career Iftekhar was born in ...

as Judge *

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as Investigating Officer Roshanlal *

Bharat Kapoor Bharat Kapoor is an Indian film and television actor. Career He has been acting since 1972 and starred in the television series ''Bhagyavidhaata'' on India's Colors television channel between 2009 and 2011. Filmography Films * Jangal Mein Ma ...

as defence Lawyer of Mohan Agarwal *

Chandrashekhar Chandrasekhar, Chandrashekhar or Chandra Shekhar is an Indian name and may refer to a number of individuals. The name comes from the name of an incarnation of the Hindu god Shiva. In this form he married the goddess Parvati. Etymologically, the nam ...

as Senior Police Commissioner

Soundtrack

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0103304, Yeh Aag Kab Bujhegi 1991 films 1990s Hindi-language films Films scored by Ravindra Jain