''Wafadaar'' is a 1985 Hindi film directed by

Dasari Narayana Rao Dasari Narayana Rao (4 May 1947 – 30 May 2017) was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, lyricist, and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, in addition to Hindi cinema. He has directed more than 150 ...

. The film stars Rajinikanth, Padmini Kolhapuri and Vijeta Pandit for the first time in a love triangle well supported by Kader Khan, Anupam Kher, Shakti Kapoor, Asrani, Paintal and others.

Plot

Wafadaar (1985) is a

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

flick wherein Daya Sagar ( Anupam Kher) plots to obtain the wealth of Rajgiri (

Kader Khan Kader Khan (22 October 1937 – 31 December 2018) was an Indian actor, screenwriter and film director. As an actor, he appeared in over 300 Bollywood films after his debut film in the 1973 film '' Daag'', starring Rajesh Khanna, in which h ...

). Sager asks his servant Ranga ( Rajinikanth) to woo Rajgiri's daughter Seeta (

Padmini Kolhapure Padmini Kolhapure is an Indian actress and singer, who works primarily in Hindi films. She began her acting career in 1972 at the age of seven, and her early works include ''Zindagi'' (1976) and ''Dream Girl'' (1977). She had her breakthroug ...

) and marry her. Ranga is unaware that Daya's motive is to kill Seeta to possess her father's fortune. Once Ranga finds out Daya's intent, he revolts and foils Daya's murderous plans. Ranga and Seeta wed and happily live in married bliss. Unlike most of Rajinikanth's action films this film was more of a comedy masala movie particularly by Kader Khan and Anupam Kher. Rajinikanth was paired with Padmini Kolhapure in the film. In the same year she played his sister in the film '' Bewafai''

Cast

* Rajinikanth as Ranga *

as Seeta *

Vijeta Pandit Vijayta Pandit is an Indian actress and playback singer, most famous for her first film '' Love Story'' (1981). Early life and background Vijayta comes from a musical family originating from Pili Mandori Village in Hissar district of Haryana ...

as Chanda *

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 Prasad *

as Damdev Mahadev Rajgiri * Anupam Kher as Daya Sagar *

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 Advocate Mahesh Patel *

Ashalata Wabgaonkar Ashalata Wabgaonkar (2 July 1941 – 22 September 2020) commonly known as Ashalata, was an Indian actress. Originally tracing her roots to Goa's Palolem village in Canacona ''taluka'' (or 'sub-district'), she was associated with the Mumbai-ba ...

as Daya Sagar's Wife *

Sushma Seth Sushma Seth (born 20 June 1936) is an Indian stage, film and television actress. She started her career in the 1950s, and was a founder member of the Delhi-based theatre group Yatrik. Her first movie was '' Junoon'' in 1978. She is known ...

as Mrs. Damdev Mahadev Rajgiri

Music

Bappi Lahiri composed 5 songs penned by Indeevar and four of them, "Dim Dim Dim Tana Dim", "Ek Chandan Ki Khushboo", "Sapnon Ka Tu Raja" and "Mere Sajna" became hits.

References

External links

1985 films 1980s Hindi-language films Films directed by Dasari Narayana Rao Films scored by Bappi Lahiri {{1980s-Hindi-film-stub