() is a 1985 Indian

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-language film produced and directed by

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. It stars

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and

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Plot

Nisha (

) is an orphan adopted by her relatives and raised alongside her cousin, Indu (

). Indu falls in love with the rich and good-looking Kabir (

). However, Kabir takes a liking to the more traditional Nisha and marries her. Indu is dismayed. The happy-go-lucky Nisha is oblivious to Kabir's affairs and dalliances with other women, that he indulges on the pretext of business trips. Nisha becomes pregnant. and her doctor deems the pregnancy is complicated. Indu's mother (

Shubha Khote Shubha Balsavar (''née'' Khote) is an Indian film and television actress who has worked in several Hindi-language and a few Marathi- Bhojpuri- films. She is also a former women's national champion in swimming and cycling. Early life and educa ...

) asks, Indu to move in with Nisha and Kabir and take care of Nisha. As Nisha becomes restricted in her daily activities, Indu gets closer to Kabir and engages in an extramarital affair with him. Nisha delivers a baby girl. On discovering the affair between her husband and cousin, she is shattered and confronts them. Kabir refuses to end his affair and asks her to adjust to the change. Nisha leaves the house, handing her daughter's responsibilities to the maid. Nisha struggles to survive in the male-dominated world. She becomes friends with Alok (

). Nisha remains focused on her work and becomes a successful author. Kabir and Indu's financial situation worsens and they start realising their mistake. As Nisha and Kabir's daughter becomes of marriageable age, a worried Kabir is unsure how he would afford such an alliance, but Nisha rescues Kabir by selling him her publishing rights henceforth and forwarding the royalties for life. Kabir apologises for whatever happened and repents deeply, leaving Nisha to comment that she has moved on and does not want her daughter to know her identity and the pain of knowing her mother's painful fate. Alok meets with Nisha and tells her that its time for them to officiate their relationship. Nisha resists, still clinging to her traditional values. Alok confronts her with a question "Akhir Kyon?" (Why So?) - when she was going through marital troubles, society blamed her and refused to support her; so why worry about society now? Alok applies sindoor.

Cast

as Aloknath *

as Nisha Suri *

as Kabir Suri *

as Indu Sharma *

Asrani Govardhan Asrani (born 1 January 1941), known popularly by mononym Asrani, is an Indian actor and director whose Bollywood career has spanned over five decades. He has acted in over 350 Hindi films. Asrani has played the lead roles, character ...

as Radha Raman Goswami *

Sujit Kumar Sujit Kumar (7 February 1934 – 5 February 2010) was an Indian actor and producer. He appeared in over 150 Hindi films in the 1960s through the 1990s, and in at least 20 Bhojpuri films. Sujit played the major lead actor in many films in ...

as Mr. S. Kumar *

Shobha Khote Shubha Balsavar (''née'' Khote) is an Indian film and television actress who has worked in several Hindi-language and a few Marathi- Bhojpuri- films. She is also a former women's national champion in swimming and cycling. Early life and educa ...

as Indu's Mother *

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as Abha

Soundtrack

The movie had good soundtrack and many memorable songs composed by

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References

External links

*{{IMDb title, id=0247910 1980s Hindi-language films 1980s Indian films 1985 films 1985 romantic drama films Indian romantic drama films Films scored by Rajesh Roshan Films directed by J. Om Prakash Hindi-language drama films