Jawani Zindabad (1990)

Jawani Zindabad (1990) poster

Shashi, Akbar and a group of young people pledge never to give nor receive dowry. Acting against his mother's wishes, Shashi marries Sugandha Srivastav, and does not accept any dowry. He arranges his sister's, Rama's marriage with Ravi Verma, the son of Goverdhan and Shakuntala. Goverdhan and Shakuntala did not get any dowry, and are quite upset, though Ravi is happy. Both want Ravi to re-marry, so that they can get dowry. They send Ravi away, and Goverdhan plans to accidentally kill Rama, but things go wrong, and instead Shakuntala gets badly burned, and has to be hospitalized. Taking this opportunity, Goverdhan blames Rama for attemtping to kill Shakuntala, and has her arrested. Now Shashi will have to put all his resources together to free his sister, as the evidence and motive are not in her favor.

Director: Arun Bhatt
Runtime: 160 min
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Cast

Screenplay

Music: Anand Chitragupth, Milind Chitragupth
Cinematography: H. Laxminarayan
Editing: Rakesh Ahluwalia, A.R. Rajendran
Language: हिन्दी
Original Language: hi
More Films by Director: Arun Bhatt

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Jawani Zindabad about?
Shashi, Akbar and a group of young people pledge never to give nor receive dowry. Acting against his mother's wishes, Shashi marries Sugandha Srivastav, and does not accept any dowry. He arranges his sister's, Rama's marriage with Ravi Verma, the son of Goverdhan and Shakuntala. Goverdhan and Shakuntala did not get any dowry, and are quite upset, though Ravi is happy. Both want Ravi to re-marry, so that they can get dowry. They send Ravi away, and Goverdhan plans to accidentally kill Rama, but things go wrong, and instead Shakuntala gets badly burned, and has to be hospitalized. Taking this opportunity, Goverdhan blames Rama for attemtping to kill Shakuntala, and has her arrested. Now Shashi will have to put all his resources together to free his sister, as the evidence and motive are not in her favor.
Who directed Jawani Zindabad?
Jawani Zindabad was directed by Arun Bhatt.
Who stars in Jawani Zindabad?
Jawani Zindabad stars Aamir Khan, Farha Naaz, Javed Jaffrey, Rohini, Utpal Dutt.
How long is Jawani Zindabad?
Jawani Zindabad has a runtime of 2h 40m (160 minutes).