Salma (1985)
Lucknow-based Nawabzada Aslam lives a wealthy lifestyle along with his dad, Bakar, and mom. He writes poems under the pen name of Raj Lakhnavi, and is a close friend of Iqbal. One day he meets and falls in love with Salma Banarsi, a Banaras-based Courtesan. When his parents arrange his marriage with his foreign-returned cousin, Mumtaz, he informs them that he loves Salma and incurs their displeasure so much so that his dad shoots him, and he gets hospitalized. When he recovers fully he is shocked to find that Salma has not only accepted Iqbal as her lover, but has also taken a lot of money and jewelry from his mother. He takes to alcohol in a big way and swears to exact vengeance against Salma by getting married to Mumtaz and forcing Salma to sing and dance at his wedding.
Cast
- Raj Babbar - Nawabzada Aslam / Raj Lakhnavi
- Salma Agha - Salma Banarasi
- Farooq Shaikh - Iqbal
- Shoma Anand - Mumtaz
- Pradeep Kumar - Nawab Bakar Ali
- Sujit Kumar - Akbar Mirza
- Sushma Seth - Mrs. Bakar Ali
Screenplay
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Salma about?
- Lucknow-based Nawabzada Aslam lives a wealthy lifestyle along with his dad, Bakar, and mom. He writes poems under the pen name of Raj Lakhnavi, and is a close friend of Iqbal. One day he meets and falls in love with Salma Banarsi, a Banaras-based Courtesan. When his parents arrange his marriage with his foreign-returned cousin, Mumtaz, he informs them that he loves Salma and incurs their displeasure so much so that his dad shoots him, and he gets hospitalized. When he recovers fully he is shocked to find that Salma has not only accepted Iqbal as her lover, but has also taken a lot of money and jewelry from his mother. He takes to alcohol in a big way and swears to exact vengeance against Salma by getting married to Mumtaz and forcing Salma to sing and dance at his wedding.
- Who directed Salma?
- Salma was directed by Ramanand Sagar.
- Who stars in Salma?
- Salma stars Raj Babbar, Salma Agha, Farooq Shaikh, Shoma Anand, Pradeep Kumar, Sujit Kumar.
- How long is Salma?
- Salma has a runtime of 2h 29m (149 minutes).
- What genre is Salma?
- Salma is a Drama, Music, Romance film.
- Where was Salma produced?
- Salma was produced in India.