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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|1990 Indian Hindi drama film by Mahesh Bhatt}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Awaargi<br />
| image = Awaargi.jpg<br />
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| caption = Promotional Poster<br />
| director = [[Mahesh Bhatt]]<br />
| producer = P. Raghunath<br />
| writer = [[Suraj Sanim]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Anil Kapoor]]<br />[[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]]<br />[[Meenakshi Sheshadri]]<br />[[Anupam Kher]]<br />[[Paresh Rawal]]<br />
| music = [[Anu Malik]]<br />
| cinematography = Nadeem Khan<br />
| editing = Dimpy Bahl<br />
| distributor = Swaraajya Shree Movies<br />
| released = {{Film date|1990|01|26|df=yes}}<br />
| runtime = 149 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--><br />
| gross = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--><br />
}}<br />
'''''Awaargi''''' is a 1990 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[drama film]] directed by [[Mahesh Bhatt]] starring [[Anil Kapoor]], [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]], and [[Meenakshi Sheshadri]] in lead roles. Over the years, it has gained critical praise and is considered a classic now. Anil Kapoor and Meenakshi received critical acclaim for their roles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Awaargi – Film Review |url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/Awaargi/ |publisher=Planet Bollywood |access-date=2 September 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830113105/http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/Awaargi/ |archivedate=30 August 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/mahesh-bhatts-awaargi-why-anil-kapoor-meenakshi-seshadri-govinda-starrer-didnt-get-recognition-it-deserved-4142207.html|title=Mahesh Bhatt's Awaargi: This Is Anil Kapoor, Govinda starrer didn't get the recognition it deserved|date=16 October 2017|website=Firstpost|access-date=26 June 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Lala Jamal Khan is one of Bombay's underground dons and has several men who carry out all kinds of criminal activities on his behalf. One of these men is Azaad, whom Khan uses to scare people, and who has never failed him. Then Azaad rescues a prostitute named Meena from Ranu Bhai, who owes allegiance to a rival gangster called Bhau, thereby inviting his wrath. Azaad refuses to submit to anyone and helps Meena achieve her goal of becoming a famous singer. He entrusts her to a music director named Dhirendra and watches as she becomes more popular every day. Azaad has fallen in love with Meena, but he is unable to tell her. What Azaad does not know is that Dhirendra has also fallen in love with Meena, and it seems that she is attracted to him too. However, before he can pursue this any further, Azaad must contend with Bhau's hoodlums, who have been instructed to kill him at all costs.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Anil Kapoor]] as Azaad.<br />
*[[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] as Dheerendra Kumar "Dheeren"<br />
*[[Meenakshi Sheshadri]] as Meena <br />
*[[Anupam Kher]] as Lala Jamal Khan <br />
*[[Paresh Rawal]] as Bhau <br />
*[[Satish Kaushik]] as Azaad's Friend<br />
*[[Avtar Gill]] as Ranu Bhai <br />
*[[Ghulam Ali (singer)|Ghulam Ali]] as himself (Special Appearance)<br />
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==Music==<br />
[[Anu Malik]] composed the film's music and [[Anand Bakshi]] penned the lyrics. <br />
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{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Song !! Singer<br />
|-<br />
| "Chamakte Chand Ko"<br />
| [[Ghulam Ali (Ghazal singer)|Ghulam Ali]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Bali Umar Ne Mera Haal Woh Kiya"<br />
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mohammed Aziz]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Ae Mere Sathiya, Tu Koi Geet Ga"<br />
| Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Aziz<br />
|-<br />
| "Mujrewali Hoon Main"<br />
| [[Anuradha Paudwal]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Dak Babu Aaya"<br />
| [[Asha Bhosle]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== References == <br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0099076|Awaargi}}<br />
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{{Mahesh Bhatt}}<br />
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[[Category:1990 Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1990 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1990 films]]<br />
[[Category:1990 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Mahesh Bhatt]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Anu Malik]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi-language drama films]]<br />
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