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Movie details
- Runtime
- 163 minutes
- Country
- India
- Languages
- Hindi
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- Arun Bhatt
- Writers
- Bhushan Banmali, Rahi Masoom Reza
- Cast
- Aamir Khan, Farha Naaz, Jaaved Jaaferi, Rohini, Utpal Dutt
- Producers
- Anwara Akhter Chowdhury, Jay Mehta, Pranlal V. Mehta
- Production company
- Jayvijay Enterprises / Prathima Films
Spoiler-free synopsis
An idealistic young man opposes the dowry system, provoking powerful elders who retaliate against him and his family.
For families
Editorial guidance
Context for discussing the story and deciding whether it fits your household.
Positive messages
Constructive themes or examples.The film can support constructive discussion about responsibility, empathy, honesty and the consequences of choices. Parents can ask how characters respond to pressure, relationships, authority and family expectations, whether other people’s boundaries and dignity are respected, and what healthier alternatives might have reduced conflict. It can also encourage comparison between the social assumptions of 1990-era Indian cinema and present-day expectations around fairness, consent, accountability and respectful communication.
Negative behaviours
Conduct that may need context.Content needing context includes dowry pressure, family intimidation, social conflict, threats and romantic drama. Some behaviour may involve poor judgement, deception, aggression, coercion, prejudice, unhealthy relationship choices or other conduct that benefits from adult discussion. Older filmmaking styles can make serious themes feel less graphic than modern productions, but that does not remove their emotional impact. Where dependable scene-level documentation was unavailable, this review intentionally avoids inventing incidents, frequency or intensity that the research could not establish.
Topics to discuss
Conversation starters after viewing.Useful family discussion topics include whether characters respect other people’s choices, how family or social pressure affects decisions, what alternatives were available, and whether consequences fit the behaviour shown. Parents and children can compare the film’s treatment of gender roles, romance, reputation, authority, money, violence, duty or community expectations with present-day values, while separating what the story depicts from what the family would consider healthy or acceptable behaviour.
Final recommendation
Our family-viewing take
Suggested minimum age: 12+. The strongest considerations are dowry pressure, family intimidation, social conflict, threats and romantic drama. Teenagers at or above the suggested age will usually be better placed to understand the dramatic context, while younger or particularly sensitive viewers may need previewing or a parent alongside them. Shared family viewing is reasonable when adults are comfortable discussing the difficult material. This is an editorial family-viewing recommendation based on researched evidence, not a substitute for an official Indian CBFC classification.
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