Saudagar (1973 film)
| Saudagar | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sudhendu Roy |
| Written by | Narendranath Mitra (story) Sudhendu Roy (screenplay) |
| Produced by | Tarachand Barjatya Subhash Ghai |
| Starring | Nutan Amitabh Bachchan Padma Khanna |
| Cinematography | Dilip Ranjan Mukhopadhyay |
| Edited by | Mukhtar Ahmed |
| Music by | Ravindra Jain |
Release date | 1973 (India) |
Running time | 213 min |
Saudagar (Persian and Urdu: ( سوداگر ) translation: Trader) is a 1973 Bollywood film, directed by Sudhendu Roy. It stars Nutan Behl as Mijuben and Amitabh Bachchan as Moti, in the leading roles. It also featured Trilok Kapoor, Padma Khanna as Phoolbanu. Murad, Leela Mishra as (Badi Bhi), Dev Kishan, Jugnu; V. Gopal are also featured in the movie.
This film is not to be confused with another Saudagar (1991 film).
Plot
Moti (Amitabh Bachchan) was a "gur" (unrefined concentrated cane sugar) trader who used to trade the seasonal Gur made of Khajur" (date-nectar). During off season, he saw a girl Phoolbanu, and fell in love with her. Moti approached PhoolBanu's father, who asked for mehar(Dowry) which he did not have. Moti starts saving money for mehar. Mejuben (Nutan) was a widow who was Moti's business associate who used to prepare the Gur for him to sell. Her Gur (and consequently Moti's) was very famous and people always preferred to buy from Moti. Moti gets an idea to save even more for the Meher. He decides to get married to Mejuben so that he does not have to pay her, and hence can save more and sooner. Mejuben, unaware of Moti's ulterior motive, is first surprised by the proposal but latter accepts it. They started living together working very hard to make Gur. At the end of the season, Moti saves enough for the Meher, and divorces Mejuben. This incident shocks Mejuben and people of the community and Mejuben once again becomes alone. Moti meets Phoolbanu's father and ask for the daughter. As per condition her father got the Mehar and he married off her daugheter(Phoolbanu) with Moti. Moti and Phulbanu were happy to start with till the Gur season arrived. The only trade Moti knew was to collect nectar from Date-palms sell Gur made out of them. That was his livelihood, but Phulbanu didn't know to make Gur to save herself! She would make very bad Gur, and his customers would hate the Gur, and his business started plummeting till people stopped buying from his shop. Moti got angry and sent Phoolbanu to her parent's house. In the mean time, a fish trader(Majhi) asked Mejuben to marry him. He was honest with her to say that he had small children and wanted Mejuben look after them. He always treated her with curtsy. It was almost the end of the Gur season, and Moti had not made good profit that year. He finally was left with no other option than to request Mejuben to make a few vats of Gur for him to sell. He took a can of date-nectar and approached Mejuben at her husband's house to request her to make him some Gur to sell. Mejuben understandably was very angry and did not want to prepare him any Gur to sell. But her kind-hearted husband told her that it seemed that Moti has had absolutely no sale this year, and to make Gur for him just this one time. She agrees, and makes Gur for him, presumably for the last time.
Music
The music for the film was composed by the legendary duo of Ravindra Jain. The trio produced several memorable songs for the movie, notably Sajana hai Mujhe Sajna Ke liye& Kyon Laayo Sainya Paan by Asha Bhosle, Har hansi cheej ka by Kishore Kumar, Door hai kinara by Manna Dey and Tera Mera Saath Rahe by Lata Mangeshakar.
Cast
- Nutan ... Mahjubhi
- Amitabh Bachchan ... Moti
- Trilok Kapoor
- Padma Khanna ... Phoolbanu
- Murad
- Leela Mishra ... Badi Bhi
- Dev Kishan
- Jugnu
- V. Gopal
- C.S. Dubey