Dayavan
1988•A•2h 54m•6.2•Released
ActionCrimeDrama
Shakti and Shankar are two childhood buddies who grow up on the wrong side of the tracks, in a shanty town. Shakti becomes a sort of 'godfather' for the locals under the name of Dayavan. He falls in love and gets married to a young prostitute. However, their happiness is short-lived, as the gangster lifestyle begins to take its toll.
Director
Feroz Khan
Writer
Mani Ratnam
Languages
Hindi
Studio
F.K. International
Cast
Madhuri Dixit
Neela Velhu
Vinod Khanna
Shakti Velhu / Dayavan
Feroz Khan
Shankar Waghmare
Amrish Puri
Inspector Ratan Singh
Anupam Kher
Mr. Kohli
Aditya Pancholi
Dayavan's son-in-Law
Aanjjan Srivastav
Superintendent of Police
Amala Akkineni
Sarita
Anuradha Patel
Aruna Irani
Tinnu Anand
Alok Nath
Mangal Dhillon
Ramya Krishnan
Production
Company
F.K. International
Producer
Feroz Khan
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