Waaris (1988 film)
Waaris (English: Heir) is a 1988 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Raveendra Peepat, starring Smita Patil, Raj Babbar, Amrita Singh, and Raj Kiran in lead roles. The film was adapted from the Punjabi novel Kaara — Hatthi by Sohan Singh Hans (as credited in the film). Audience had a mainstream story with some Masala quality entertainment. Hindi film actress Rekha dubbed the lines for late actress Smita Patil who died before the film's release.
| Waaris | |
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 Promotional Poster | |
| Directed by | Raveendra Peepat |
| Produced by | Swarn Yograj, J. S. Cheema, Baldev Gill |
| Screenplay by | Baldev Gill |
| Based on | Kaare — Hatthi by Sohan Singh Hans |
| Starring | Smita Patil Raj Babbar Amrita Singh Raj Kiran Kulbhushan Kharbanda Amrish Puri |
| Music by | Uttam-Jagdish |
| Cinematography | Manmohan Singh |
| Edited by | Subhash Sehgal |
Release date | 6 May 1988 (India) |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
Multi-millionaire widower Kishan Singh prepares a will which states that his ancestral property is equally divided among his two sons, Gajjan and Dulla, while the son of Gajjan, Shravan shall inherit the farm land. Enraged at not willing anything to his three sons, Thade, Dara and Chhote, Dulla confronts his father which leads to an argument leading to violence and Kishan is killed in the process. Dulla is then apprehended by the police and is jailed, leaving his sons to be raised by Gajjan. Years later Shravan meets with a poor young woman, Paramjit alias Paro and both fall in love leading to marriage. Eventually, Dulla's sentence gets completed and he joins the family once again; shortly after he schemes with goons to have Shravan killed. With no one to claim their rights on Shravan's land, this leaves the way clear for Dulla and his three sons to take control of this land, but Paro will not permit this to happen and the only way she can prevent this is by giving birth to an heir, so she confronts Gajjan to remarry her younger sister, Shibo but there is a short-coming involved as Shibo is in love with a young man, Bhinder and wants to marry only him.
Cast
- Smita Patil as Paramjeet 'Paro'
- Raj Babbar as Binder
- Amrita Singh as Sibo
- Raj Kiran as Sharvan Singh
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Gajjan Singh
- Amrish Puri as Dulla Singh
- Pradeep Kumar as Kishan Singh
- Sushma Seth as Paro's Mother
- Navneet Nishan as Channo
- Javed Khan Amrohi as Chhote
- Avtar Gill as Dara
- Sudhir Pandey as Thade
- Ramesh Tiwari as Thekedar
- Amrit Pal as Sarpanch Gursharan Singh
- Anjana Mumtaz as Sibo's Real Mother
- Deep Dhillon as Police Inspector
- Rekha Dubbing Voice for Smita Patil
- Sardar Sohi as Constable Hridaymal Murarilal
Soundtrack
Music by Uttam Singh & Jagdish Sodhi and lyrics by Verma Malik. All songs recorded in stereophonic sound. "Husn ki Wadiyon Mein Ishq Palta Rahega" is an evergreen classic, rendered beautifully by the great singers Lata Mangeshkar & Kishore Kumar. "Mere Pyaar Ki Umar Ho Itni Sanam" is another melodious song.
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "O Duniya Tu Yaad Rakhna" | Mahendra Kapoor |
| "O Duniya Tu Yaad Rakhna" (Sad) | Mahendra Kapoor |
| "Mere Pyaar Ki Umar Ho Itni Sanam" | Lata Mangeshkar, Manmohan Singh |
| "Ghata Chha Gayi Hai, Bahaar Aa Gayi Hai" | Lata Mangeshkar, Suresh Wadkar |
| "Husn Ki Wadiyon Mein Ishq Palta Rahega" | Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar |
| "Ghunghat Utha Ke Na Dekh" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Jholi Mein Heere Ho Tere" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Khud Ko Samajh Na Akeli" | Kishore Kumar |
| "Aare Munjhe, Taare Munjhe" | Asha Bhosle |