Angoor (1982 film)

Plot

The film is about two pairs of identical twins separated at birth and how their lives go haywire when they meet in adulthood.

Raj Tilak (Utpal Dutt) and his wife (Shammi) are on a trip with their twin sons, both of whom they call Ashok. Since they look the same, they should be called the same, is Mr Tilak's reasoning. As fate would have it, they adopt another set of twins, both of whom they call Bahadur. An unfortunate accident then divides the family, leaving each parent with one child out of each pair of twins.

A few years later, Ashok (Sanjeev Kumar) is married to Sudha (Moushumi Chatterjee) and Bahadur (Deven Verma) is married to Prema (Aruna Irani). They all stay together with Sudha's younger sister Tanu (Deepti Naval). Into their lives enter the other Ashok, a detective novel aficionado, and Bahadur, a bhang (an edible preparation made from the leaves of the cannabis plant) lover. Now there are two Ashoks and two Bahadurs in the same city. This is more than their families, the Jeweller, the Taxi Driver and the Inspector can handle.

Cast

• Sanjeev Kumar in a double role as twin brothers Ashok Tilak and Ashok Tilak.
• Moushmi Chatterjee as Sudha Tilak, Ashok's wife
• Deepti Naval as Tanu, Sudha's sister
• Deven Verma in a double role as twin brothers Bahadur and Bahadur.
• Aruna Irani as Prema, Bahadur's wife
• Yunus Parvez as Mansoor Miyan, Chhedilal's worker
• C. S. Dubey as Chhedilal, a jeweller
• T. P. Jain as Ganeshilal, a diamond merchant
• Padma Chavan as Alka, Ashok's friend
• Rammohan Sharma as Taxi Driver
• Shammi as Ashok's mother
• Utpal Dutt as Raj Tilak, Ashok's father (Cameo)
• Raj Kumar Kapoor as Inspector Sinha
• Arjun Chakraborty as an office assistant under Ashok Tilak
• Kamaldeep as 'Angoor' landlord
• Raj Mata as Kashibai
• Zafar as the Tangewala

Soundtrack

Awards and nominations

; 30th Filmfare Awards:

Won

• Best Comedian – Deven Verma

Nominated

• Best Actor – Sanjeev Kumar

Home media

The DVD version of the film was released by IndiaWeekly under its own label.

Notes

: Both twins were given the same name at birth.

References

References

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