Saagar

1985 3h 6m HI

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 16

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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Raja, a fisherman is secretly in love with Mona. When wealthy Ravi comes to live with his grandmother, Kamladevi, he sees Mona and falls in love with her. Mona also reciprocates his love. Raja is devastated by this turn of events. But when Kamladevi gets to know that Ravi is seeing Mona, she puts pressure on Mona to give up Ravi and marry someone else.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rishi Kapoor
Ravi
Kamal Haasan
Raja
Dimple Kapadia
Mona D'Silva
Nadira
Miss Joseph
Saeed Jaffrey
Mr. D'Silva
Madhur Jaffrey
Kamladevi (Ravi's grandma)
A.K. Hangal
Baba (in the lighthouse)
Shafi Inamdar
Vikram

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ramesh Sippy
Writers: Javed Akhtar, Javed Akhtar
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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At 186 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ramesh Sippy, shot by S M Anwar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rahul Dev Burman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor M.S. Shinde shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Rishi Kapoor and Kamal Haasan and Dimple Kapadia carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0152256 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ramesh Sippy directs. S M Anwar behind the camera. Rahul Dev Burman scores. M.S. Shinde cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 186 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Ramesh Sippy, shot by S M Anwar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Rahul Dev Burman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor M.S. Shinde shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Rishi Kapoor and Kamal Haasan and Dimple Kapadia carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0152256 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.