Deedar-E-Yaar
1982 film by H. S. Rawail
Deedar-E-Yaar is a 1982 Hindi-language romance film, produced by Prasan Kapoor under the Tirupati Pictures Enterprises banner and directed by Harnam Singh Rawail. It stars Jeetendra, Rishi Kapoor, Rekha, Tina Munim and music composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. The film was a box office failure.
Plot
Javed Sayeed Ali Khan meets Sikander Alam Changezi, who is the brother of Firdous Changezi. Javed loves Firdous and he gives a love letter to Firdous in Sikander's hand, not knowing that he is her brother. He asks Javed to stay away from his sister, but Javed ignores the warning and enters their home disguised as a servant. Firdous recognizes him as he is leaving. He takes her photograph, but Firdous came to his home and takes the photo, and both fall in love. They are living in the city of Lucknow, where culture, courtesies, and the Nawabi way of life has remained its hallmark. Nawab Akhtar Nawaz Khan's sister Nazima's husband Jahang every day goes to Husna's Kotha and he decides to marry her.
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