Saugandh
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Saugandh is an Indian film directed by Raj Sippy and released in 1991. It stars Akshay Kumar
in his film debut alongside Raakhee Gulzar
and Shantipriya
.
She challenges Sarang that she will have a son and Sarang will have a daughter and that her son will become Sarangs son-in-law and will make him bow his head. Sarang accepts the challenge and declares that he will kill her son when that day comes. Her son is named Shiva (Akshay Kumar
) and Sarang names his daughter Chand (Shanti Priya). Chand is brought up as a ruthless guy rather than a girl. Shiva and Chand meet. Chand hates Shiva initially and ofcourse they fall in love soon enough. Ranbir singh(Pankaj Dheer
) also wants to marry Chand to punish her for insulting him. After a lot of drama, Chand gets married to Shiva but Sarang being the proud man he is refuses to bow his head and shoots himself.
, but his first release was Saugandh. This is also the first Hindi
release of Shantipriya.
Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...
in his film debut alongside Raakhee Gulzar
Raakhee Gulzar
Raakhee is an Indian film actress, who has primarily appeared in Hindi films, as well as several Bengali films. She is popularly known as Raakhee Gulzar after her marriage with lyricist-director Gulzar ....
and Shantipriya
Shantipriya (actress)
ShantiPriya is an Indian actress. She had done Telugu, Tamil and Bollywood films in the 1990s. She is the sister of the popular actress Bhanupriya.-Career:...
.
Plot
Chowdry Sarang is a proud man and arrogant powerful Zamindar (landlord) who refuses to let people garland him as he believes that a man should never bow his head. He adores his little sister Chand and she falls in love with Shiva. Shiva is from an agricultural background family and has a loving family-dad,mom,sister,brother and most importantly his sister in law Ganga (Rakhi Gulzar) who adores him. Sarang comes to know about the romance and kills Shiva, Chand and everyone in Shiva's family. However, Ganga- who was pregnant at the time had just fainted. She makes an oath /saugandh that she will make Sarang bow his head.She challenges Sarang that she will have a son and Sarang will have a daughter and that her son will become Sarangs son-in-law and will make him bow his head. Sarang accepts the challenge and declares that he will kill her son when that day comes. Her son is named Shiva (Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...
) and Sarang names his daughter Chand (Shanti Priya). Chand is brought up as a ruthless guy rather than a girl. Shiva and Chand meet. Chand hates Shiva initially and ofcourse they fall in love soon enough. Ranbir singh(Pankaj Dheer
Pankaj Dheer
Pankaj Dheer is an Indian television and film actor originally from Punjab. His best known role was as Karna in epic TV series, Mahabharata , which became a famous Indian television series, and as Shivdutt in Chandrakanta...
) also wants to marry Chand to punish her for insulting him. After a lot of drama, Chand gets married to Shiva but Sarang being the proud man he is refuses to bow his head and shoots himself.
Characters
- Raakhee GulzarRaakhee GulzarRaakhee is an Indian film actress, who has primarily appeared in Hindi films, as well as several Bengali films. She is popularly known as Raakhee Gulzar after her marriage with lyricist-director Gulzar ....
... Ganga - Akshay KumarAkshay KumarAkshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...
... Shiva - ShantipriyaShantipriya (actress)ShantiPriya is an Indian actress. She had done Telugu, Tamil and Bollywood films in the 1990s. She is the sister of the popular actress Bhanupriya.-Career:...
... Chand - Rupa GangulyRupa GangulyRupa Ganguly or Roopa Ganguly is an Indian actress in the Hindi and Bengali language film industry, as well as television She became popular after playing Draupadi in the hit Television series Mahabharat , and in film is most known for her roles in films like Padma Nadir Majhi by Gautam Ghose,...
- Mukesh KhannaMukesh KhannaMukesh Khanna is an Indian television and film actor, best known for portraying strong, dynamic characters. He was born on 22 July 1951, in Mumbai, India. He came into the film industry in 1982 after graduating from Film and Television Institute of India. He rose to fame and is still best known for...
...Chawdhury Sarang
Soundtrack
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Teri Baahon Mein Jeena Hai" | Mohammad Aziz, Anuradha Paudwal Anuradha Paudwal Anuradha Paudwal is a popular playback singer in Bollywood in India.She has sung songs in Hindi, Marathi and Nepali.- Biography :She studied at Xavier's College in Mumbai. She was married to the late Arun Paudwal, who worked with music director S. D. Burman as his assistant... |
| 2 | "Laila Ko Bhool Jayenge" | Mohammad Aziz, Anuradha Paudwal |
| 3 | "Meri Neend Churakar Le Gayi" | Udit Narayan Udit Narayan -Career:King of melody, Udit Narayan Jha was born on 1 December, 1955 in a village called Bhardaha in the Saptari district , Nepal. His father was Hare Krishna Jha and his mother was Bhuwaneshwari Devi.Narayan studied at P.B... , Anuradha Paudwal |
| 4 | "Haar Gaya Dil Fariyaad Karke" | Anuradha Paudwal, Anup Jalota, Pramila |
| 5 | "Mera Kehna Maan Sitamgar" | Anuradha Paudwal |
| 6 | "Shivam Shivam" | Anuradha Paudwal |
Trivia
Akshay Kumar was first signed by Pramod Chakravarti for DeedarDeedar (1992 film)
Deedar is 1992 Hindi Movie directed by Pramod Chakravarti and starring Akshay Kumar, Karishma Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Tanuja.Other cast members include Laxmikant Berde, Seema Deo, Ajit Vachhani, Anjana Mumtaz, Rajeev Varma, Dan Dhanoa, Priya Arun, Rajesh Puri and Viju Khote....
, but his first release was Saugandh. This is also the first Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
release of Shantipriya.