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Wafadaar is a BollywoodBollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
action flick wherein Daya Sagar (Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher is an Indian actor who has appeared in nearly 400 films and 100 plays. Though mainly appearing in Bollywood films, he has had roles in some films from other nations as well...
) plots to obtain the wealth of Rajgiri (Kader Khan
Kader Khan
Kader Khan is an Indian film actor, comedian, script and dialogue writer. He graduated from Ismail Yusuf College affiliated to Mumbai University .-Early life:...
). Sager asks his servant Ranga (Rajinikanth) to woo Rajgiri's daughter Seeta (Padmini Kolhapure
Padmini Kolhapure
Padmini Kolhapure is an Indian actress who appeared in Bollywood films during the 1970s and 1980s.-Early life:Padmini Kolhapure is from a Maharashtrian family. Her father, Pandharinath Kolhapure is a classical singer whose family was from Kolhapur and Goa. Her mother, whose family hailed from...
) and marry her. Ranga is unaware that Daya's motive is to kill Seeta to possess her father's fortune. Once Ranga finds out Daya's intent, he revolts and foils Daya's murderous plans. Ranga and Seeta wed and happily live in married bliss.
Music
Some of the prominent songs in the film include Dim Tana Dim and Ek Chandan Ki Khusbhoo (sung by Kishore KumarKishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century...
and Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...
), Ghode Pe Chadna (sung by the film's music director Bappi Lahiri
Bappi Lahiri
Bappi Lahiri or Alokesh Lahiri , born 27 November 1952, is a music director in the Hindi film industry. He pioneered the use of disco music in Indian cinema and sang some of his own compositions. He was popular in the 1980s with films like Disco Dancer, Namak Halaal and Sharaabi among others.-Early...
, and S. Janaki
S. Janaki
S. Janaki is an Indian female playback singer. Renowned for her voice modulation abilities, she has sung in many Indian languages, most frequently in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. Throughout a career spanning more than five decades, she has won four National Film Awards and 35...
), Mere Sajna, and Sapnon Ka Tu Raha.
Cast
Rajinikanth as Ranga (hero)Padmini Kolhapure
Padmini Kolhapure
Padmini Kolhapure is an Indian actress who appeared in Bollywood films during the 1970s and 1980s.-Early life:Padmini Kolhapure is from a Maharashtrian family. Her father, Pandharinath Kolhapure is a classical singer whose family was from Kolhapur and Goa. Her mother, whose family hailed from...
as Seeta (heroine)
Vijeta Pandit as Chanda (heroine)
Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher is an Indian actor who has appeared in nearly 400 films and 100 plays. Though mainly appearing in Bollywood films, he has had roles in some films from other nations as well...
as Daya Sagar
Kader Khan
Kader Khan
Kader Khan is an Indian film actor, comedian, script and dialogue writer. He graduated from Ismail Yusuf College affiliated to Mumbai University .-Early life:...
as Damdev Mahadev Rajgiri
Supporting Actors
Bhushan TiwariBihari
Dinesh Hingoo
Gajendra
Paintal
Prem Kumar
Prem Kumar
Prem Kumar is a Malayalam film artist. He did many notable roles in Tele films and TV Operas. He acted in more than 100 films in which he was the hero in 18 films.- Career :...
Satyen Kappu as Advocate Mahesh Patel
Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor is an Indian Bollywood actor. He is notably known for playing vulgar comic and villainous roles. He is known for acting alongside comedian Kader Khan as his sidekick along with Asrani in over 100 films.-Early life:...
as Prasad
Vijay Kumar
Viju Khote
Viju Khote
Viju Khote is an Indian actor who has worked as character actor in more than 300 films in Hindi cinema and Marathi cinema. He is especially famous as the dacoit Kalia in the film Sholay and the dialogue, Sardar maine aapka namak khaya hai and Robert in movie Andaz Apna Apna...
Asrani
Asrani
Govardhan Asrani , popularly known simply as Asrani, is an actor in Indian films whose Bollywood career has spanned over 35 years. His wife Manju Bansal is an actress.-Early life:...
Supporting Actresses
Ashalata WabgaonkerAshalata
Ashalata Wabgaonkar is an Indian actress. Originally from Goa, she was associated with the Goa Hindu Association. She first started performing in Konkani and Marathi plays.She has acted in more than 100 Hindi and Marathi movies...
Nirmala
Renu Joshi
Shakeel
Susheela
Sushma Seth
Sushma Seth
Sushma Seth is an Indian film, television, and stage actress. She started her career in the late 1970s, and has been known for playing the mother and the grandmother in movies and television. She is most known as the role of Dadi in pioneering TV soap Hum Log . She is also a theatre actor and...