Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswati

'Ganga Jamuna Saraswati' is 1988 Hindi film directed by Manmohan Desai, financed by Harakh Chand Nahata, produced by S. Ramanathan and starring Amitabh Bachchan as Ganga, Meenakshi Sheshadri as Jamuna, and Jaya Prada as Saraswati. Other cast includes Mithun Chakraborty, Amrish Puri, Nirupa Roy and Aruna Irani.

Ganga Jamuna Saraswati
Theatrical Poster
Directed byManmohan Desai
Produced byS. Ramanathan
Written byKader Khan
Anil Nagrath
Sohel Don
(dialogues)
Screenplay byK.K. Shukla
Story byPrayag Raj
StarringAmitabh Bachchan
Mithun Chakraborty
Jaya Prada
Meenakshi Sheshadri
Nirupa Roy
Amrish Puri
Music byAnu Malik
CinematographyPravin Bhatt
Edited byRaju Kapadia
Mangal Mistry
Release date
  • 23 December 1988 (1988-12-23)
Running time
187 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

The movie was released on 23 December 1988 to excellent collections which dropped following the negative reviews it received. India Today in January 1989 reported that by the second week collections in Mumbai area were ranging between 28 - 40% resulting in the film being declared a box office flop.[1] It was Manmohan Desai's last film as a director.

Plot

Thakur Hansraj (Amrish Puri) is a greedy man who kills his brother-in-law to fulfill his greed. Using false means, he takes the signature of his sister Bharati Devi (Nirupa Roy) on the property papers taking control of the entire property. Bharati Devi's son, Ganga (Amitabh Bachchan) takes a pledge that he will one day avenge the wrong done to his family.

Ganga becomes a truck driver who transports goods. Jamuna (Meenakshi Sheshadri) jumps on the truck one day to save herself from a goon who is after her. Ganga has to stop the truck as the road ahead is blocked. It starts raining heavily and the only place nearby is a lodge for couples on their honeymoon. Ganga who has discovered Jamuna decides to go there to take shelter with Jamuna pretending they are a couple. The next day, when the same goon returns to take Jamuna away forcibly, Ganga fights him. Jamuna falls in deep ice and there is no fire nearby to save her life. In the process of providing Jamuna with body heat, they end up having sex.

Ganga is arrested for beating up Thakur's son and is jailed for two years. When he returns, Thakur sends his person to kill him. A blast takes place at the bridge and Jamuna and their child falls into the river. Ganga gets hold of his child but cannot find Jamuna. Jamuna loses her memory but reaches the home of singer Shankar (Mithun Chakraborty), who fell in love with her the first time he saw her during one of his qawaali programmes. Meanwhile, a girl, Saraswati (Jayaprada) emerges, who loves Ganga. The remainder of the movie deals with how Ganga and Jamuna reunite, the roles played by Saraswati and Shankar, and how Ganga exacts his revenge from Thakur.

Cast

Music

The overall music director for the film was Anu Malik and the lyricist was Indeevar and Prayaag Raj, The song "Tere dar ko chod chale" was originally sung by Maqbool Ahmed Sabri who was un - credited for the song, and was later re - recorded in the voice of Pankaj udhas[2]

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Ek Ek Ho Jaye Phir Ghar Chale Jaana (Lyrics: Indeevar)"Kishore Kumar, Pankaj Udhas 
2."Saajan Mera Us Paar Hai (Lyrics: Indeevar)"Lata Mangeshkar 
3."Disco Bhangra Ho Disco Bhangra (Lyrics: Prayaag Raj)"Mohammad Aziz 
4."Naachegi Saraswati Gaayegi Saraswati (Lyrics: Indeevar)"Lata Mangeshkar 
5."Tere Dar Ko Chhod Chale (Lyrics: Indeevar)"Maqbool Ahmed Sabri 
6."Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi (Lyrics: Prayaag Raj)"Suresh Wadkar 
7."Chudiya Khanaki (Lyrics: Indeevar)"Sadhana Sargam 
8."Ganga Aaja (Lyrics: Indeevar)"Lata Mangeshkar 
9."Pati Parmeshwar Ke Siva (Lyrics: Prayaag Raj)"Lata Mangeshkar 
10."Tere Dar Ko Chhod Chale (Lyrics: Indeevar)"Pankaj Udhas 

References

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