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Dayavan poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 61.4 / 100
1988·Action / Crime / Drama·2h 53m

DAYAVAN

Shakti and Shankar are two childhood buddies who grow up on the wrong side of the tracks, in a shanty town. Shakti becomes a sort of 'godfather' for the locals under the name of Dayavan. He falls in love and gets married to a young prostitute. However, their happiness is short-lived, as the gangster lifestyle begins to take its toll.

Above the Line
Feroz Khan·DirectorMani Ratnam·WriterKamal Bose·Director of PhotographyLaxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar·Original Music ComposerFeroz Khan·Editor
Cast
Madhuri Dixit·Neela VelhuVinod Khanna·Shakti Velhu / DayavanFeroz Khan·Shankar WaghmareAmrish Puri·Inspector Ratan SinghAnupam Kher·Mr. KohliAditya Pancholi·Dayavan's son-in-LawAanjjan Srivastav·Superintendent of PoliceAmala Akkineni·SaritaAnuradha PatelAruna Irani
Full Crew
(10 credits)
Directing· 1
Feroz Khan·Director
Writing· 1
Mani Ratnam·Writer
Camera· 1
Kamal Bose·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Feroz Khan·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar·Original Music ComposerPyarelal Ramprasad Sharma·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 2
R. Verman Shetty·Art DirectionThotta Tharani·Art Direction
Production· 2
Feroz Khan·ProducerG. Venkateswaran·Associate Producer
By the Numbers
61.4
OF 100
Master Score
6.4
OF 10
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