Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswati
Ganga Jamuna Saraswati is 1988 Indian Hindi-language romantic action 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. Supporting cast includes Mithun Chakraborty, Amrish Puri, Nirupa Roy and Aruna Irani.
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| Directed by | Manmohan Desai |
| Written by | Kader Khan Anil Nagrath Sohel Don (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | K.K. Shukla |
| Story by | Prayag Raj |
| Produced by | S. Ramanathan |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Mithun Chakraborty Jaya Prada Meenakshi Sheshadri Nirupa Roy Amrish Puri |
| Cinematography | Pravin Bhatt |
| Edited by | Raju Kapadia Mangal Mistry |
| Music by | Anu Malik |
Production company | Raasi Kalamandir |
Release date |
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Running time | 187 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹80 million[1] |
| Box office | ₹50 million[1] |
The movie was released on 23 December 1988 to excellent collections which susbequently dropped following negative reviews it received. India Today in January 1989 reported that by the second week collections in the Mumbai area were ranging between 28 and 40% resulting in the film being declared a box office flop. It however performed financially well when in its reruns during the 90s.[2]
Plot
Thakur Hansraj (Amrish Puri) is a greedy man who kills his brother-in-law (Trilok Kapoor), gets the signature of his sister Bharati Devi (Nirupa Roy) on the property papers under a false pretext and takes control of her property. Bharati Devi's son Ganga (Amitabh Bachchan) who has taken a pledge to avenge the wrong done to his family, becomes a truck driver.
One day Jamuna (Meenakshi Sheshadri) jumps into his truck to save herself from a goon. Ganga is forced to stop the truck due to a road block. When it starts raining, Ganga ends up going to a nearby lodge to take shelter, pretending he and Jamuna are a couple. The next day, when the goon returns to take Jamuna away forcibly, Ganga gets into a fight with him. Ganga is arrested for beating up the Thakur's son and jailed for two years.
When he returns, the Thakur sends his aides to kill him. A blast takes place at the bridge and Jamuna falls into the river along with her child. Ganga saves his child but cannot find Jamuna. Jamuna, who loses her memory from the fall, ends up reaching the home of singer Shankar (Mithun Chakraborty) who recognizes her from a qawwali performance she had performed, and falls in love with her. Ganga takes help from Saraswati (Jaya Prada) to take care of his son, and she ends up falling in love with him.
The remainder of the movie deals with how Ganga and Jamuna reunite, and the roles played by Saraswati and Shankar, and of course Ganga's mission to exact revenge on the Thakur uncle.
Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan as Ganga
- Meenakshi Sheshadri as Jamunaa
- Jaya Prada as Saraswati
- Mithun Chakraborty as Shankar Qawaal
- Trilok Kapoor as Thakur Prasad (Ganga's dad)
- Nirupa Roy as Bharati Devi (Ganga's mom)
- Amrish Puri as Thakur Hansraj Singh
- Mahesh Anand as Shakta (Hansraj's Son)
- Bharat Bhushan as Pandit, (Shankar's father)
- Chandrashekhar as Police Commissioner
- Jack Gaud as Bheema
- Aruna Irani as Jamuna's aunt (Cameo)
- Goga Kapoor as Inspector Goga
- Mukri as Manager of Honeymoon Lodge
- Murad as Judge (uncredited)
- Bhushan Tiwari as Jagga
- Dev Kumar as Hansraj's Goon
- Joginder as Ranga
Music
The overall music director for the film was Anu Malik and the lyricist was Indeevar and Prayaag Raj, The song "Tere Dar Ko Chhod Chale" was originally sung by Maqbool Ahmed Sabri who was uncredited for the song, and was later re-recorded in the voice of Pankaj Udhas[3]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 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
- "Ganga Jamuna Saraswati (1988) Hindi Movie Review, Budget and Box Office Collection". Bollywood Product. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- "Amitabh Bachchans future looks uncertain as Ganga Jamuna Saraswati bombs".
- Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "MAQBOOL AHMED SABRI, YADGAAR INTERVIEW ALONG HIS DAUGHTER AMEEMA BAJI WITH FARAH MADAM". YouTube.