Mohre

This article is about the 1987 Hindi movie. For the German comedian, actress, singer nicknamed "Möhre", see Mirja Boes.

1987 Indian film

Mohre

Poster

Directed by| Raghuveer Kul
Produced by| Appa Dandekar
Starring| Nana Patekar
Madhuri Dixit
Sadashiv Amrapurkar
Anupam Kher
Aloknath
Cinematography| Ishan Arya
Edited by| Das Dhaimade
Music by| Vanraj Bhatia

Release date

* 25 December 1987 (1987-12-25)

Country| India
Language| Hindi

Mohre (transl. Pawns) is a 1987 Indian Hindi movie directed by Raghuveer Kul. It starred Nana Patekar, Madhuri Dixit in lead roles. The pair later worked together in Vinod Chopra's Parinda, his own directorial debut, Prahaar, and the N. Chandra-directed Wajood. This film also starred Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Anupam Kher among others.

## Plot

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Abdul is a truck driver plagued with severe alcoholism and depression that causes him to want to end his life. One day another truck driver shows him a newspaper advertisement that offers help for suicide-ridden youth. Abdul decides to try them out and travels all the way to the countryside. Once there he is joined by four other youths, including a printing press proof-reader, Prakash Raikar; a young woman, Maya, who had been molested and hates men, as well as two other males, which include Sunil, who is gay. They meet with the person who placed the advertisement, a wheelchair-using former Indian Army Major Vishwas Sawant and his assistant, Vasu Mudaliar. The two are escaped convicts by the names of Jagga and Badri, that seek their patient's deaths.

## Cast

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* Nana Patekar as Abdul
* Madhuri Dixit as Maya
* Sadashiv Amrapurkar as Badrinath Chawla "Badri" / Vasu Mudaliar
* Anupam Kher as Jagmohan Sharma "Jagga" / Major Vishwas Sawant
* Aloknath as Father Braganza
* Nilu Phule as Social Worker
* Shreechand Makhija as Mr. Makhija
* K. K. Raina as Prakash Raikar
* Jayshree T. as Courtesan

## Soundtrack

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Song | Singer

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"Ek Lamha To Bina Dard"  | Kishore Kumar
"Shatranj Hai Yeh Duniya"  | Manna Dey
"Dil Ki Raftaar Se, Lehrake Pyar Se Yaaron Ki Gaadi Chali"  | Mahendra Kapoor, Shailendra Singh, Preeti Sagar
"Pehli Pehli Baar Jab"  | Asha Bhosle
"Kali Hain Teri Zulfen"  | Asha Bhosle

## External links

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Mohre at IMDb

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