Saudagar

Saudagar is a Bollywood film, directed by Subhash Ghai. It starred two major actors of the Hindi silver screen of yesteryear, Dilip Kumar and Raaj Kumar, in the leading roles. It was the second film in which the two actors came together after the film Paigham. It featured the debut performances of Vivek Mushran and Manisha Koirala, the latter became a noted Bollywood actress in later years. The story line is influenced from the famous play Romeo and Juliet and Mandhaari's (Anupam Kher) role is parallel to that of Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet. The film was a Silver Jubilee success all over India and it got director Subhash Ghai his only Filmfare Best Director Award.