
Awaargi
1990-01-26 · 149 min · ★ 8.5
Azad (Anil Kapoor), a mob enforcer who rescues the lovely Meena (Meenakshi Seshadri) from a brothel against the orders of both his boss and a rival gang leader. He vows to help her become a singer, and enlists Dhiren (Govindra) to help her, but things become complicated when both men fall for Meena--and the gangsters decide they want her back.
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- Directors
- Mahesh Bhatt
- Production companies
- Swaraajya Shree Movies [IN]
- Countries
- India
- Status
- Released
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Anil KapoorAzaad
Meenakshi SheshadriMeena
GovindaDhiren Kumar
Anupam KherLala Jamal Khan
Paresh RawalBhau
Avtar GillRanubhai
Deepak QazirSaigal
Satish KaushikAzaad's Friend
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