Raja, a fisherman is secretly in love with Mona. When wealthy Ravi comes to live with his grandmother, Kamladevi, he sees Mona and falls in love with her. Mona also reciprocates his love. Raja is devastated by this turn of events. But when Kamladevi gets to know that Ravi is seeing Mona, she puts pressure on Mona to give up Ravi and marry someone else.
Acting
Kamal Haasan's silent suffering — the man emotes with just his eyes.
Cinematography
Goa's beaches never looked this lush, this lonely, this blue.
Score
R.D. Burman's 'Saagar Kinare' will live in your head rent-free.
Director
Ramesh Sippy
Rishi Kapoor
Ravi
Kamal Haasan
Raja
Dimple Kapadia
Mona D'Silva
Nadira
Miss Joseph
Saeed Jaffrey
Mr. D'Silva
Madhur Jaffrey
Kamladevi (Ravi's grandma)
A.K. Hangal
Baba (in the lighthouse)
Shafi Inamdar
Vikram
Satish Kaushik
Batuk Lal
Kiran Vairale
Maria (the bride)
Goga Kapoor
Thekedaar
Lilliput (M. M. Faruqui)
Cheena
Sudhir Pandey
Sharat Saxena
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dimple Kapadia came out of retirement for this role after a 12-year hiatus following her marriage to Rajesh Khanna.
The film's climax deliberately subverts Bollywood's usual 'poor boy wins rich girl' fantasy, making it a rare 80s tragedy.
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