Tamil-speaking Priya and Punjabi-speaking Dr. Kiran meet and fall in love with each other, and get married. Kiran likes to drink and likes the company of women, Priya is aware of this and always suspects him of having an affair. When Shobha decides to go for a vacation to her parents' house, Kiran meets with a dancer/singer, Lulu, spends the night with her, and wakes up next morning to find her dead body. Fearing that the Police will arrest him, and his wife will leave him, he disposes off the body off of a bridge into a river, and returns home to try and lead a normal life. When the Police find Lulu's body, they discover that she had taken a taxi to Kiran's house on the night of her death. It looks like Kiran may have to face the consequences of being arrested and his wife leaving him.
Acting
Sridevi's suspicious wife eyes could cut glass
Costume
Peak 80s sparkle and Lulu's tragic dancer wardrobe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Akalmand is a remake of the 1982 Tamil film 'Simla Special,' reflecting Bollywood's 80s habit of mining South Indian cinema for suspense-comedy hits.
This film quietly sits in Sridevi's massive 1984 release slate—she appeared in roughly a dozen films that year, often playing suspicious wives or doomed dancers with equal commitment.
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