Two sisters, one man, zero chill — 80s Bollywood melodrama at its finest.
Sisters Janki and Lalita fall for Ram, their good friend. When Lalita learns that Janki loves Ram, she steps back and allows her sister to build a life together with Ram.
Acting
Sridevi's eyes do more acting than most scripts.
Direction
K. Raghavendra Rao's signature zoom-ins on longing.
Costume
The saree wind machine deserves co-director credit.
Director
K Raghavendra Rao
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tohfa epitomizes the 80s 'sacrificing heroine' archetype that made Sridevi and Jaya Prada household names for opposite reasons.
Bappi Lahiri's soundtrack was so popular that 'Pyar Ka Tohfa' became a wedding staple despite the film's tragic undertones.
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