Salma
Synopsis
Lucknow-based Nawabzada Aslam lives a wealthy lifestyle along with his dad, Bakar, and mom. He writes poems under the pen name of Raj Lakhnavi, and is a close friend of Iqbal. One day he meets and falls in love with Salma Banarsi, a Banaras-based Courtesan. When his parents arrange his marriage with his foreign-returned cousin, Mumtaz, he informs them that he loves Salma and incurs their displeasure so much so that his dad shoots him, and he gets hospitalized. When he recovers fully he is shocked to find that Salma has not only accepted Iqbal as her lover, but has also taken a lot of money and jewelry from his mother. He takes to alcohol in a big way and swears to exact vengeance against Salma by getting married to Mumtaz and forcing Salma to sing and dance at his wedding.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Ramanand Sagar
- Screenplay & Story
- Gulshan Nanda
- Original Title
- Salma
- Country of Origin
- India
- Spoken Languages
- Urdu
- Runtime
- 2h 29m
- Production Studios
- Sagar Art International
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Ramanand Sagar
Gulshan Nanda
Ramanand Sagar
Department Leadership Roster
Ramanand Sagar
Director
Gulshan Nanda
Writer
Ramanand Sagar
Producer
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What is Salma about?
Lucknow-based Nawabzada Aslam lives a wealthy lifestyle along with his dad, Bakar, and mom. He writes poems under the pen name of Raj Lakhnavi, and is a close friend of Iqbal. One day he meets and falls in love with Salma Banarsi, a Banaras-based Courtesan. When his parents arrange his marriage with his foreign-returned cousin, Mumtaz, he informs them that he loves Salma and incurs their displeasure so much so that his dad shoots him, and he gets hospitalized. When he recovers fully he is shocked to find that Salma has not only accepted Iqbal as her lover, but has also taken a lot of money and jewelry from his mother. He takes to alcohol in a big way and swears to exact vengeance against Salma by getting married to Mumtaz and forcing Salma to sing and dance at his wedding.
Who directed Salma?
Salma was directed by Ramanand Sagar.
Who stars in Salma?
The principal cast of Salma includes Raj Babbar, Salma Agha, Farooq Shaikh, Shoma Anand, Pradeep Kumar.
When was Salma released and how long is it?
Salma was released in 1985 with a total runtime of 2h 29m.