Sohni Mahiwal (1984 film)

Not to be confused with Sohni Mahiwal (1946 film) or Sohni Mahiwal (1958 film).

Sohni Mahiwal (Hindi: सोनी महिवाल, Russian: Легенда о любви, romanized: Legenda o lyubvi) is a 1984 Indo-Russian historical romance drama film based on the Punjabi folk tragedy of the same name, directed by Umesh Mehra and Latif Faiziyev (Russia), produced by F. C. Mehra. It stars Sunny Deol, Poonam Dhillon and Zeenat Aman in pivotal roles.^[2] The writers were Shanti Prakash Bakshi and Javed Siddiqui. The music was scored by Anu Malik. Choreographer P. L. Raj. The film was a commercial success with a net collection of ₹7.2 crore.^[1]

Sohni Mahiwal
Promotional poster
Directed by	Umesh Mehra Latif Faiziyev
Screenplay by	Shanti Prakash Bakshi Javed Siddiqui
Based on	Sohni Mahiwal
Produced by	F. C. Mehra
Starring	Sunny Deol Poonam Dhillon Zeenat Aman Tanuja Pran
Cinematography	S. Pappu
Edited by	M. S. Shinde
Music by	Anu Malik Anand Bakshi (lyrics)
Distributed by	Eagle Films Uzbekfilm Sovinfilm
Release dates	29 June 1984 (1984-06-29) (India) December 1984 (1984-12) (Russia)
Running time	142 min
Countries	India Russia
Languages	Hindi Russian
Box office	₹7.20 crore (equivalent to ₹112 crore or US$13 million in 2023)[1]

Plot

Shahzada Izzat Beg comes to India with his caravan from Bukhara Uzbekistan and settles in a town in Punjab. Here he falls in love with Sohni, who keeps a shop in metal pots. Izzat Beg buys a pot from her with whatever money he had and they were attracted to each other. Sohni dispensed with her servant and kept Izzat Beg instead. This gave them more opportunity to meet. This was a scandal in the town and Sohni was perforce married to Rehman, who was slightly off his head. Sohni continued meeting Izzat Beg, who went out fishing. When the atmosphere became too hot for them they jointly took a watery grave for their love.

Cast

• Sunny Deol as Shahzada Izzat Beg
• Poonam Dhillon as Sohni
• Zeenat Aman as Zarina
• Tanuja as Sohni's Mother
• Pran as Tulla (Sohni's Father)
• Shammi Kapoor as Peer Baba
• Frunzik Mkrtchyan as Warrior
• Gulshan Grover as Noor
• Rakesh Bedi as Salamat

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by Anu Malik, while lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi. It was a successful soundtrack which received critical acclaim. It earned Malik, his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director and Bakshi received a nomination for penning the lyrics of "Sohni Chinab De Kinare". Anupama Deshpande won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song.

Sohni Mahiwal
Soundtrack album by Anu Malik
Released	1984
Recorded	1984
Genre	Film soundtrack
Label	Music India
Anu Malik chronology
Aasmaan (1983) Sohni Mahiwal (1984) Love Marriage (1984)

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Sohni Meri Sohni Aur Nahin Koi Honi"	Asha Bhosle, Anwar
2.	"Mujhe Dulhe Ka Sehra Gaane Do"	Asha Bhosle, Shabbir Kumar
3.	"Bol Do Meethe Bol Soniye"	Asha Bhosle, Shabbir Kumar
4.	"Chand Ruka Hai, Raat Ruki Hai"	Asha Bhosle
5.	"Sohni Chinab De Kinare (Happy)"	Anupama Deshpande
6.	"Sohni Chinab De Kinare (Sad)"	Anupama Deshpande

Awards

32nd Filmfare Awards:

Won

• Best Female Playback Singer – Anupama Deshpande for "Sohni Chinab Di"
• Best Editing – M. S. Shinde
• Best Sound Design – Brahmanand Sharma

Nominated

• Best Music Director – Anu Malik
• Best Lyricist – Anand Bakshi for "Sohni Chinab Di"

See also

• Sohni Mahiwal