Gardish

Gardish

1993 · 171 min · ★ 8.1 · Drama

Naive and easily impressionable Vidya Bhalla would like her husband to be a dashing hero, one who is not afraid of anybody, one who can easily jump into a fire to rescue someone, one who is strong & romantic. She sees all of these qualities in Shiva Sathe (Jackie Shroff), the son of Havaldar Purshotam Sathe, whose only dream is to see Shiva become a Police Inspector. Vidya informs her dad, Prithviraj, that she has found her dream man, the Bhallas and the Sathes meet and get the couple formally engaged.

Directed by Priyadarshan

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Shammi Kapoor Prithviraj Bhalla
Jackie Shroff Shiva Sathe
Aishwarya Bhaskaran Vidya Bhalla
Dimple Kapadia Shanti
Amrish Puri Constable Purushottam Sathe
Asrani Phoolwa's Husband
Cochin Haneefa Thief
Farida Jalal Laxmi Sathe
Raj Babbar Pratap
Suresh Oberoi Inspector Saini
Anant Mahadevan Constable Sawant
Rakesh Bedi

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