Awaargi

Awaargi

1990 · 149 min · ★ 8.5 · Drama

Azad (Anil Kapoor), a mob enforcer who rescues the lovely Meena (Meenakshi Seshadri) from a brothel against the orders of both his boss and a rival gang leader. He vows to help her become a singer, and enlists Dhiren (Govindra) to help her, but things become complicated when both men fall for Meena--and the gangsters decide they want her back.

Directed by Mahesh Bhatt · Written by Suraj Sanim

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