Yateem

Yateem

1988 · 173 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama, Action

When Inspector Yadav (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) shoots down a criminal couple in the line of duty, his heart goes out to their orphaned baby son Krishna. He adopts the child, who grows up with Yadav's own daughter, Gauri (Farha). As they grow up, Krishna (Sunny Deol) and Gauri fall in love - but an obstacle is looming in their path in the form of Yadav's young second wife (Sujata Mehta), who is attracted to the handsome Krishna, and in her jealousy proceeds to do all she can to destroy the young couple's chances of happiness.

Directed by J. P. Dutta

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Sunny Deol Inspector Krishna
Farha Naaz Gauri S. Yadav
Danny Denzongpa Girivar Prasad Mathur
Amrish Puri Dacoit Daku Purkhiya
Sujata Mehta Chanchal S. Yadav
Kulbhushan Kharbanda Inspector. Shiv Kumar Yadav
Beena Banerjee Mrs. Ujagar Singh
Vijayendra Ghatge Senior Police Officer
Rammohan Sharma Ramchander
Dina Pathak Mrs. Yadav
Asha Sharma Parvati
Dalip Tahil Dacoit Ujagar Singh

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