Yeh Ishq Nahin Aasaan

Yeh Ishq Nahin Aasaan

1984 · 138 min · ★ 10.0 · Romance

Architect and Poet Salim Ahmed Salim lives in Nizamuddin, India, along with his widowed mother. He re-locates to Lucknow where he is employed with Shirazi & Company. He instructs her not to leave the house, and when she persists, he sells the house and decides to re-locate to Lahore, Pakistan. Salim attempts to stop them but Hamid assaults him and leaves him senseless. Salim does recover but takes to alcohol and a Courtesan named Phoolrani in a big way. His mother intervenes, and compels him to get married to their new neighbor's daughter, Sahira, which he reluctantly does. Now trapped in a marriage with a woman he does not love, Salim continues to frequent Phoolrani's brothel, with hopes of being re-united with his estranged sweetheart - only to find that the seemingly demure Sahira will not let go of him that easily.

Directed by Tinnu Anand · Written by Inder Raj Anand

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Rishi Kapoor Salim Ahmed Salim
Padmini Kolhapure Salma A. Mirza
Asrani Jamal
Iftekhar Akhtar Mirza
Deepti Naval Sahira H. Khan / Sahira S. Salim
Om Prakash Nawab
Yogeeta Bali Phoolrani
Agha Shirazi
Jalal Agha Qawaal
Vijay Arora Qawaal
Mumtaz Begum Akhtar's mom
Leela Mishra Badi Bi

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