Waqt Ki Awaz

About the film

Waqt Ki Awaz (transl. The Sound of Time) is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by K. Bapayya. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty and Sridevi. Moushumi Chatterjee, Kader Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Ranjeet, Gulshan Grover and Asrani are featured in supporting roles. The film was a major commercial success, becoming the fifth highest-grossing film of 1988. The film was a remake of the 1986 Telugu film Khaidi Rudraiah.

Plot

Wealthy Lata refuses to obey her widower father's instructions to marry equally wealthy Rajan, who is the second son of Sikander Lal Thakkar, her dad's business partner. She runs away from home, and shortly thereafter, her father locates her living with a truck-driver, Vishwa Pratap, and his pretty sister, Lakshmi. She refuses to return home. She tells her father that she would marry Vishwa instead of Rajan. She soon regrets her decision when she finds out that Vishwa has been arrested for killing a man named Billa, and may have to spend his entire life behind bars or be hanged.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack contains the last recorded song by Kishore Kumar. It is a duet with Asha Bhosle and was recorded a day before his death. The song is titled "Guru Guru, Aa Jao Guru". Lyrics by Indeevar.

Box office

The film was a super hit and fifth-highest-grossing movie of 1988.

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