fixes his marriage with Radha Choudhary (played by Divya Rana), who is the daughter of his friend, Bhagwat Choudhary (played by Raza Murad). Naren was being informed that Ganga is dead. So, he decided to marry according to his father's wish. On the other hand, Ganga is invited to dance on her husband's marriage. But lastly, love wins and Naren recognizes his wife Ganga. They try to go away from there with their son but Bhagwat Choudhary shoots Ganga in a fit of rage. Ganga gets shot by him on her hand and Naren starts beating Bhagwat Choudhary, believing that he killed Ganga. But then Radha informs him that Ganga isn't dead yet. Naren stops beating Bhagwat and leaves with Ganga and their son. Cast Rajiv Kapoor as Narendra "Naren" Sahay Mandakini as Ganga Sahay Divya Rana as Radha B. Choudhary Sushma Seth as Dadima Saeed Jaffrey as Kunj Bihari Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Jeeva Sahay Raza Murad as Bhagwat Choudhary Geeta Siddharth as Mrs. Sahay Trilok Kapoor as Professor Krishan Dhawan as Manilal Vishwa Mehra as Postbabu Urmila Bhatt as Tajeshwaribai A.K. Hangal as Brij Kishore Gautam Sarin as Naren's fellow student Monty Nath as Naren's fellow student who lost his watch Kamaldeep as Chamanlal Tom Alter as Karam Singh (Ganga's elder brother) Javed Khan Amrohi as Manglu (Ganga's fiance) Production According to Padmini Kolhapure, she was the initial choice for the female lead role but declined because the script had a kissing scene. Mandakini, who ultimately played the role, disputed Kolhapure's claims. She said Raj Kapoor wanted only a new face, rather than an established actress, as he believed he could not "make someone pure Ganga if they have an established image". Mandakini also stated that she did not breastfeed despite popular belief, but the scene was shot in a way to suggest that. Cultural allusions According to Philip Lutgendorf, the movie is an allegory that "synthesizes classical and mythic narrative, soft-core political and social commentary (here condemning the corruption of politicians and capitalists and championing the nascent environmental initiatives of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi). The narrative recapitulates the Abhijñānaśākuntalam story that first appeared in the epic Mahabharata and then was reworked, some six hundred years later, by the poet Kalidasa." The final song sequence "Ek Radha ek Meera" brings Raj Kapoor's personal experiences with filmdom and reality. This song sequence is the climax of the plot where the