'' Saudagar '' is a 1973 Bollywood drama film , directed by Sudhendu Roy and based on the Bengali story , '' Ras '' , by Narendranath Mitra . It stars Nutan Behl as Mijuben and Amitabh Bachchan as Moti , in the leading roles . It also featured Trilok Kapoor and Padma Khanna as Phoolbanu . Murad , Leela Mishra as ( Badi Bhi ) , Dev Kishan , Jugnu and V. Gopal are also featured in the film . Though the film did n't do well commercially , it was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Academy Awards , but did n't receive a nomination
46th Academy Awards
46th Academy Awards
Saudagar (1973 film)