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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, Dev Kishan, Jugnu and V. Gopal are also featured in the film. Though the film didn't do well commercially, it was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Academy Awards, but didn't receive a nomination.
Original Release
10/26/1973
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Amitabh Bachchan | Moti |
| Nutan | Mahjubhi |
| Trilok Kapoor | |
| Padma Khanna | Phoolbanu |
| Murad | Sheikh (Phoolbanu's father) / Sheikh |
| Leela Mishra | Badi Bhi |
| Dev Kishan | |
| Jugnu | Usman |
| V. Gopal | |
| C.S. Dubey | Banerjee (moneylender) / Banerjee |
Directors
Writers
Sudhendu Roy, Narendranath Mitra, P.L. Santoshi
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Amitabh Bachchan | Moti |
| Nutan | Mahjubhi |
| Trilok Kapoor | |
| Padma Khanna | Phoolbanu |
| Murad | Sheikh (Phoolbanu's father) / Sheikh |
| Leela Mishra | Badi Bhi |
| Dev Kishan | |
| Jugnu | Usman |
| V. Gopal | |
| C.S. Dubey | Banerjee (moneylender) / Banerjee |
| Yunus Bihari | Buyer |
| H.L. Pardesi | Sikander |
| Paro | Kaala |
| Habiba Rehman | Village girl |
| Narbada Shankar | Mallick Babu |
| Shreeram Shastri | Sadan Babu |
| Suraiya | Villager |
| Ravindra Jain |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ajit Kumar Barjatya | Producer |
| Kamal Kumar Barjatya | Producer |
| Tarachand Barjatya | Producer |
| Rajkumar Barjatya | Producer |
