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Dostana

Dostana

19806.22h 33m

Overview

Two close friends decide to enter law enforcement – one a police officer, the other a lawyer – but their friendship begins to unravel when they both fall in love with the same woman.

Directed by Raj Khosla
Written by Javed Akhtar, Salim Khan, Anand Bakshi
Produced by Yash Johar
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Top Cast

Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan

Vijay Varma

Shatrughan Sinha

Shatrughan Sinha

Ravi Kapoor

Zeenat Aman

Zeenat Aman

Sheetal Sahni

Prem Chopra

Prem Chopra

Mr. Daaga

Amrish Puri

Amrish Puri

Balwant Singh

Helen

Helen

Sylvia

Pran Sikand

Pran Sikand

Tony

Gajanan Jagirdar

Gajanan Jagirdar

High School Principal

Sajjan Lal Purohit

Sajjan Lal Purohit

Ramnik Lal Tiwari

Iftekhar

Iftekhar

Prosecuting Lawyer

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About Dostana

Dostana is a drama, action, crime film released in 1980. Directed by Raj Khosla, it stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Zeenat Aman. Two close friends decide to enter law enforcement – one a police officer, the other a lawyer – but their friendship begins to unravel when they both fall in love with the same woman.

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