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  • Daasi (1981)
  • Drama, Romance
Daasi (1981)
Drama, Romance

After the passing away of her parents, Mangala moves in with her maternal uncle, his wife, and five cousins, who all live a poor lifestyle in a small town. She has a sweetheart in Anoop and hopes to marry him someday. When Anoop hesitates,...See moreAfter the passing away of her parents, Mangala moves in with her maternal uncle, his wife, and five cousins, who all live a poor lifestyle in a small town. She has a sweetheart in Anoop and hopes to marry him someday. When Anoop hesitates, her marriage is arranged elsewhere, however, on the day of the marriage, the groom meets with an accident and passes away. Her aunt quickly gets her married to a singer named Anand. After the marriage, Mangala is shocked to find that Anand is blind and detests him. When she finds out that he cares for her, she changes her mind and falls in love with him. Then Anoop re-enters her life, Anand finds out, and drives her out. Mangala returns home to her aunt, but she refuses to accept her. Then Mangala finds out that Anand has become a famous singer as well as an alcoholic. She goes to his house in Bombay, gets herself hired as a servant, calls herself Daasi, and pretends to be dumb so that Anand cannot hear her voice and recognize. Eventually she settles in, Anand is pleased with her work, but she also finds out that he hates Mangala; then publicly announces that he is going to marry a dancer by the name of Tara; Tara, catches her stealing a necklace, and to complicate matters even more - Anoop re-enters their lives again. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) See less
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Director
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K.K. Shrivastava (dialogue)
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Updated Jun 26, 1981

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Jun 26, 1981 (India)

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19 cast members
Name Known for
Rekha
Tara Tara   See fewer
Moushumi Chatterjee
Mangala / Daasi (as Moushumi) Mangala / Daasi (as Moushumi)   See fewer
Vikram Makandar
Gopinath (as Vikram) Gopinath (as Vikram)   See fewer
Siddharth Kak
Eye Specialist Eye Specialist   See fewer
Radha Bartake
Anoop's girlfriend (as Radhika Bartake) Anoop's girlfriend (as Radhika Bartake)   See fewer
Kanwarjeet Paintal
Kamal (as Paintal) Kamal (as Paintal)   See fewer
Leela Mishra
Mangala's aunt Mangala's aunt   See fewer
Bela
Mangala's cousin Mangala's cousin   See fewer
Dhumal
Mangala's maternal aunt Mangala's maternal aunt   See fewer
Meena
Mangala's cousin Mangala's cousin   See fewer
Rajesh
Mangala's cousin Mangala's cousin   See fewer
Sunder
Anand's tabla player Anand's tabla player   See fewer
Meena Talpade
Mangala's cousin (as Meena T.) Mangala's cousin (as Meena T.)   See fewer
Gauri Verma
Mangala's cousin Mangala's cousin   See fewer
Pooja Verma
Mangala's cousin Mangala's cousin   See fewer
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