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Reshma Aur Shera
Reshma Aur Shera (Hindi: रेशमा और शेरा; translation: Reshma and Shera) is a 1971 Hindi crime drama film produced and directed by Sunil Dutt and starring Waheeda Rehman as Reshma and Sunil Dutt as Shera. It also stars Vinod Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Raakhee and Amrish Puri in supporting roles. Sunil Dutt’s son Sanjay Dutt, who was 12 years old at the time, appears briefly as a Qawwali singer in his first film appearance.
Reshma (Waheeda Rehman) and Shera (Sunil Dutt) are from two enemy clans. Therefore their love, initiated during a fair, has no chance. Shera’s arbitrary attempt, against his family’s will, to make peace with the enemy clan at Reshma’s brother’s wedding, fails. The wedding results in a blood-bath. Shera is expelled from his clan and suddenly finds himself needing to fight his own family. To stop Shera’s furious hatred, Reshma picks up the courage to take an unusual step.
Cast
Waheeda Rehman as Reshma
Sunil Dutt as Shera
Amitabh Bachchan as Chhotu
Vinod Khanna as Vijay
Raakhee as Reshma’s Sister-in-law
Ranjeet as Gopal
Jayant as Sagat Singh
K. N. Singh as Chaudhary
Amrish Puri as Rehmat Khan
Sanjay Dutt as Qawwali Singer
Naval Kumar as Jagat Singh
