Jaag Utha Insan

Jaag Utha Insan
Poster
Directed byK. Viswanath
Produced byRakesh Roshan
StarringMithun Chakraborty
Sridevi
Rakesh Roshan
Deven Verma
J V Somayajulu
Sujit Kumar
CinematographyP. L. Raj
Music byRajesh Roshan
Release date
  • 6 July 1984 (1984-07-06)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
BudgetRs 10 lakhs

Jaag Utha Insan (transl. Awakened Man) is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language film directed by K. Viswanath, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Sridevi, Rakesh Roshan, Deven Verma, J V Somayajulu Sujit Kumar and music composed by Rajesh Roshan. It is the Hindi version of Viswanath's 1981 Telugu film Saptapadi. It is a love story between a Dalit boy and a Brahmin Girl, played by Mithun Chakraborty and Sridevi respectively in the lead roles, supported by Rakesh Roshan, J V Somayajulu Deven Verma, Sujit Kumar. The cinematographer P.L. Raj won the Filmfare Award for best cinematography. Film expert Rajesh Subramanian reveals that Jaya Prada was the first choice but since her dates were committed and clashed with Prakash Mehra's Sharaabi, Sridevi was signed to play the female lead.