Jaanwar (1982 film)

Jaanwar
Poster
Directed byS. Ali Raza
Written byS. Ali Raza
Produced byPardyuman Mohla
Starring
CinematographyJal Mistry
Music byLaxmikant–Pyarelal
Distributed byShree Krishna International
Release date
  • 24 December 1982 (1982-12-24)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office3.5 crores

Jaanwar (lit.'Animal') is an Indian Bollywood fantasy film directed by S. Ali Raza, released in 1982. The film stars Rajesh Khanna and Zeenat Aman as the main lead characters of the film. This film was of different genre than the other films of the pair. The film gives a social message of saving animals The film takes place in a mythical kingdom and tells the tale of Raju who gets separated from his father and has to live in a village next to forest and of Rajkumari who as a newborn girl is forced by circumstances to be abandoned in a forest and subsequently is brought by animals.