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| Directed by | Sudhendu Roy |
| Written by | Sudhendu Roy (screenplay) P.L. Santoshi (dialogues)[1] |
| Story by | Ras by Narendranath Mitra |
| Produced by | Tarachand Barjatya |
| Starring | Nutan Amitabh Bachchan Padma Khanna |
| Cinematography | Dilip Ranjan Mukhopadhyay |
| Edited by | Mukhtar Ahmed |
| Music by | Ravindra Jain |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Saudagar is a 1973 Bollywood drama film, directed by Sudhendu Roy and based on the Bengali story, Ras, by Narendranath Mitra.[1][2] It stars Nutan as Mahzubeen and Amitabh Bachchan as Moti, in the leading roles. It also featured Trilok Kapoor and Padma Khanna as Phoolbanu. Murad, Leela Mishra as (Badi Bhi), Dev Kishan, Jugnu and V. Gopal are also featured in the film. Though the film didn't do well commercially,[1] it was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Academy Awards, but didn't receive a nomination.[3][4]
- ^ a b c "Saudagar (1973)". The Hindu. 10 January 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ Gulzar; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 337. ISBN 81-7991-066-0. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- ^ Sharma, Unnati (20 February 2022). "Amitabh Bachchan and Nutan's Saudagar showed how women's labour is taken for granted". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.