Prem Tapasya

Prem Tapasya is a 1983 Bollywood Romantic film produced by Akkineni Nageswara Rao on Annapurna Studios banner and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. Starring Reena Roy, Jeetendra and Rekha in the lead roles, with music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal.^[1][2][3] The film is remake of Telugu blockbuster Movie Premabhishekam (1981), starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Sridevi, Jayasudha in pivotal roles. Both the movies are made by same banner and director. The film was successful and Reena Roy was praised for her role as a sacrificial romantic women as she is often seen in her films.^[4][5]

Plot

Mohan Kumar Verma (Jeetendra) meets with attractive Devi (Reena Roy) and falls in love with her. He proposes his love for Devi, but Devi rejects and even humiliates him. When Devi comes to know that Mohan really loves her with his heart and soul, she repents and accepts Mohan's proposal for marriage. The marriage is set to take place within a few days and preparations are on. Then Devi's brother Dr. Nandlal Kumar Singh (Prem Chopra) comes across a secret about Mohan's life that he has cancer and going to die soon, so Nandlal puts a stop to this marriage. Devi finds out that her brother is behind this and tells Mohan, they plan to get married in secret. At the same time, Mohan also comes to know about his death through Dr. Chowdary (Ashok Kumar). At that same time, he knows that his close friend Ashok (Vinod Mehra) also loves Devi, so he decides to get rid off from her life by focusing himself as bad before her. From that day Mohan does not show up, Devi is devastated fearing, tries to contact him and finds out that he was out with another woman named Bela (Rekha) a prostitute. Devi is shocked by Mohan's act and tries to bring him back to her. But Mohan intervenes that all the engagement and wedding was a fake to take revenge on Devi for insulting him. Devi gets angered on this and she urges her brother to fix marriage with anyone in order to nose cut arrogant Mohan. Her brother arranges for the wedding with Ashok. Bela requests Mohan to marry as she though a prostitute she would like to be mentioned as someone's wife after her life. Mohan marries her and begins his last journey. Devi marries Ashok after marriage she comes to know the truth. Devi is shocked and rushes to meet Mohan. When everybody assembles at his place Mohan blesses married Devi and leaves his last breath happily.

Cast

• Reena Roy as Devi
• Jeetendra as Mohan Kumar Verma
• Vinod Mehra as Ashok
• Rekha as Bela
• Anita Raj as Anita
• Ashok Kumar as Dr. Chowdary
• Prem Chopra as Dr. Nandlal Kumar Singh
• Asrani
• Om Shivpuri as Ram Kumar Verma
• Dinesh Hingoo as Lachhu
• Ashalata Wabgaonkar as Mrs. Pratibha Kumar Verma
• Dina Pathak as Naniji
• Agha as Pandit
• Javed

Soundtrack

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References