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Dhanraj finds a lottery ticket

Bhagyawan, translated as So Lucky, is a 1993 Indian Bollywood drama directed by S. K. Subash and produced by Upendra Jha. It was released on 10 December 1993. The film follows Dhanraj, a hardworking employee whose life is shattered when his employer, Hira Seth, refuses to accept responsibility for Dhanraj's sister's child. After her death by suicide, Hira dismisses Dhanraj and says he will ensure that he cannot find work in town.

Unable to feed his wife, two sons and daughter, Dhanraj takes the family to a beach, intending to poison them and end his own life. A young boy snatches the poisoned food before it can be served. When the food is spilt during Dhanraj's pursuit, he finds a wallet containing a lottery ticket and a newspaper cutting saying the ticket carries a huge winning. Taking it as a good omen, Dhanraj brings the boy home as Amar.

Dhanraj's family years later

Years later, Dhanraj is a medicine manufacturer. His eldest son Vishwas works in the company, while Kishen is in college and loves Radha, Hira's daughter. Dhanraj's daughter Renu, whose Air Force pilot husband was killed in action, lives with Dhanraj and her daughter. She fears being chided by her in-laws. Amar has grown into a police inspector and is married to Geeta, a thief whom he has reformed.

Govinda and Juhi Chawla

Govinda plays Police Inspector Amar and Juhi Chawla plays Geeta. Pran plays Dhanraj, Asha Parekh plays Savitri, Aruna Irani plays Renu, and Ranjeet plays Hira. The cast also includes Johnny Lever as Johnny, Kirti Kumar as Vishwas, Suraj Chaddha as Kishen, Shobha Singh as Radha, and Gurbachan Singh as Rana. Dialogues were written by Kamlesh Pandey. The lyricists were Sameer Anjaan, Hasrat Jaipuri and M. G. Hashmat.

Film details from the Wikipedia article “Bhagyawan”. Text adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.