Tawaif
1985, Hindi. Directed by B.R. Chopra.
A courtesan accidentally comes to the house of a humble man and lives in the civil society without revealing about her profession. She falls for the man but her past forbids a union between them.
- Runtime
- 2h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Hindi
- Rated
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Tawaif is streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Eros Now Select in India.
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Cast & crew
- B.R. ChopraDirector
- Rishi KapoorDawood Mohammed Ali Khan Yusuf Zahi
- Rati AgnihotriSultana
- Poonam DhillonKaynat Mirza
- Ashok KumarMr. Nigam
- Deepak ParasharSulaiman
- AsraniConstable Pandya
- Kader KhanRahim Sheikh
- IftekharLala Fakirchand
- Sushma SethAmina Ba
- Ashalata WabgaonkarKaynat's mother
- ShammiMrs. Nigam
- Yunus ParvezUmruddin
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1985
- Original title
- तवाइफ़
- Country
- India
- Written by
- Rahi Masoom Raza, Satish Bhatnagar, C.J. Pavri
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Tawaif runs 160 minutes (2h 40m).
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Which OTT platform is Tawaif on?
Tawaif is streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Eros Now Select in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Tawaif?
If you liked Tawaif, try Blind, The Man from Elysian Fields, Fire with Fire.
Who directed Tawaif?
Tawaif (1985) was directed by B.R. Chopra and stars Rishi Kapoor, Rati Agnihotri, Poonam Dhillon.