This article is about the 1987 Hindi movie. For the German comedian, actress, singer nicknamed "Möhre", see
Mirja Boes.
1987 Indian film
Mohre (transl. Pawns) is a 1987 Indian Hindi movie directed by Raghuveer Kul. It starred Nana Patekar, Madhuri Dixit in lead roles. The pair later worked together in Vinod Chopra's Parinda, his own directorial debut, Prahaar, and the N. Chandra-directed Wajood. This film also starred Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Anupam Kher among others.
Plot
Abdul is a truck driver plagued with severe alcoholism and depression that causes him to want to end his life. One day another truck driver shows him a newspaper advertisement that offers help for suicide-ridden youth. Abdul decides to try them out and travels all the way to the countryside. Once there he is joined by four other youths, including a printing press proof-reader, Prakash Raikar; a young woman, Maya, who had been molested and hates men, as well as two other males, which include Sunil, who is gay. They meet with the person who placed the advertisement, a wheelchair-using former Indian Army Major Vishwas Sawant and his assistant, Vasu Mudaliar. The two are escaped convicts by the names of Jagga and Badri, that seek their patient's deaths.
Cast
Soundtrack
External links
Mohre at IMDb