Tawaif

"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."

Cast

Rishi Kapoor

as Dawood Mohammed Ali Khan Yusuf Zahi

Rati Agnihotri

as Sultana

Poonam Dhillon

as Kaynat Mirza

Ashok Kumar

as Mr. Nigam

Deepak Parashar

as Sulaiman

Govardhan Asrani

as Constable Pandya

Kader Khan

as Rahim Sheikh

Iftekhar

as Lala Fakirchand

Sushma Seth

as Amina Ba

Ashalata Wabgaonkar

as Kaynat's mother

Shammi

as Mrs. Nigam

Yunus Parvez

as Umruddin

Arun Bakshi

as Zafar

Shashikala

as Bilquis Bai

Crew

B.R. Chopra

Director

Rahi Masoom Raza

Screenplay

Satish Bhatnagar

Writer

C.J. Pavri

Writer

R.C. Kumar

Producer

Dharam Chopra

Cinematography

S.B. Mane

Editor

Ravi

Music

Mahendra Kapoor

Vocals

Asha Bhosle

Vocals

Shanti Das

Art Direction

Hasan Kamal

Lyricist

Shashi Mhatre

Makeup Artist