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| Directed by | Ramesh Sippy |
| Produced by | G.P. Sippy |
| Written by | Javed Akhtar |
| Starring | Rishi Kapoor Kamal Hassan Dimple Kapadia Nadira Saeed Jaffrey Satish Kaushik |
| Music by | R.D. Burman |
| Cinematography | S.M. Anwar |
| Editing by | M.S. Shinde |
| Distributed by | Sippy Films |
| Release date(s) | 9 August 1985 |
| Running time | 187 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Saagar (Hindi: सागर, Urdu: ساگر) is a 1985 Bollywood film directed by Ramesh Sippy. The film stars Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia along with Kamal Hassan.
Saagar was a comeback film for Kapadia, and contained a fleeting topless shot of her. Saagar was India's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1985.
This was the second instance in the history of Filmfare Awards where an actor has been nominated for both Best Actor as well as Best Actor in Supporting role, the previous nominee for both awards was Ashok Kumar (for Aashirwad in 1970). Kamal Hassan ultimately won the Best Actor award, his first and only award in that category for a Hindi film.
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Mona (Dimple Kapadia) runs a small restaurant in Goa. Raja (Kamal Hassan), who lives close by, is a good friend. He is in love with her but is unable to profess his feelings. Ravi (Rishi Kapoor) is from a rich industrialist family who moves to Goa from the US. Mona and Ravi fall in love of which Raja know s nothing. Ravi's grandmother is opposed to their love because of class differences.
According to Asiaweek, "Saagar offers a skimpy eternal-triangle plot, but it is remarkable for its polished narration and masterly technique. The romance is subdued, symbolised by waves gently caressing the shore." It further praised the performances, calling Kapadia "a delight" and claiming that Hassan "steals the show with his subtle performance," and the direction by Sippy, who has "has succeeded in injecting vitality, beauty and deep insight into a gossamer-thin story."[1] India Today wrote, "Like Sholay, and only like Sholay, Saagar is purely a director's film."[2]
1986 Filmfare Awards (India)