Tawaif

<p>Dawood Mohammed Ali Khan Yusufzai ( ) is an orphan and lives at a community home owned by Ameena Bai ( ) who treats Dawood as her son. Dawood works at a publishing house “Kitaab Gher” owned by Mr. Nigam ( ). One day he finds a manuscript in a bus which has name and address of the writer. He reached the address to meet the writer Kaynat Mirza ( ), who is a young and beautiful girl. He sets a meeting of Kainat with Sulaiman ( ) the editor of the publishing house. One night he hears a distraught knock at his door. As he opens the door, a mafia lord Rahim Shaikh ( ) rushed in along with a bejeweled woman. He asks Dawood to let the woman stay there the night or he will kill him. Next morning Ameena and rest of the people assume the woman of be Dawood’s wife and arrange a feast for them. Dawood is angry at the women who tells him his story. The woman, Sultana ( ) is a courtesan purchased by Rahim Shaikh to be resold to the highest bidder. However, police arrived before the bidding process is complete and Rahim runs away with Sultana. Rahim is arrested and his goons warn both Sultana and Dawood to stay together till Rahim gets out and claims Sultana. Word of Dawood’s marriage gets to his office and his colleague push for a feast. Sultana arranges for the feast by selling her jewels. Rahim gets released but Sultana strikes a deal with him that she will return in couple of days. Meanwhile Sultana rescues a neighbor girl from a con man while tried to sell her, her gesture finally earns her Dawood’s respect. Kainat’s novel gets published after which Dawood and Kainat confess their love to each other. Sulaiman sends Dawood to Kainat’s home to fix his marriage with her. Kainat refuses but she is told about the first wife of Dawood. Devastated Kainat goes to see Sultana. Sultana clarifies the situation with Kainat and her mother. Next morning after sending Dawood to office, she says goodbye to Ameena Bai and rest of the neighborhood under the pretense of visit to sick mother. She tries to escape by is apprehended by Rahim Shaikh, Kainat witnesses that and followed her. Kainat makes Dawood realize that he actually loves Sultana and encourages him to bring Sultana back. Dawood tried to rescue Sultana but is beaten by Rahim Shaikh who questions Dawood if the society will accept Sultana, a courtesan, as his wife. Ameena bai walks in along with whole neighborhood and Mr Nigam to assure their acceptance of Sultana. Rahim is arrested and Sultana finally weds Dawood. The music for all the songs were composed by and penned by . This article about a Hindi film of the 1980s is a . You can help Wikipedia by .</p>