Sindoor
Seen it?1987 | 166 min | Family, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for a family movie night and anyone who likes a story with emotional weight. Works for the whole couch, from little ones up.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Long and immersive, at 2 hr 46 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's long: 2 hr 46 min.
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Probably not for a grown-ups-only night in.
Laxmi is half of a famous singing couple when both her relationship and career are destroyed by the jealous plotting of her husband , Vijay. Years later, Laxmi is widowed and raising a stepdaughter, Lalita, when Vijay returns to the scene to meddle in her new family's affairs and once again threaten her domestic happiness.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 20K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by K. Ravi Shankar
- Shashi KapoorProfessor Vijay Choudhury
- GovindaRavi
- Neelam KothariLalita Kapoor (as Neelam)
- Shakti KapoorShera
- Kader KhanAdvocate Dharamdas
- Gulshan GroverShera's Nephew
- AsraniChunilal
- Aruna IraniRamkatori
- Rishi KapoorMr. Kumar (Guest Appearance)
- JeetendraPrem Kapoor