| Swarg | |
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| Directed by | David Dhawan |
| Screenplay by | Anees Bazmee |
| Story by | Ashapurna Devi |
| Based on | Jog Biyog by Ashapurna Devi |
| Produced by | Nandu G Tolani |
| Starring | Rajesh Khanna Govinda Juhi Chawla Madhavi |
| Edited by | David Dhawan |
| Music by | Anand–Milind |
| Distributed by | Paras Films International |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Swarg (transl. Heaven) is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by David Dhawan, released in 1990. It stars Rajesh Khanna, Govinda, Juhi Chawla, Madhavi in lead roles. Swarg is the fourth last certified hit of Rajesh Khanna, as this was followed by Begunaah, Ghar Parivaar and Rupaye Dus Karod in the year 1991. The movie is loosely based on the 1967 movie Mehrban starring Ashok Kumar, which itself was a remake of the 1960 Tamil movie Padikkadha Medhai which in turn was a remake of 1953 Bengali film Jog Biyog.[1] based on the novel of same name by Ashapoorna Devi.[2] Swarg was remade in Telugu as Indra Bhavanam, in Odia as Bhai Hela Bhagari, in Bengali as Annadata and in Nepali as Izzatadar , twice in Bangladesh as Sneher Protidhan and Ke Apon Ke Por (2011).
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