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{{Infobox film
| name = Jaadugar
| image = Jaadugar.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Prakash Mehra]]
| producer = [[Prakash Mehra]]
| story = Suraj Sanim
| screenplay = Suraj Sanim
| writer = {{ubl|[[Kader Khan]]|[[Laxmikant Sharma]]|[[Javed Akhtar]] (Dialogue)}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[[Amitabh Bachchan]]|[[Jaya Prada]]|[[Aditya Pancholi]]|[[Amrita Singh]]}}
| music = [[Kalyanji-Anandji]]
| cinematography =
| editing = B. S. Glaad
| studio =
| distributor = {{ubl|[[Eros Entertainment]]|Prakash Mehra Productions}}
| released = {{Film date|1989|8|25|df=y}}
| runtime = 173 minutes <br /> (''theatrical version'') <br /> 300 minutes <br /> (''Original Version with two intervals'') <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097609/trivia|title=Jaadugar Trivia}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross = {{INR}}1.8 crores<ref name="talkingmoviez.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.talkingmoviez.com/2018/06/amitabh-bachchan-hits-flops-and.html?m=1|accessdate=14 September 2019|title=Amitabh Bachchan hits and flops|last=talkingmoviez|date=20 December 2018}}</ref>
}}
'''''Jaadugar''''' ({{lang-en|Magician|italic=yes}}) is a 1989 Indian [[Bollywood|Hindi]] [[fantasy]]-[[comedy]] [[thriller drama]] film directed and produced by [[Prakash Mehra]] starring [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Jaya Prada]], [[Aditya Pancholi]], [[Amrita Singh]], [[Amrish Puri]] and [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] in the lead roles.<ref name="cinestaan.com">{{cite web|accessdate=16 September 2019|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/jaadugar-14945|title=Jaadugar (1989) Cast & Crew|last=Cinestaan}}</ref> Mehra and Bachchan collaborated for the eighth and final time on this movie.

The movie was poorly received by critics and audiences and was a box office flop. Amrish Puri's charisma as the godman made him a popular choice for negative roles with other directors.<ref>{{cite web|title=God Men Of Bollywood|url=https://toistudent.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/features/god-men-of-bollywood/418.html}}</ref>

==Plot==

Returned [[Americans|American]] [[Non-resident Indian|NRI]] Shankar Narayan is baffled to witness his former businessman and jailbird dad posing as a soothsayer by the name of Mahaprabhu Janak Sagar Jagat Narayan, in a small town called Dharampur. He comes to know that his dad has learned a few magician's tricks from a fellow inmate, and is able to fool the entire township with his "divine" powers. Shankar enlists the assistance of noted magician Goga, and brings him to Dharampur. Goga challenges the Mahaprabhu; he is able to dethrone him, ousts him from his temple, and takes over. His task over, Shankar asks Goga to leave; but power-hungry Goga, who now calls himself Gogeshwar, refuses to let go of his new-found position.

Actually Goga is not power-hungry as he seems to be. Mahaprabhu, however, refuses to give up and uses all deceitful methods to expose the fact that Goga is just a mortal, and it is he who is actually divine. He tries to poison the 'Prasad' that Goga gives to his 'followers' but they all escape. In the end, Goga completely exposes 'Mahaprabhu' in front of the whole public along with the fact that he himself is a common man who posed as a 'Divine' man just to match and teach 'Mahaprabhu'. He then returns to his best role – being the people's magician.

==Cast==
*[[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Goga / Gogeshwar
*[[Jaya Prada]] as Meena
*[[Aditya Pancholi]] as Shankar Narayan
*[[Amrita Singh]] as Mona
*[[Raza Murad]] as Rajbharti
*[[Amrish Puri]] as Mahaprabhu Jagatsagar Chintamani
*[[Pran (actor)|Pran]] as Gajendra
*[[Alka Nupur]] as Amina
*[[Harbans Darshan M. Arora]] as Police Inspector (as Harbans Darshan)
*[[Vikas Anand]] as Kanchan
*[[Bharat Bhushan]] as Gyaneshwar
*[[Ram Sethi]] as Pyarelal
*[[Bob Christo]] as Bob
*[[Leena Das]] as Flory
*[[C. S. Dubey]] as Pujari
*[[K. S. Ramesh]] as Himself (Magician)
*[[Gorilla]] as Bajrangi
*[[Satyendra Kapoor]] as Police Commissioner
*[[Johnny Lever]] as Nilkanth
*[[Ram Mohan]] as M.L.A.
*[[Mukri]] as Nathulal
*[[Babbanlal Yadav]] as Gambler

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Jaadugar
| image =
| border = yes
| artist = Kalyanji Anandji
| released = 1 December 1989
| recorded = 1989
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| type = Soundtrack
| label = Saregama
}}
The Soundtrack was composed by [[Kalyanji Anandji]]. The lyrics were written by [[Anjaan (lyricist)|Anjaan]], [[Prakash Mehra]] and [[Javed Akhtar]].
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer(s) !! Lyricist(s)
|-
| 1
| "Aaye Hain Duaen Dene"
| [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Jolly Mukherjee]], [[Sadhana Sargam]], [[Sapna Mukherjee]]
| [[Anjaan (lyricist)|Anjaan]]
|-
| 2
| "Kya Samjhen Aap Ko"
| Sapna Mukherjee
| Anjaan
|-
| 3
| "Main Jaadugar"
| Kumar Sanu, Jolly Mukherjee
| Anjaan with [[Prakash Mehra]]
|-
| 4
| "Naach Meri Radha"
| Kumar Sanu, [[Alka Yagnik]]
| Prakash Mehra
|-
| 5
| "Padosan Apni Murgi"
| [[Amitabh Bachchan]]
| [[Javed Akhtar]]
|}
<ref name="allmusic.com">{{cite web|last=allmusic|title=Jaadugar songs|accessdate=16 September 2019|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/jaadugar-mw0001576400}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0097609}}
*{{Rotten Tomatoes|m/jaadugar}}
*[https://gaana.com/album/jaadugar/''Jaadugar''] at [[Gaana.com|Gaana]]
*[https://mobile.twitter.com/hashtag/27yearsofjaadugar/''Jaadugar''] at [[Twitter]]
*[https://www.hungama.com/album/jaadugar/1935115/''Jaadugar''] at [[Bollywood Hungama]]

{{Prakash Mehra}}

[[Category:1989 films]]
[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Prakash Mehra]]
[[Category:Films scored by Kalyanji Anandji]]

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