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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Tohfa<br />
| image = Tohfa poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]<br />
| producer = [[D. Rama Naidu]]<br />
| writer = {{ubl|[[Kader Khan]] {{small|(dialogues)}}|Indeevar {{small|(lyrics)}}}}<br />
| screenplay = K. Raghavendra Rao<br />
| story = <br />
| based_on = {{based on|[[Devata (1982 film)]]|[[K. Raghavendra Rao]]}}<br />
| starring = [[Jeetendra]]<br />[[Jaya Prada]]<br />[[Sridevi]]<br />
| music = [[Bappi Lahiri]]<br />
| cinematography = K. S. Prakash<br />
| editing = K. A. Marthand<br />
| studio = [[Suresh Productions]]<br />
| released = {{film date|df=y|1984|2|3}}<br />
| runtime = 160 minutes<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Hindi]]<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = {{INRConvert|9|c|year=1984}}<br />
}}<br />
'''''Tohfa''''' ({{translation|Gift}}) is a 1984 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[melodrama]] [[comedy film]] produced by [[D. Ramanaidu]] under the [[Suresh Productions]] banner and directed by [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]. It stars [[Jeetendra]], [[Jaya Prada]] and [[Sridevi]]. The film is a remake of the [[Telugu language|Telugu film]] ''[[Devata (1982 film)|Devata]]'' (1982). The film upon its release was a massive box office success, grossing {{₹|9 crore}}, becoming the [[Bollywood films of 1984|highest-grossing Indian film of 1984]].<ref name="boxofficeindia.co.in">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold-80s/ |title=Worth their weight in gold (80s) |work=Box office India |access-date=2016-01-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111104732/http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold-80s/ |archive-date=11 January 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><br />
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The film's narrative follows siblings Janki and Lalita who both fall for Ram, their good friend. When Lalita learns that Janki loves Ram, she steps back and allows her sister to marry him. It was a direct remake of Raghavendra Rao's Telugu blockbuster '' [[Devatha (1982 film)|Devatha]]'' (1982), with Sridevi and Jaya Prada reprising their roles.<br />
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At the [[32nd Filmfare Awards]], ''Tohfa'' received three nominations: [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Comic Actor]] (Kapoor), [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyrics]] "Pyaar Ka Tohfa Tera."<ref>[http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf List of Filmfare Award Winners and Nominations, 1953–2005]</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Janaki ([[Jayaprada]]) and Lalita ([[Sridevi]]) are sisters who love each other dearly. Lalita and Ram ([[Jeetendra]]) fall passionately in love with each other. Unknown to them, Janaki is also in love with Ram. When Lalita finds out, she decides to sacrifice her relationship with Ram. In haste, she marries a good-for-nothing man ([[Shakti Kapoor]]), who is arrested by the police immediately afterward. Unaware of Lalita's true motive, Ram and Janaki are furious with her.<br />
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Lalita moves away and is not seen for several years. Ram and Janaki get married and live happily; their only sorrow is their inability to have children. Many years later, Ram meets Lalita again. She is working in an office and singlehandedly bringing up her son. To his shock, Ram realizes that he is the father of Lalita's son. The child had been conceived in a moment of passion between Ram and Lalita before they separated. Ram is torn between his loyalty to his wife Janaki and the pull of affection towards his son. Janaki, now expecting a child, finds out about her sister's reappearance but misunderstands the whole situation. She begins to suspect Ram and Lalita of cheating on her. However, at last, all the misunderstandings are cleared up. The true extent of Lalita's sacrifice becomes known to Janaki, who feel very guilty. Janaki gives birth to a daughter and passes away, leaving the baby and Ram in Lalita's care.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Jeetendra]] as Ram<br />
* [[Jaya Prada]] as Janki<br />
* [[Sridevi]] as Lalita <br />
* [[Kader Khan]] as Raghuveer Singh<br />
* [[Shakti Kapoor]] as Kaamesh Singh<br />
* [[Asrani]] as Poojari<br />
* [[Aruna Irani]]<br />
* [[Jagdeep]]<br />
* [[Leela Mishra]] as Dadi<br />
* [[Mohan Choti]] as Jamoore<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
All songs are composed by [[Bappi Lahiri]] and lyrics are penned by [[Indeevar]].<br />
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{|class="wikitable"<br />
! Song !! Singer<br />
|-<br />
| "Albela Mausam Kehta Hai Swagatam"<br />
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Kishore Kumar]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Gori Tere Ang Ang Mein Roop Rang Ke Bhare Hue"<br />
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Asha Bhosle]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Ek Aankh Maroon To Parda Hat Jaye"<br />
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Asha Bhosle]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Pyar Ka Tohfa Tera Bana Hai Jeevan Mera"<br />
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Asha Bhosle]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Milan Maujon Se Maujon Ka"<br />
| [[Asha Bhosle]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Marketing and reception==<br />
Producer [[D. Rama Naidu]] employed huge billboards and cut outs for film's publicity before its release and managed to create considerable public interest. Upon its release, ''Tohfa'' was immediately noticed for its [[item number]] "Pyar Ka Tohfa Tera" picturised on [[Jaya Prada]] and "Ek Ankh Marun To", picturised on [[Sridevi]] sung by [[Asha Bhonsle]], both of which became chartbusters.<ref name=hindu>{{cite news |title=Pulse of the people |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article672715.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=16 September 2010 |access-date=16 June 2012 }}</ref><br />
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==Legacy==<br />
The dialogue "Aaoo Lalita" used by [[Shakti Kapoor]] became popular and Kapoor named his restaurant after the dialogue in 2017.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Arunachalam|first=Param|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V4rcDwAAQBAJ&q=Tohfa&pg=PA504|title=BollySwar: 1981 - 1990|date=2020-04-14|publisher=Mavrix Infotech Private Limited|isbn=978-81-938482-2-7|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0125556|Tohfa}}<br />
{{K. Raghavendra Rao}}<br />
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[[Category:1984 films]]<br />
[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1984 romantic drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Telugu films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by K. Raghavendra Rao]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Bappi Lahiri]]<br />
[[Category:Masala films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]<br />
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