India Synopsis
Left in the care of an alcoholic Gangu Ganpat, young Heera, who named himself after a stray dog, wrestles with life in his young age. Years later, now a young man , he works for Mahendar Singh and is in love with Mohini, who will not have anything to do with him due to his lack of ancestry. Heera is now determined to find out who his parents are, and the only one who can help him is the elusive, alcohol-induced and incoherent Gangu Ganpat.
Action + Drama in India
286 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Laawaris itself).
The 1980–1982 India Window
Laawaris holds position #13 of 20 India films in the 1980–1982 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in India, 74 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Laawaris premiered alongside 7 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 7 other India films in 1981.
The 78th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
15 audience reviews — more than 33% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 39th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #985 of 1,983 India films indexed here (50th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among India Action productions specifically: #275 of 637 (top 43%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Prakash Mehra Productions |
| Runtime | 3h 2m |
| Release Date | May 22, 1981 |
| IMDb | tt0082644 |