India Synopsis
Shahjada Ijjat Beg comes to India with his caravan and settles in a town in Gujrat. Here he falls in love with Sohani, who keeps a shop in metal pots. Ijjat Beg buys pot from her with whatever money he had and they were attracted to each other. Sohni dispensed with her servant and kept Ijjat Beg instead. This gave them more opportunity to meet. This was a scandal in the town and Sohni was perforce married to Rehaman who was slightly off his head. Sohni continued her meeting Ijjat Beg who went out fishing. When the atmosphere became to hot for them they jointly took a water grave for their love.
The 1983–1985 India Window
12 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Sohni Mahiwal sits at position #11.
The 1980s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sohni Mahiwal premiered. 74 total titles in this decade from India.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,465 of 1,983 India films indexed here (26th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Romance productions specifically: #411 of 573 (top 72%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Runtime | 2h 40m |
| Release Date | June 28, 1984 |
| IMDb | tt0152509 |