Lava (1985)

Amar lives a humble lifestyle with his mother. He is unable to find a decent job and does not take too much trouble looking for it either. Meanwhile, he likes to while away his time in the company of his girlfriend Rinku. His mother meets Rinku and likes her. She advices them both to marry soon but also warns her that Amar is destined to die under water and thus he must be kept away from rivers, ponds, lakes, etc. She agrees and they start planning their marriage. Things take an ugly turn one day when Amar accidentally falls into a deep river and is swept by its current into a waterfall. Amar is not seen again and all assume him to be dead. After 6 months Amar’s mom is surprised and overjoyed to see her son return home. He is restless and wants to meet Rinku as soon as possible. However his mom tells him the bitter truth that Rinku unfortunately has married her father’s boss. Shocked and devastated Amar is unable to make sense of this but soon he finds out that him falling in the river was not a mere accident but a conspiracy to kill him. The film is directed by Ravindra Peepat and produced by Balbir Kaur. The music is composed by Rajiv and R D Burman. The screenplay and dialogues are written by Vinay Shukla and the cinematography is by Manmohan Singh. The star cast includes Raj Babbar, Asha Parekh, Dimple Kapadia, Madan Puri and Rajendranath.