Tohfa

Tohfa is a 1984 Hindi film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao, and starring Sridevi, Jeetendra and Jaya Prada. The film featured a hit pair of the 1980s, Jeetendra and Sridevi, both known for their dancing skills, who appeared in numerous films together, giving hits like Himmatwala and Justice Chaudhry. The film about two sisters and their love triangle with lead hero, was a direct remake of K. Raghavendra Rao's earlier hit Telugu film Devata, where Jayaprada and Sridevi playing the same roles. The story was similar to earlier films: 1959 Tamil film Kalyana Parisu directed by C. V. Sridhar, who also directed its Hindi remake, Nazrana starring Raj Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala. It was declared a hit within a week of its release, and grossed 90000000 at the Indian Box Office and went on to become the Highest grossing Bollywood film of 1984 At the 32nd Filmfare Awards, the film received three nominations, Shakti Kapoor for Best Comic Actor, Bappi Lahiri for Best Music and Indeevar received Best Lyrics nomination for Tohfa Tere Pyaar Ka.