Pyaasa (transl. eternally thirsty) is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romance drama thriller film directed by A. Muthu. The film stars Aftab Shivdasani and Yukta Mookhey in the lead roles.
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Synopsis
Suraj aspires to be a millionaire some day, but all hopes of making it big are squashed by his father and uncle, who don't approve of selling their ancestral land. Sheetal, a tycoon, hires Suraj to work for her business empire. Prem is Suraj's cousin and an accomplished businessman, whom Suraj detests. What Suraj does not know is that Sheetal is just using him as a pawn to exact revenge from Prem and his father, Dharam Thakur.
Cast
Aftab Shivdasani as Suraj Thakur
Yukta Mookhey as Sheetal Oberoi
Zulfi Syed as Prem Thakur
Anang Desai as Dharam Thakur
Akhilendra Mishra as Mr. Oberoi
Govind Namdeo as Mr. Thakur
Saadhika as Simran Thakur
Smita Jaykar as Mrs. Thakur
Arif Zakaria as Roshan Oberoi
Mukesh Tiwari
Sanjay Narvekar
Sardool Sikander in a special appearance
Satyavrat Mudgal as Aftab's Friend
Reception
Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 1 out of 5, writing, "PYAASA is a typical commercial film with loads of everything, romance, action, songs. Presented in an oft-repeated fashion, the film turns out to be a predictable fare as the plot thickens."