Kishen Kanhaiya (1990): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1990, Kishen Kanhaiya is a drama and family film directed by Rakesh Roshan, running about 160 minutes.

What it’s about. Leela and Bholaram are a childless couple. Leela works as a midwife, and one day assists Sunderdas' wife to give birth to twin boys. She decides to keep one baby for herself, and tells Sunderdas that his wife has given birth to one child. There are complications for the mother, and she passes away without seeing her children. Leela and Bholaram bring up Kanhaiya, while Sunderdas attempts to bring up Kishen, but is unable to do a good job. So he marries Kamini, who comes along with her brother, Ghendamal, to live at the estate. She has an illegitimate child named Ramesh from another man, and when Sunderdas comes to know of this, he is threatened and attacked, and as a result of which he is paralyzed, unable to move.

Who’s in it. Kishen Kanhaiya stars Anil Kapoor as Kishen / Kanhaiya, Amrish Puri as Lala Gendamal, Madhuri Dixit as Anju and Kader Khan as Munshi, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, Kishen Kanhaiya has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In IN you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, VI movies and tv and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Kishen Kanhaiya page.

If you liked it. Fans of Kishen Kanhaiya tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.