Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi (1988): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1988, Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi is an action, drama, crime and adventure film directed by Manmohan Desai, running about 187 minutes.

What it’s about. Gangaa Jamunaa and Saraswathi the most pious rivers, create a unique holy merger, popularly known as "Sangam". Likewise the characters of our story Gangaa Jamunaa and Saraswathi desire to meet and merge in love of each other. Gangaa Jamunaa begin to love each other and pledge to become one, Saraswati silently loves Gangaa, and dedicates her life to him. However there are many, who would like to separate the happy lovers. There is Hansraj, who does it, and with the result Jamuna separates from Gangaa. Jamuna reaches Shanker's home, Shanker who already loved her becomes extremely happy finding Jamuna in his home. In the meantime Saraswati was about to come closer to Ganga. When Hansraj, who had earlier swindled the property of Ganga's father by illegal means wanted to get rid of the rightful owner Ganga, he got Ganga shot. Ganga was badly wounded and there was no hope of his survival.

Who’s in it. Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi stars Amitabh Bachchan as Ganga Prasad, Mithun Chakraborty as Shankar Qawaal, Jaya Prada as Saraswathi and Meenakshi Sheshadri as Jamuna, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi page.

If you liked it. Fans of Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.