Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Raveena
Tandon, Farida Jalal
Details
Release Date
17 Mar 1994
Genre
Drama, Family
Run time
2 hrs 49 mins
Plot Summary
Laadla (The Beloved Son) is the
story of Raju (Anil Kapoor)
who lives with his disabled mom
(Farida Jalal). One day Raju on
his way to a job interview
saves the life of a rich textile
mill owner (Anupam Kher) who
offers him a job in his factory
which is run by his ambitious
daughter Sheetal (SriDevi).
Sheetal's competitive attitude
and open insults result in her
making several enemies in her
industry. Raju works as a
mechanic in the mill and
confronts Sheetal several times
to get the workers proper
treatment. Raju's fairness for
workers result in him being
elected as the union leader.
Raju meets Kajol (Raveena
Tandon), who also works in the
textile mill, and they fall in love.
Raju saves Sheetal's life during
an attempt by a competing
textile mill owner (Prem
Chopra) to eliminate her.
Sheetal wants to win over Raju
and makes an offer to marry
him. When Raju turns her down
she forces his mom to agree to
the marriage. Raju accepts his
mom's wishes and decides to
sacrifice his love for Kajol.
Sheetal expects Raju to move in
with her after their marriage
and live in luxury, but Raju
refuses and continues to work
in the mill. Tension arises
between Raju and Sheetal,
when she fires Kajol out of
jealousy. Also labor issues
cause the workers to go on
strike. The competing mill
owner plans to take advantage
of the situation and hires hoods
to set the mill on fire. Raju in his
attempt to stop the fire is
mistakenly arrested. Raju's
mom goes to Sheetal's house to
clear matters but is insulted and
told to leave. The bad guys
kidnap Sheetal. Will Raju be able
to save Sheetal Will Sheetal find
out the truth.