By The Retro Bollywood Archives
In the sprawling, glittering history of Hindi cinema, certain films become timeless classics. Others, despite possessing genuine charm and artistic merit, fade into the shadows of time, waiting for a digital resurrection. Today, we unlock the vault for an exclusive look at a film that has remained in the periphery of Bollywood nostalgia: Main Aur Tum (1987) .
For decades, trivia hunters and vintage movie enthusiasts have searched for a clean print or a reliable review of this elusive title. Was it a love story? A family drama? Why has it vanished from television reruns? This article serves as the definitive guide to the 1987 hidden treasure, Main Aur Tum.
📸 Visual Idea:
A retro-style collage of the movie poster (Sanjay Dutt, Farah, Amrita Singh) + a grainy VHS filter + text overlay: “Rare. Retro. Rewind.”
Caption:
✨ Main Aur Tum (1987) — a forgotten gem from Bollywood’s golden era of romance and drama. main aur tum 1987 hindi movie exclusive
Starring Sanjay Dutt, Farah, and Amrita Singh, this film explored love, misunderstandings, and second chances long before rom-coms became formulaic.
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For the last 15 years, fans of cult Bollywood have been asking: Does a clean print of Main Aur Tum exist?
Here is the exclusive update. The National Film Archive of India (NFAI) does not have a copy. The original studio, Vijay Films Pvt. Ltd., was dissolved in 1995, and the negatives were sold as scrap to recover loan debts.
However, our sources reveal that a drive-in theater owner in Ahmedabad named Harish Joshi (retired) preserved a 35mm release print. In 2022, his son uploaded a 5-minute clip to YouTube, which received 2 million views before being taken down for copyright issues (ironic, given the owners are untraceable). If you remember watching this on Doordarshan or
Currently, a Kickstarter campaign by a group called "The Forgotten Bollywood Project" is attempting to acquire Mr. Joshi’s print for a 4K scan. If you are a collector, this is your only hope to see "Main Aur Tum" in its original glory.
Visual: Grainy movie clips + old film reel effect
Voiceover:
“Remember Main Aur Tum from 1987? No? That’s because it’s one of Bollywood’s rarest releases. Starring Sanjay Dutt, Farah, and Amrita Singh, this film never made it to streaming. No DVD. No remaster. Just pure 80s nostalgia on old VHS tapes. If you’ve seen it, you’re part of an exclusive club.”
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