The family drama Dost was released on August 4, 1989. The movie was directed by K Murali Mohan Rao and produced by A Suryanarayana. The actors in the lead roles of the movie were Mithun Chakraborty, Amjad Khan, Amla and Kiran Kumar while Asrani, Sujit Kumar, Bob Christo, Bandini, Shobha Khote, Vikas Anand, Jack Gaud, Ghanshyam, Kader Khan, Sharat Saxena were also there in the film. The music of the film was directed by R D Burman.

The movie Dost was a family drama and starts after the death of the Forest Officer Anthony ( Dalip Tahil ). Now the authorities were required to assign someone else to his post and thus assign orphaned Raja ( Mithun Chakraborty ) to his post which he accepts. Upon joining the duty, he finds out that there are some corrupt officials working in the authority, and he quickly dismisses them. Raja then takes several good measures to improve the forest with the help of local tribal and their leader, Mongola ( Sharat Saxena ).

Raja takes measures to prevent poaching, illegal cutting of trees and also rescues an elephant from the jaws of a crocodile. One day he comes across a wealthy girl named Pooja ( Amla ) and both falls in love with each other. The twist in the story comes when Pooja’s father Brijmohan ( Sujit Kumar ) wants her to marry Nagendra ( Kiran Kumar ), the son of Sher Singh ( Amjad Khan ). Pooja refuses to marry him and soon marries Raja without her father’s blessings.

The songs of the movie are:
1.    Dil To Chahe Yeh Hamara
2.    Haathi Raja Haathi Raja
3.    Hirni Jaisi Aankhon Wali
4.    Step By Step
5.    Tu Hi Heera
6.    Yahi To Hai Sansar Hamara