A girl learns music from her courtesan grandmother and breaks into the burgeoning show business industry of 1930s Bombay, which eventually leads to decades of superstardom as well as romantic entanglements.
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| Smita Patil | ... |
Usha
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| Anant Nag | ... |
Rajan
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| Naseeruddin Shah | ... |
Sunil Verma
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| Amrish Puri | ... |
Vinayak Kale
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| Amol Palekar | ... |
Keshav Dalvi
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| Kulbhushan Kharbanda | ... |
Film producer
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| Sulabha Deshpande | ... |
Shanta
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Baby Rukshana | ... |
Young Usha
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B.V. Karanth | ... |
Usha's Father
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| Dina Pathak | ... |
Mrs. Kale
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| Mohan Agashe | ... |
Siddharth
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Kusum Deshpande | ... |
Shanta's Mother
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Rekha Sabnis | ... |
Mrs. Yashwant Kale
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Baby Bitto | ... |
Young Sushma
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Savha Bajaj |
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Sunila Pradhan |
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Master Abhitab | ... |
Dinu
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H. Lani |
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| Kiran Vairale | ... |
Sushma Dalvi
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G.M. Durrani | ... |
Music Teacher
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Abhishek |
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Mathew |
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Swadesh Pal |
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Sudarshan Dhir | ... |
Dance Director
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Vijay Padukone |
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Santosh Shah |
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| Kedarnath Saigal | ... |
In the crowd (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Shyam Benegal | ||
Written by
| Hansa Wadkar | ... | (inspired by the book "Sangtye Aika") (as the late Hansa Wadkar) |
| Girish Karnad | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Satyadev Dubey | ... | (screenplay) (as Pandit Satya Dev Dubey) and |
| Shyam Benegal | ... | (screenplay) |
| Satyadev Dubey | ... | (dialogue) (as Pandit Satya Dev Dubey) |
Produced by
| Bhisham M. Bijlani | ... | executive producer |
| Lalit M. Bijlani | ... | producer |
| Freni Variava | ... | producer (as Freni M. Variava) |
| Silloo F. Variava | ... | executive producer (as Silloo Fali Variava) |
Music by
| Vanraj Bhatia | ||
Cinematography by
| Govind Nihalani | ||
Editing by
| Bhanudas Divakar | ... | (as Bhanudas) |
Editorial Department
| Jagdish Mohite | ... | assistant editor |
| P.G. Mulay | ... | color consultant |
| Ramnik Patel | ... | assistant editor |
Art Direction by
| Shama Zaidi | ||
Makeup Department
| Lilabai Deshpande | ... | hair stylist (as Leelabai) |
| Vishwanath Govekar | ... | makeup artist (as V. Govekar) |
Production Management
| Ishwarlal G. Sharma | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Manohar B. Ghanekar | ... | assistant director (as Manohar Ghanekar) |
| Prahlad Kakar | ... | assistant director |
| Dayal Nihalani | ... | assistant director |
| Swadesh Pal | ... | assistant director |
| Deepak Parashar | ... | associate director |
Sound Department
| Mangesh Desai | ... | sound re-recordist: Raj Kamal Kalamandir Pvt Ltd. |
| Hitendra Ghosh | ... | sound |
| Ismail | ... | assistant sound |
| Mohamed Husein Kalsikar | ... | assistant sound (as M. Kalsikar) |
| B.N. Tiwari | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| K. Kanti | ... | assistant camera |
| Gyan Sahay | ... | assistant camera |
| S.R. Sekar | ... | still photographer: Blaze Audio Visual (as S.R. Shekar) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Kalpana Lajmi | ... | costume assistant |
Location Management
| Deepak Parashar | ... | location assistant (as Deepak Prashar) |
| Santosh Shah | ... | location assistant |
Music Department
| Chandru Atma | ... | playback singer |
| Robin Chatterjee | ... | song recordist: Mehboob Studios |
| Firoz Dastur | ... | playback singer |
| Vasant Dev | ... | lyricist (as Vasanth Dev) |
| Kaushik | ... | song recordist: Recording Centre |
| Uttara Kelkar | ... | playback singer |
| Kumari Meena | ... | playback singer |
| Saraswati Rane | ... | playback singer |
| Preeti Sagar | ... | playback singer |
| Bhupendra Singh | ... | playback singer (as Bhupendra) |
| Majrooh Sultanpuri | ... | lyricist |
| Raj Trehan | ... | song recordist: Blaze Recording |
Script and Continuity Department
| Nira Benegal | ... | continuity assistant |
Additional Crew
| Sudarshan Dhir | ... | choreographer (as Sudarshan Dheer) |
| Devi Dutt | ... | executive production controller |
| K.B. Kamat Ghanekar | ... | technical advisor (as Kamat Ghanekar) |
| N.J. Kenny | ... | production assistant |
| Bunny Reuben | ... | public relations officer |
| Ravi Uppoor | ... | production assistant |
| Fali M. Variava | ... | production controller |
Thanks
| Mrs. B.S. Bhagat | ... | grateful thanks: Bombay |
| Mohan J. Bijlani | ... | dedicatee |
| Mohan Borade | ... | grateful thanks: Mobos' Hotel, Pune (as Mr. Mohan Borade) |
| Shree Nav Durga Devasthan | ... | grateful thanks: Madkai, Goa |
| G. Lajmi | ... | grateful thanks: Bombay (as Mr. G. Lajmi) |
| Mrs. G. Lajmi | ... | grateful thanks: Bombay |
| S.Y. Rege | ... | grateful thanks: Bombay (as Mr. S.Y. Rege) |
| B.S. Sabnis | ... | grateful thanks: Bombay (as Dr. B.S. Sabnis) |
| Mrs. Zarina Sayani | ... | grateful thanks: Bombay |
| Fali M. Variava | ... | dedicatee (as Fali Meherji Variava) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Contemporary Films (1980) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Les Films de l'Atalante (1992) (France) (theatrical)
- Video Sound (2001) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Video Sound (2001) (United States) (theatrical)
- Video Sound (2001) (Canada) (DVD)
- Video Sound (2001) (Canada) (VHS)
- Video Sound (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Video Sound (2001) (United States) (VHS)
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Storyline
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The film follows the life of a successful film star, revealing her increasing alienation in a role both glamorized and patronized by society. After being forced into show business by her family, she spends her time between studios and disastrous love affairs, and feels more and more dissatisfied. Written by mubi |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Based on the life of well-known Marathi Stage and screen actress of the 1940s, 'Hansa Wadkar'. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Jhaptal. See more » |