| Musafir | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jabbar Patel |
| Written by | Vijay Tendulkar Gulzar |
| Based on | Ashi Pakhare Yeti by Vijay Tendulkar |
| Produced by | Jabbar Patel D. V. Rao |
| Starring | |
| Music by | R. D. Burman |
Production company | Swastika Motion Pictures |
Release date | 1986 |
Running time | 144 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Musafir (transl. Traveller) is a 1986 Indian Hindi drama film written and directed by Jabbar Patel.[1] Based on Vijay Tendulkar's Marathi play Ashi Pakhare Yeti,[2] the film is part of India's neorealist art films, known in India as parallel cinema.[3]
Cast
The cast is as follows:
- Rekha as Saraswasti Pillai
- Naseeruddin Shah as Sadanand
- Moon Moon Sen as Shyama
- Mohan Agashe as P A Pillai
- Benjamin Gilani as Anand
- Pankaj Kapur as Shankeran Pillai
- Usha Nadkarni as Parvati Pillai
Production
Filming of the film completed in 1986.[3]
Soundtrack
All lyrics are written by Gulzar; all music is composed by R. D. Burman[4][2]
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sawan Saanwari Ankhiyan Choome" | Asha Bhosle | |
| 2. | "Aapse Itni Si Guzarish Hai" (Raga: Bhoopali) | Ravindra Sathe | |
| 3. | "Ho Bahut Raat Huyi Thak Gaya Hoon" | Kishore Kumar |
Release and reception
The film did not have a theatrical release,[5] but was released on VHS.[4] The National Film Development Corporation of India decided to restore it in 2010.[6]
References
- ↑ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1999, p. 528.
- 1 2 Arunachalam 2020, p. 463.
- 1 2 "When Rekha said an art film is simply a low-budget film, performed a lovely rendition of Mehdi Hassan ghazal. Watch". The Indian Express. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- 1 2 Bhattacharjee, Rudradeep (27 June 2016). "10 great RD Burman songs that you have probably never heard before". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ↑ Ghosh, Ananya; Lopez, Rachel (9 April 2016). "Meet the people who live and breathe Bollywood". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ↑ Banerjee, Debesh; Khurana, Suanshu (29 June 2010). "Found & Lost". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
Sources
- Arunachalam, Param (14 April 2020). BollySwar: 1981 - 1990. Mavrix Infotech Private Limited. ISBN 978-81-938482-2-7.
- Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7.
External links
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