Tapasya (1976 film)
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| Directed by | Anil Ganguly |
| Written by | M. G. Hashmat (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Anil Ganguly |
| Story by | Ashapurna Devi |
| Based on | Baluchori (Bengali) |
| Produced by | Tarachand Barjatya Rajshree Productions |
| Starring | Parikshat Sahni Raakhee Asrani A. K. Hangal Nazir Hussain |
| Cinematography | Dilip Ranjan Mukhopadhyay |
| Edited by | Mukhtar Ahmed |
| Music by | Ravindra Jain |
| Distributed by | Rajshri Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Tapasya (transl. Penance) is a 1976 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Anil Ganguly, who also wrote the screenplay. Produced by Tarachand Barjatya for Rajshree Productions, it was a remake of Bengali film Baluchori (1968),[1] which itself was based on a story by veteran Bengali novelist Ashapurna Devi. The film stars Raakhee, Parikshat Sahni, Lalita Pawar, Nazir Hussain, A. K. Hangal, and Asrani. The film's music is by Ravindra Jain.[2] It won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for the year. It was remade in Telugu as Sandhya in 1980, starring Sujatha in the title role.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Shubhari Devi as Shubham Kaushik
- Raakhee as Indrani Sinha
- Parikshit Sahni as Dr. Sagar Varma
- Asrani as Vinod Sinha
- A. K. Hangal as Chandranath Sinha
- Gayatri as Chanda Sinha
- Nazir Hussain as Professor Sinha
- Manju Bhatia as Pinky
- Om Shivpuri as Pinky's father
- Sunder as Chacha
- Lalita Kumari as Chachi
- Birbal as Chacha's son
- Viju Khote as Gopi
- Lalita Pawar as Mrs. Varma
- Manju Asrani
- Urmila Bhatt
- C. S. Dubey
Music
[edit]All lyrics are written by M. G. Hashmat; all music is composed by Ravindra Jain
| No. | Title | Playback | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bachcho Tum Ho Khel Khilone" | Aarti Mukherjee | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Bhabhi Ki Unglee Mein" | Hemlata, Chandrani Mukherjee | 5:01 |
| 3. | "Do Panchhi Do Tinke" | Kishore Kumar, Aarti Mukherjee | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Jo Raah Chuni Tune" | Kishore Kumar | 6:13 |
Awards
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References
[edit]- ^ "Which movies were first made in Bengali and then adapted or remade by Bollywood?". Quora.
- ^ Malhotra, A.P.S (8 January 2015). "Tapasya (1976)". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Retrospect: Vijetha (1985)". Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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- Hindi remakes of Bengali films
- Films scored by Ravindra Jain
- Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment National Film Award winners
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