Tapasya (1976 film)
Tapasya (Hindi: तपस्या, English: Penance) is a 1976 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film produced by Tarachand Barjatya for Rajshree Productions. The film is directed by Anil Ganguly, based on 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. 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.[1]
| Tapasya | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Anil Ganguly |
| Produced by | Tarachand Barjatya Rajshree Productions |
| Written by | M. G. Hashmat (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Anil Ganguly |
| Story by | Ashapurna Devi |
| Starring | Parikshat Sahni Raakhee Asrani A. K. Hangal Nazir Hussain |
| Music by | Ravindra Jain |
| Cinematography | Dilip Ranjan Mukhopadhyay |
| Edited by | Mukhtar Ahmed |
| Distributed by | Rajshri Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Cast
- 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
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
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Anil Ganguly | National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Won[2] |
| 1977 | Raakhee | Filmfare Best Actress Award | Won |
References
- http://www.telugucinema.com/Retrospect-Vijetha-1985
- "23rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
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