Tapasya (transl. Penance) is a 1976 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama directed by Anil Ganguly and produced by Tarachand Barjatya for Rajshree Productions. It was a remake of the Bengali film Baluchori (1968),[1] which was based on a story of the same name by Ashapurna Devi.
| Tapasya | |
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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 (1968) |
| Produced by | Tarachand Barjatya Rajshree Productions |
| Starring | Raakhee Parikshat Sahni Asrani A. K. Hangal Nazir Hussain |
| Cinematography | Dilip Ranjan Mukhopadhyay |
| Edited by | Mukhtar Ahmed |
| Music by | Ravindra Jain |
| Distributed by | Rajshri Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
The film stars Raakhee in the lead role with Parikshat Sahni, Lalita Pawar, Nazir Hussain, A. K. Hangal, and Asrani. The film's music is provided by Ravindra Jain.[2] It won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for the year.[3]
Cast
edit- Raakhee as Indrani Sinha
- Parikshit Sahni as Dr. Sagar Varma
- Asrani as Vinod Sinha
- A. K. Hangal as Chandranath Sinha
- Gayatri as Chanda Sinha
- Manju Asrani
- Om Shivpuri
- Lalita Pawar
- Urmila Bhatt
- Nazir Hussain
- Viju Khote
- C. S. Dubey
- Sunder
- Manju Bhatia as Pinky
- Lalita Kumari
- Birbal
- Shubhari Devi as Shubham Kaushik
Music
editAll 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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Nominated
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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