Ijaazat
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| Ijaazat | |
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| Image:Ijaazat movie.jpg Ijaazat poster | |
| Directed by | Gulzar |
| Produced by | R.K. Gupta |
| Starring | Rekha Naseeruddin Shah Anuradha Patel Ram Mohan Sulabha Deshpande Dina Pathak Shammi Kapoor Shashi Kapoor (s.p) |
| Music by | R D Burman |
| Release date(s) | 1987 |
| Language | Hindi |
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Ijaazat is an acclaimed 1987 Indian Hindi film directed by Gulzar. Starring Rekha and Naseeruddin Shah in leading roles, the film followed the story of divorced couple who accidentally meet in a railway station waiting room and discover some truths about their lives without each other. The film belongs to the realistic, art cinema genre in India, known as parallel cinema, and won two National Film Awards in the music category.
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[edit] Story
The movie is a powerful story of a person who wastes his life for the sake of a mentally unstable woman. The story is very sad and heart breaking, with an end worth watching. Actor Nasseruddin Shah and Rekha's convincing performances are admirable. The overall plot is this: Mahinder (Nasseruddin Shah) loves Maya (Anuradha Patel). She refuses to marry him because she doesn't believe in marriage. So Mahinder gets married to his childhood friend Sudha (Rekha). He tells her about his relationship with Maya. These circumstances create difficulties in their married life. Eventually, Sudha leaves Mahinder and continues working as a teacher in another town. After many years they accidentally meet in a railway station waiting room and discover some truths about their lives without each other.
[edit] Cast
- Rekha ... Sudha
- Naseeruddin Shah ... Mahinder
- Anuradha Patel ... Maya
- Shammi Kapoor ... special appearance
- Shashi Kapoor ... special appearance
[edit] Crew
- Producer: R K Gupta, Rajinder Singh Bedi
- Director: Gulzar
- Story: Subodh Ghosh (Jatugriho)
- Screenplay: Gulzar
- Dialogues: Gulzar
- Lyrics: Gulzar
- Music: R D Burman
- Editing: Subhash Sehgal
[edit] Awards
- 1988 National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer: Asha Bhosle - Mera Kuch Samaan
- 1988 National Film Award for Best Lyrics: Gulzar) - Mera Kuch Samaan
- 1989 Filmfare Best Lyricist Award: Gulzar
[edit] Music
The film has four songs sung by Asha Bhosle, who is the only playback singer in the film soundtrack. The songs composed by R D Burman. Two songs out of four, are Ghazals:
- Khali Haath Sham Aayee Hai
- Mera Kuchh Saamaan
- Katra Katra
- Chhotisi Kahani Se
[edit] External links
- Ijaazat at the Internet Movie Database
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