Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki

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Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
Directed by	Raj Khosla Sudesh Issar
Produced by	Raj Khosla
Written by	Rahi Masoom Raza
Starring	Nutan Vinod Khanna Vijay Anand Asha Parekh
Music by	Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Release date(s)	1978
Country	India
Language	Hindi
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Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki is a 1978 Indian film directed by Raj Khosla and Sudesh Issar. It's about a man (Vijay Anand) in love with his mistress (Asha Parekh) but is married to a strong woman (Nutan). The mistress dies after giving birth to a son, and the wife raises him along with her own son. When they grow up, the mistress's son (Vinod Khanna) and the wife's son become adversaries. The film became a huge hit and was the recipient of the 1978 Filmfare Best Movie Award. Nutan won the Filmfare Best Actress Award.

The title song sung by Lata Mangeshkar became an instant classic.

[edit] Awards & Nominations

Filmfare Best Movie Award--1978

Filmfare Best Actress Award--Nutan

Filmfare Nomination for Best Director--Raj Khosla

Filmfare Nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role--Nutan

Filmfare Nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role--Asha Parekh

Filmfare Nomination for Best Lyrics--Anand Bakshi for "Main Tulsi Tere."

Filmfare Nomination for Best Female Playback Singer--Shoba Gurtu for "Sayyan Rooth Gaye."

Filmfare Nomination for Best Story--Chanrakant Kakodkar

[edit] Trivia

• Nutan was nominated twice for the same performance: Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award, but she and co-star Asha Parekh lost out the Best Supporting Actress Award to Reena Roy for Apnapan (1978), who refused the award saying that her role in the film was a leading role, not a supporting role!

• If director Raj Khosla received any criticism for casting ageing stars Nutan and Asha Parekh in romantic leading lady roles, it immediately subsided once audiences saw the film and embraced their performances.