Mausam
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| Mausam | |
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 Movie poster for Mausam |
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| Directed by | Gulzar |
| Produced by | P. Mallikharjuna Rao |
| Written by | A.J. Cronin (novel) Bhushnan Banmali Gulzar |
| Starring | Sharmila Tagore Sanjeev Kumar Dina Pathak Om Shivpuri |
| Music by | Salil Choudhury Madan Mohan |
| Cinematography | K. Vaikunth |
| Editing by | Waman B. Bhosle Gurudutt |
| Release date(s) | 1975 |
| Running time | 156 min. |
| Country |  India |
| Language | Hindi |
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Mausam (Hindi: मौसम, Urdu: مؤسم, translation: Seasons) is a 1975 Indian film directed by Gulzar and loosely based on the novel, The Judas Tree, by A.J. Cronin.
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[edit] Plot summary
Mausam is a dramatic love story of Dr. Amarnath Gill, who falls for Chanda, the daughter of a local healer, Harihar Thapa, when visiting Darjeeling for his medical exams. After some time they become intimate, and Amarnath is called back and promises Chanda to return, though he never keeps his promise. Twenty-five years later, he returns as a wealthy man and searches for Chanda and her father. He learns that Harihar has died and that Chanda got pregnant and was forcedly married to a crippled old man before giving birth to her daughter, becoming insane, and passing away. Finding Chanda's daughter, Kajli, he sees that she closely resembles her mother and later discovers that after having been molested by her mother's brother-in-law, she ended up at a brothel. What will be Amarnath's next step? Will he accept Kajli as his daughter or just leave her?
[edit] Cast
- Sharmila Tagore - Chanda Thapa/Kajli
- Sanjeev Kumar - Dr. Amarnath Gill
- Dina Pathak - Gangu Rani (Brothel madame)
- Om Shivpuri - Harihar Thapa
[edit] 1977 Filmfare Awards
- Best Movie - Mausam
- Best Director - Gulzar
- Filmfare Best Assistant Director Award - Babur
[edit] External links
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| Preceded by Deewar |
Filmfare Award for Best Film 1976 |
Succeeded by Bhumika |
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