Utsav

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Utsav

Movie poster
Directed by Girish Karnad
Produced by Shashi Kapoor
Written by Krishna Basrur,Girish Karnad(Screenplay)
Sharad Joshi (Dialogue)
Starring Rekha
Amjad Khan
Shashi Kapoor
Music by Laxmikant Pyarelal
Cinematography Ashok Mehta
Editing by Bhaudas Divakar
Release date(s) 23 August 1984
Running time 145 min
Country Flag of India India
Language Hindi
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Utsav (The Festival) is a 1984 Hindi film, produced by Shashi Kapoor and directed by Girish Karnad.

The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Amjad Khan, Anuradha Patel, Shekhar Suman, Anupam Kher, Shankar Nag, Neena Gupta, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Annu Kapoor, Sanjana Kapoor and Kunal Kapoor.

The film's music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal and is still noted for its songs like, 'Man Kyun Behka', a rare duet by Asha Bhosle and Lata Mangeshkar, and Anuradha Paudwal's 'Mere Man Baje Mridang' for which she won the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award in 1985. Suresh Wadkar also has a song, 'Saanj Dhale Gagan Tale'.

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The film is based on the adaptation on two classical Sanskrit plays, Charudatta by Bhāsa, which was later adapted by Śhudraka in 6 Century A.D. as Mrichakatika about the life of courtesan, Vasantasena (Rekha), and her chance meeting with a poor boy, Charudatta (Shekhar Suman) in Ujjain.

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