| Gaman | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Muzaffar Ali |
| Produced by | Muzaffar Ali |
| Written by | Hriday Lani |
| Starring | Farooq Shaikh Jalal Agha Sulabha Deshpande Nana Patekar Smita Patil Gita Siddharth |
| Music by | Jaidev Shahryar (lyrics) |
| Cinematography | Nadeem Khan |
| Editing by | Jethu Mundul |
| Distributed by | Integrated Films |
| Release date(s) | 1978 |
| Running time | 135 min. |
| Language | Hindi/Urdu |
Gaman (Hindi: गमन, meaning The departure) is a Bollywood film released in 1978. It is the directorial debut of Muzaffar Ali, who went on to make the successful film Umrao Jaan.
Film's music was by Jaidev, who won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction in 1979 for his work [1] and for the Song "Aap ki Yaad Aati Rahi" Chhaya Ganguly won an National Award for Best Playback Singer female.
In order to improve their lifestyle, Lucknow based Ghulam Hussain (Farooq Shaikh) decides to re-locate to Bombay, on the insistence of his close friend Lalulal Tiwari (Jalal Agha). He leaves behind his ailing mother and wife (Smita Patil). Lalulal helps him get a job cleaning taxis. Ghulam subsequently learns how to drive, and is hired to drive a taxi. In spite of his best efforts, he is unable to save enough money to visit Lucknow.
Lalulal has problems of his own, in spite of being settled in Bombay for several years. Having a sweetheart, Yashodra (Gita Sidharth), he is unable to even rent a decent apartment, and lives in a shanty tenement, which is slated to be demolished by the Bombay Municipal Corporation.
Ultimately, Lalulal and Yashodara are murdered by the latter's family, as the family wants Yashodara to support them instead of marrying Lalulal. Ghulam decides to return to Lucknow, but procrastination prevents him from doing so. Closing shots show him driving his taxi in the city of dreams.