''Bhavna'' is a 1984

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directed by

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in directorial debut of the cinematographer. The film stars Shabana Azmi, Marc Zuber, Kanwaljit Singh, Saeed Jaffrey,

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, Satish Shah and Urmila Matondkar (as child artiste). The film's music is by Bappi Lahiri.

Plot

"Bhavna" the movie is a story of a less privileged woman. A young lady, an orphan named Bhavna Saxena who lives all alone in a city meets a man named Ajay Kapoor in a garden, sketching her portrait. They became friends and later on the friendship turns into love. Eventually they got married, however, Kapoor's dad had not granted permission for this marriage. Ajay is an artist who does not make enough money. Bhavna tries to sell his paintings going from door to door, but their financial condition is poor. In the midst of this worsening financial situation, Bhavna realises that she is pregnant with Ajay's child. Ajay is unhappy to hear this as he feels that he cannot afford the expenditure of raising a child. Unable to endure the worsening financial situation, Ajay decides to go and meet his rich millionaire father who resides in another city. He tells Bhavna that he would return in a couple of days. Ajay leaves Bhavna alone and many days pass. The days turn into weeks and weeks into months. Still there is no news of Ajay. Ajay never came back to Bhavna. Bhavna manages to procure Ajay's father's address and goes in search of Ajay. Bhavna is astonished to see that Ajay has married another woman as per his father's wishes. Dejected, Bhanva confides her sorrows to Shobha, her best friend. But this was not the end of her struggles in life.

Cast

* Shabana Azmi as Bhavna Saxena * Marc Zuber as Ajay Kapoor * Kanwaljit Singh as Dr. Anil B. Saxena * Urmila Matondkar as Ram Kishen's Daughter (child artiste) *

as Shobha * Saeed Jaffrey as Ram Kishen * Ashalata Wabgaonkar as Mrs. Ram Kishen * Vikas Anand as Nawab * Satish Shah as Mr. Sinha * Rajesh Puri as Raju (Ajay's Friend)

Soundtrack

Lyricist: Kaifi Azmi #"Tu Kahan Aa Gayi Zindagi" - Lata Mangeshkar #"Tu Kahan Aa Gayi Zindagi" (v2) - Bappi Lahiri #"Paheli Chhoti Si" - Kavita Paudwal, Vanita Mishra, Gurpreet Kaur, Asha Bhosle #"Dekho Din Ye Na Dhalne Paye, Har Pal Ik Sadi Ho Jaaye" - Asha Bhosle, Kavita Paudwal #"Mere Dil Mai Too Hee Too Hai" - Chitra Singh, Jagjit Singh

Awards

32nd Filmfare Awards The 32nd Filmfare Awards were held in 1985. ''Sharaabi'' led the ceremony with 11 nominations, followed by ''Aaj Ki Awaaz'' and ''Saaransh'' with 7 nominations and ''Sohni Mahiwal'' and ''Sparsh'' with 5 nominations each. ''Saaransh'', ''Soh ...

: Won * Best Actress – Shabana Azmi Nominated * Best Supporting Actress –

References

External links

* 1984 films Indian drama films 1980s Hindi-language films Films about women in India Films scored by Bappi Lahiri 1984 directorial debut films 1984 drama films Hindi-language drama films {{1980s-Hindi-film-stub