''Anjuman'' (English: ''Congregation'') is a 1986 Hindi drama film directed by

Muzaffar Ali Muzaffar Ali (born 21 October 1944) is an Indian filmmaker, fashion designer, poet, artist, cultural revivalist, and social worker. Biography Ali was born in Lucknow in 1944. The eldest son of Raja Syed Sajid Husain Ali, the ruling prince of ...

, starring

Shabana Azmi Shabana Azmi (born 18 September 1950) is an Indian actress of Hindi film, television and theatre. One of India's most acclaimed actresses, Azmi is known for her portrayals of distinctive, often unconventional female characters across several ge ...

Farooque Shaikh Farooq Shaikh (25 March 1948 − 28 December 2013) was an Indian actor, philanthropist and television presenter. He was best known for his work in Hindi films from 1973 to 1993 and for his work in television between 1988 and 2002. He returned to ...

and Rohini Hattangadi in lead roles. Set in

Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...

, it deals with exploitation of women and problems of local " chikan" embroidery workers. ''Anjuman'' has music by

Khayyam Ghiyāth al-Dīn Abū al-Fatḥ ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm Nīsābūrī (18 May 1048 – 4 December 1131), commonly known as Omar Khayyam ( fa, عمر خیّام), was a polymath, known for his contributions to mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, ...

, with lyrics by noted Urdu poet Shahryar, with three songs sung by lead actress Shabana Azmi, who agreed to do playback singing. Noted actor Farooque Shaikh worked in three films with Muzaffar Ali, with the others being ''

Gaman Gaman ( hi, गमन, English:Departure) is a Hindi film released in 1978, starring Farooq Sheikh and Smita Patil in the lead roles and introducing Nana Patekar in a supporting role. It is the directorial debut of Muzaffar Ali, who went on to m ...

'' (1978) and '' Umrao Jaan'' (1981).

Cast

as Anjuman *

as Sajid (Sajju) * Rohini Hattangadi as Dr. Suchitra Sharma *

Mushtaq Khan Mushtaq Khan is an Indian film and television actor and comedian who has worked in several Hindi films in a career spanning three decades. He is best known for his roles in films like ''Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke'' (1993), '' Jodi No.1'' (2001) an ...

as Banke Nawab *

Shaukat Azmi Shaukat Kaifi (21 October 1926 – 22 November 2019), also credited as Shaukat Azmi, was an Indian theater and film actress. Her husband was the Urdu poet and film lyricist, Kaifi Azmi. The couple were leading lights of the Indian People's Thea ...

Music

The music was by

, with lyrics by Shahryar and

Faiz Ahmad Faiz Faiz Ahmad ''Faiz'' (13 February 1911 – 20 November 1984; Urdu, Punjabi: فیض احمد فیض) was a Pakistani poet, and author of Urdu and Punjabi literature. Faiz was one of the most celebrated Pakistani Urdu writers of his time. Outsi ...

, with three song sung by Shabana Azmi, a rare feat for her career. * "Kab Yaad Me Tera Saath Nahin" — Jagjit Kaur, Khayyam * "Main Raah Kab Se Nayi Zindagi Ki" —

* "Tujhse Hoti Bhi To Kya" — Shabana Azmi * "Aisa Nahin Ki Isko" — Shabana Azmi * "Gulab Jism Ka" — Bhupinder Singh, Shabana Azmi

References

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* 1986 films 1980s Hindi-language films Films directed by Muzaffar Ali Films scored by Khayyam Indian drama films Films set in Lucknow Culture of Lucknow 1980s Urdu-language films 1986 drama films Hindi-language drama films Faiz Ahmad Faiz Urdu-language Indian films {{1980s-Hindi-film-stub