''Kashino Dikro'' () is a 1979 Indian

Gujarati Gujarati may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India * Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat * Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them * Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub ...

film directed by

Kanti Madia Kanti Madia (or Kanti Madiya) was an Indian actor, director, producer and playwright from Gujarat, India. He established the Natyasampada theatre company, and directed more than 30 plays. He is particularly known for directing the Gujarati film '' ...

. Being the first and the only film of Madia, it starred Rajiv, Ragini,

Rita Bhaduri Rita Bhaduri (4 November 1955 – 17 July 2018) was an Indian film and television actress.she has also work in Gujarati cinema. Career She initially appeared as supporting actress in various Bollywood films during the 1970s, 1980s, and 199 ...

, and Pranlal Kharsani. The film was produced by Cine India International. Adapted from

Vinodini Nilkanth Vinodini Ramanbhai Nilkanth (9 February 1907 – 29 September 1987) was a Gujarati writer, translator, and academic. She wrote novels, essays, short stories, journalist columns, and children's literature. Early life Vinodini Nilkanth was born ...

's short story ''Dariyav Dil'', film's script and dialogues were written by Prabodh Joshi. Barun Mukherji was a cinematographer. The film features music composed by Kshemu Divetia, who earned State Films Award in Best Music Director category for the film.

Plot

Kashi (Ragini) raises her brother-in-law (Rajiv), who dies on his wedding night from snakebite. His widowed wife Rama (Bhaduri) get raped by Kashi's husband, and she becomes pregnant. Kashi decides to save her family's as well as Rama's honour by pretending to be a pregnant herself, and later adopts Rama's son as her own. In the end, Kashi dies. She has been described as an icon of saintly motherhood.

Cast

The cast was: *Rajiv *Ragini *

*Girish Desai * Pranlal Kharsani *Tarla Joshi *Leela Jariwala *

Vatsala Deshmukh Vatsala Deshmukh ( mr, वत्सला देशमुख; 1930 – 12 March 2022) was an Indian Marathi and Hindi actress. Life and career Deshmukh started her career as a model and later joined the show business. She made her screen de ...

*Mahavir Shah *Arvind Vaidya *Saroj Nayak *Jagdish Shah *Pushpa Shah *Javed Khan *Shrikant Soni *Dilip Patel *Kanti Madia

Sound track

''Kashino Dikro'' features songs written by

Balmukund Dave Balmukund Dave (7 March 1916 – 28 February 1993) was an Indian Gujarati-language poet and journalist. Life Balmukund was born on 7 March 1916 in Mustupura in Vadodara district. He completed his primary education from Mustupura-Kukarwada Gujar ...

Ravji Patel Ravji Patel (Gujarati: રાવજી પટેલ; 15 November 1939 – 10 August 1968) was a modernist poet, short story writer and novelist of Gujarati language. Life He was born in Bhatpur village (now in Anand district, Gujarat) on 15 Nove ...

, Madhav Ramanuj, Anil Joshi, and

Ramesh Parekh Ramesh Parekh (1940-2006) was a Gujarati poet and lyricist from Gujarat, India. He was one of the most popular poets of modern Gujarati poetry. Though government servant by profession, he had deep interest in literature and music. He contributed ...

References

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* {{IMDb title, tt0311390 Films about rape in India Films about widowhood in India Indian pregnancy films 1970s pregnancy films 1970s Gujarati-language films