''Musafir'' () is a 1986 Indian
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...
drama film written and directed by
Jabbar Patel. Based on
Vijay Tendulkar
Vijay Dhondopant Tendulkar (6 January 1928 – 19 May 2008) was a leading Indian playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist, and social commentator primarily in Marāthi. His Marathi plays established him as ...
's Marathi play ''Ashi Pakhare Yeti'', the film is part of India's neorealist art films, known in India as
parallel cinema.
Cast
The cast is as follows:
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Rekha as Saraswasti Pillai
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Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah (born 20 July 1950) is an Indian actor. He is notable in Indian parallel cinema. He has also starred in international productions. He has won numerous awards in his career, including three National Film Awards, three Filmfare A ...
as Sadanand
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Moon Moon Sen as Shyama
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Mohan Agashe
Mohan Agashe (born 23 July 1947) is an Indian psychiatrist and actor. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1996 in theatre.
Early life
Agashe was born in Bhor, Maharashtra. He studied in B. J. Medical College, Pune for his MBBS an ...
as P A Pillai
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Benjamin Gilani
Benjamin Gilani is an Indian film, television and stage actor who works in Hindi cinema.
Early life and career
Gilani was schooled at Bishop Cotton School, Shimla. He is a postgraduate from Delhi University having studied and taught English lit ...
as Anand
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Pankaj Kapur as Shankeran Pillai
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Usha Nadkarni as Parvati Pillai
Production
Filming of the film completed in 1986.
Soundtrack
Release and reception
The film did not have a theatrical release, but was released on VHS.
The
National Film Development Corporation of India decided to restore it in 2010.
References
Sources
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External links
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1951 films
1950s Hindi-language films