Situm is a 1982 Hindi film directed by

Aruna Raje Aruna Raje (born 1946) is an Indian film director and editor known for her works in Hindi cinema. Early life Aruna Raje was born on 17 October in 1946 in Pune, India. Education and career Aruna enrolled initially at Grant Medical College in Pun ...

and Vikas Desai starring

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, Vikram and

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among others. The then husband-wife duo worked together in the name of Aruna-Vikas jointly, before Aruna went her separate way. The rights of this film are now owned by Glamour Eyes Films.

Plot

Inder, a star football player of a team thinks himself guilty of killing another football player Subhash who dies after the impact of football hit on his head which is kicked by Inder. He tries to ask for forgiveness from Meenakshi, Subhash's wife. He also gets affectionate with Subhash and Meenakshi's son. But, Meenakshi insults him and calls him killer and the person who has ruined her life. This has deep impact on Inder who is now bedridden, unstable and mentally ill, in Dr. Gindes Hospital. He starts showing signs of recovery when Meenakshi starts meeting him after she realises that Inder's illness is caused by her. In their regular meetings, Inder starts taking an interest in her, it becomes challenging for Meenakshi to reciprocate his affections. The dilemma before her is that if she spurns him he risks losing all signs of recovery.

Cast

as Subhash *

as Meenakshi * Vikram as Inder *

Arun Sarnaik Arun Shankarrao Sarnaik (4 October 1935 – 21 June 1984) was an Indian actor and singer from Kolhapur, Maharashtra. He was the son of the famous singer "Maharashtrakokil" Pt. Shankarao Sarnaik and brother of famous classical singer "Pandit Niv ...

* Keith Stevenson *

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Seema Deo Seema Deo (born as Nalini Saraf; 1942) is Hindi and Marathi movie veteran actress. She has acted in over 80 Marathi and Hindi movies. Early life She was born and brought up in Girgaum, Mumbai. Personal life She was married to actor Ramesh ...

Sulabha Deshpande Sulabha Deshpande ( mr, सुलभा देशपांडे; 1937 – 4 June 2016) was an Indian actress and theatre director. Apart from Marathi theatre and Hindi theatre in Mumbai, she acted in over 73 mainstream Bollywood films. She als ...

as Meenakshi's mother

Music

All songs were composed by

Jagjit Singh Jagjit Singh (born Jagmohan Singh Dhiman; 8 February 1941 – 10 October 2011) was an Indian composer, singer and musician. He composed and sang in numerous languages and is credited for the revival and popularity of ghazal, an Indian c ...

and

Chitra Singh Chitra Singh () is an Indian ghazal singer. She, alongside her husband, Jagjit Singh, popularized the ghazal genre. Respectfully known as the "king and queen of the Ghazal world," the husband and wife duo created some of the most successful Indi ...

References

External links

* 1980s Hindi-language films Films scored by Jagjit Singh Films scored by Chitra Singh Films directed by Aruna Raje 1982 films {{1980s-Hindi-film-stub