''Sitara'' () is a 1980 Indian

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-language film directed by Meraj, with

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. The music was composed by

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. The film was a remake of the Telugu film ''

Seetamalakshmi ''Seetamalakshmi'' is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language film written and directed by K. Viswanath. The film stars Talluri Rameswari (in her Telugu debut) and Chandra Mohan. It was released on 27 July 1978. It won two state Nandi Awards and a Fi ...

''.

Plot

Sitara is the love story of two childhood lovers, Dhania and Kundan. They come to Bombay, due to their economic conditions and they start working in a Cinema hall. Dhania is fascinated by films and has hidden desire to become an actress, so she often imitates the dances shown on movies. One day Dhania plays the record of the songs and starts dancing, assuming herself as the heroine of the film. She pulls Kundan up to join her and both get involved in the dance, forgetting everything. One person related with films watches them and he is impressed by the skill of Dhania and he helps her to become a film star ''Sarita'' from Dhania. Now Kundan feels lonely in this glamorous world and their love is lost somewhere. He still loves her, but she is lost in her dreams of becoming a superstar. Depressed, Kundan decides to return to his village. Sitara explores the life of actors coming from small towns and villages.

Cast

as Kundan *

as Dhania * Kanhaiyalal * Agha *

Dinesh Thakur Dinesh Thakur (1947 – 20 September 2012) was an Indian theatre director, actor in theatre, television and Hindi film, where most notably he appeared as one of the leads in ''Rajnigandha'' 1974 and directed by Basu Chatterjee, which won both Fi ...

* Paintal *

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Soundtrack

The music was composed by

. The lyrics were written by

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* {{IMDb title, 0400830 1980 films 1980s Hindi-language films Films about actors Films scored by R. D. Burman Films set in Mumbai Hindi remakes of Telugu films