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Kasauti

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Kasauti
Poster
Directed byAravind Sen
Written bySatish Bhatnagar
Suhrid Kar
Produced byAravind Sen
StarringAmitabh Bachchan
Hema Malini
Pran
CinematographyAloke Das Gupta
Edited byD.N. Pai
Music byKalyanji-Anandji
Release date
  • 9 August 1974 (1974-08-09)
Running time
131 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Kasauti (lit.'Criterion') is a 1974 Bollywood drama film directed and produced by Aravind Sen. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Pran in lead roles.[1]

Synopsis

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Sapna, a slum dweller of Bombay seeks refuge from a drunken outburst of her foster father. Heera, a playboy smuggler, has an eye on Sapna and wants to have her for his pleasure. Amit, an educated taxi driver saves Sapna from the clutches of Heera but soon she is accused of attempting robbery and sent to prison. In a fit of anger, Sapna's mother kills Sapna's foster father.

Amit promises to marry Sapna on her acquittal but on the eve of their marriage Amit's father refuses to accept Sapna. Not wanting to break up Amit's family Sapna decides to walk out of his life and leaves the city.

Amit and his friend Pyarelal for Sapna but do not succeed. In Calcutta, Sapna becomes an instant hit on the stage through Ashok Babu. One day, Ashok proposes to her and Sapna again leaves. Eventually, she is reunited with Amit.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Kalyanji-Anandji, lyrics by Indeevar, Verma Malik & Anand Bakshi.

Song Singer
"Rangmanch Yeh Duniya Sari" Lata Mangeshkar
"Ho Jata Hai Pyar, Pyar Kiya Nahin Jaye" Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar
"Hum Bolega To Bologe" Kishore Kumar
"Baby Ho Gayi Hai Jawan, Nachegi Jhoomegi Gayegi" Mahendra Kapoor, Asha Bhosle
"Saat Mare Aur Satra Ghayal" Asha Bhosle
"Yeh Time Time Ki Baat" Asha Bhosle

References

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  1. ^ Lokapally, Vijay (25 December 2014). "Kasauti (1974)". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
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