Sargam (1979 film)
Sargam is a 1979 Hindi drama film written and directed by K. Viswanath. It was a remake of his earlier Telugu hit Siri Siri Muvva (1976), which also starred Jayapradaand made her a star in South India. She made her Hindi film debut with this film, repeating her role of a mute dancer. [1]
The film stars Rishi Kapoor as her partner, Shashikala as her stepmother, Keshto Mukherjee, Shreeram Lagoo as her father, Shakti Kapoor, Aruna Irani, Asrani as her dance teacher, and Vijay Arora. Laxmikant Pyarelal composed the memorable songs, which won the only Filmfare Award for the film. Anand Bakshi wrote the lyrics.Mohd. Rafi sang all seven songs, three of them were duets with Lata Mangeshkar, including the famous song, "Dafliwale", "Koyal Boli Duniya Doli" and "Parbat Ke Us Paar". The song "Koyal boli" was shot on the banks of the Godavari River in Rajahmundry, "Parbat ke uss par" in Ooty and "Dafliwale" in Kashmir.[1]
The film became a Super Hit and took the third top spot at the box office in 1979.[2] It made Jayaprada a star in Hindi Cinema,[3] and she also earned a Filmfarenomination as Best Actress.
| Directed by | K. Viswanath |
|---|---|
| Produced by | N.N. Sippy |
| Written by | K. Viswanath Jainendra Jain |
| Starring | Rishi Kapoor Jaya Prada |
| Music by | Laxmikant Pyarelal Anand Bakshi (Lyrics) |
| Cinematography | K H Kapadia |
| Edited by | Waman Bhosle Gurudutt Shirali |
Release dates
| 8 January 1979 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Cast
- Rishi Kapoor as Raju
- Jaya Pradha as Hema Pradhan
- Shashikala as Savitri Pradhan, stepmother
- Dheeraj Kumar as Suresh
- Rajni Sharma as Champa Pradhan
- Leela Mishra as Mausi
- Jankidas as Landlord
- Keshto Mukherjee as Tushar Babu Ghosh / Chatterjee
- Shreeram Lagoo as Masterji Chintamani Pradhan
- Om Shivpuri as Pandit
- Shakti Kapoor as Prakash
- Aruna Irani as Kusum
- Asrani as Gopi
- Vijay Arora as Dr. Babu (Guest appearance)
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