Sargam (1979 film)
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Director Kasinathuni Viswanath Duration Running time 2h 26m | 7/10 IMDb Genre Musical, Romance Release date January 8, 1979 (India) Country India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 8 January 1979 Writer Jainendra Jain (dialogue), V.D. Puranik (dialogue director), Dr. K. Viswanath Songs Dafliwale Dafli Baja Cast (Raju), (Hema Pradhan), (Savitri Pradhan), (Suresh), Shreeram Lagoo (Masterji Chintamani Pradhan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sargam is a 1979 Hindi-language drama film written and directed by K. Viswanath. It was a remake of his earlier Telugu film Siri Siri Muvva (1976), which also starred Jayaprada and made her a star in South India. She made her Hindi film debut with this film, repeating her role of a mute dancer.
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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.
The film became a hit and took the top spot at the box office in 1979. It made Jayaprada a star in Hindi Cinema, and she also earned a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress.
Cast
Soundtrack
All the songs were composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal and lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi.
Filmfare Awards
References
Sargam (1979 film) WikipediaSargam (1979 film) IMDb Sargam (1979 film) themoviedb.org