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Katha (1983)

2h 21m

Running Time

Katha (1983)

Name: Katha
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1983-08-16

2h 21m

Running Time

Plot.

A modern retelling of the classic folktale about the hare and the tortoise. Rajaram P. Joshi is a middle-class Clerk living in a chawl in Bombay. He is secretly in love with his neighbor, Sandhya Karnik but is unable to disclose his love for her. Rajaram's fast-tallking friend, Bashudev comes for a visit and makes himself at home. Bashudev starts wooing Sandhya and soon her parents decide to marry Sandhya and Bashudev, much to misery of Rajaram. But on the day of the engagement, Bashudev disappears, leaving behind a devastated, and pregnant Sandhya. Will Rajaram accept Sandhya?

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This Movie Is About.

woman director

Cast & Crew.

Naseeruddin Shah

Rajaram Purshotam Joshi

Farooq Shaikh

Bashudev (Bashu)

Leela Mishra

Dadi Amma

Deepti Naval

Sandhya Sabnis

Yatin Karyekar

Dancer

Mallika Sarabhai

Anuradha Dhindhoria

Jalal Agha

Self

Tinnu Anand

Actor

Sarika

Herself

Sudha Chopra

Club Singer

Suhasini Deshpande

Mrs. Sabnis

Sai Paranjape

Director

Suresh Jindal

Producer

Raj Kamal

Composer

Virendra Saini

Cinematographer

Media.

Details.

Release Date
August 16, 1983

Original Name
कथा

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 21m

Genres
Comedy Drama

Wiki.

Katha (English: Story) is a 1983 Indian romantic comedy directed film by Sai Paranjpye starring Farooq Sheikh, Naseeruddin Shah and Deepti Naval in the main roles. The film is about the daily lives of people living in a Mumbai chawl. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. The story is based on S.G. Sathye's Marathi play Sasa Aani Kasav (Hare and Tortoise), which was also adapted into the 1988 movie Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu.

It was shot on location at Salunke Chawl in Pune. Jalal Agha and Sarika made guest appearances in the movie. The principal character played by Farooque Shaikh was named Bashu Bhatt after film maker Basu Bhattacharya.