Saaz (film)

Saaz
Directed by Sai Paranjpye
Produced by Amit Khanna
Starring Shabana Azmi
Aruna Irani
Zakir Hussain
Music by Yashwant Deo
Bhupen Hazarika
Zakir Hussain
Raj Kamal
Cinematography G.S. Bhaskar
Distributed by Plus Films
Release dates
  • 1998 (1998)
Running time
148 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi

Saaz is a Hindi movie produced and directed by Sai Paranjpye and released in 1998, starring Aruna Irani and Shabana Azmi in lead roles. The plot is allegedly based on the life of legendary singing sisters of Bollywood, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle.[1] In an interview after the release of the film Asha said, "Its not true at all. To have two women in long plaits, take a couple of incidents and exaggerate them into a 3-hour film is such a waste of time." [2]

Synopsis

Mansi, the elder sister, has to take up professional singing after her father's death and to support the family. The film focuses mainly on the female characters and traces how the younger sibling Bansi regains her identity.

Credits

Music Tracks

The film has ten songs. The music score is provided by Zakir Hussain, Bhupen Hazarika, Raj Kamal and Yashwant Dev. Javed Akhtar won National Film Award for Best Lyrics.

References

  1. Masih, Archana (14 May 1997). "Women of Substance". Rediff.
  2. Chhibber, Kavita. "Kavita Chhibber's interview with Asha Bhosle". Archived from the original on 27 December 2005. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
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