- Masoom (1983 film)
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Masoom Directed by Shekhar Kapur Produced by Devi Dutt Screenplay by Gulzar Based on Man, Woman and Child by
Erich Segal[1]Starring Naseeruddin Shah
Shabana Azmi
Supriya Pathak
Saeed Jaffrey
Jugal Hansraj
Aradhna
Urmila Matondkar as a childMusic by RD Burman Cinematography Pravin Bhatt Editing by Aruna Raje
Vikas Desai[2]Distributed by Bombino Video Pvt. Ltd. Release date(s) 1983 Running time 165 minutes Country India Language Hindi Masoom (Hindi: मासूम meaning "The Innocent") is a 1983 Indian film and Shekhar Kapur's first directorial venture. The critically acclaimed film starred Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Tanuja, Supriya Pathak and Saeed Jaffrey, as well as child actors Jugal Hansraj, Aradhana and Urmila Matondkar. The screenplay and dialogues were written by Gulzar and the music was contributed by R.D. Burman. The plot was broadly based on Man, Woman and Child written by Erich Segal.
Shekhar Kapoor the director of the movie went on to make several other internationally acclaimed movies in the future like, Bandit Queen and Elizabeth.
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Plot
Indu (Shabana Azmi) and DK (Naseeruddin Shah) have a happy marriage and have 2 daughters. The tranquility of their home is shattered when DK receives word that he has a son - from a short-term affair with a beautiful lady [(Supriya Pathak)] during his visit to Nainital when his wife Indu was due for delivery of their first child. Supriya Pathak did not tell him till next 5 years since she did not want to disturb DK's life. Now that she is dead, her guardian Master ji [(Jairaj)] sends word to Naseer in Mumbai saying that the boy, Rahul (Jugal Hansraj), is in need of a home. Despite the objections of Indu, who is devastated to learn of her husband's unfaithfulness, the boy comes to stay with them in Delhi for some time. Rahul is never told that DK is actually his father. Rahul bonds with Indu and DK's daughters - and with DK - but Indu can't bear to look at the boy, who she sees as a tangible reminder of DK's betrayal.
DK, worried by the effect that Rahul is having on his family, decides to put the latter in a boarding school in St. Joseph's College, Nainital, which Rahul accepts with reluctance. After gaining admission at the school and returning to Delhi before his permanent move to Nainital, Rahul figures out that DK is his father and runs away from home. After he is escorted home by a police officer, Rahul confesses his awareness of the identity of his father to Indu. Indu is unable to bear the heartbreak of the young child and intercepts Rahul before he is put onto the train to Nainital, thereby accepting Rahul into the family and wholeheartedly forgiving DK.
Soundtrack
Song Singer(s) Notes Do Naina Aur Ek Kahani Aarti Mukherjee Huzur Is Kadar Bhupinder, Suresh Wadkar Lakdi Ki Kathi (female,female,male) Gauri Bapat, Gurpreet Kaur, Vanita Mishra Tujhse Naraz (male) Anup Ghoshal Tujhse Naraz (female) Lata Mangeshkar Awards
National award
- Best female playback singer -- Aarti Mukherji
Filmfare awards
- Best actor -- Naseeruddin Shah
- Best music -- R.D. Burman
- Best lyrics -- Gulzar
- Best female playback singer -- Aarti Mukherji
External links
- Masoom at the Internet Movie Database
References
- ^ http://dearcinema.com/authors-pick-masoom/
- ^ http://parallelcinema.blogspot.com/2005/09/aruna-raje.html
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie 1970s Uski Roti (1971) · Ashadh Ka Ek Din (1972) · Maya Darpan (1973) · Duvidha (1974) · Rajnigandha (1975) · Aandhi (1976) · Mrigayaa (1977) · Shatranj Ke Khilari (1978) · Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan (1979)
1980s Jeena Yahan (1980) · Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai (1981) · Aadharshila (1982) · Masoom (1983) · Sookha (1984) · Damul (1985) · Aghaat (1986) · Om-Dar-Ba-Dar (1989)
1990s Khayal Gatha (1990) · Kasba (1991) · Diksha (1992) · Idiot (1993) · Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1994) · Bandit Queen (1995) · Bombay (1996) · Khamoshi (1997) · Virasat (1998) · Satya (1999)
2000s Sarfarosh (2000) · Halo (2001) · Dil Chahta Hai (2002) · The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2003) · Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2004) · Dev and Yuva (2005) · Black (2006) · Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2007) · Chak De! India (2008) · Mumbai Meri Jaan (2009) · Firaaq (2010) · Udaan (2011)
Films directed by Shekhar Kapur 1980s 1990s Bandit Queen (1994) • Elizabeth (1998)2000s The Four Feathers (2002) • Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)Shorts New York, I Love You (2008) • Passage (2010)
Categories:- Indian films
- Compositions by Rahul Dev Burman
- 1983 films
- Hindi-language films
- Films directed by Shekhar Kapur
- Films set in Delhi
- 1980s Hindi-language film stubs
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