Saaransh

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Saaransh is a critically acclaimed 1984 Hindi drama film, best known for featuring Anupam Kher in a powerful early lead role as an elderly father coping with loss.

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instanceOf Hindi-language film
film
ageRating suitable for mature viewers
awardRecognition India's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
cinematographyBy Adeeb
countryOfOrigin India
criticalReception critically acclaimed
director Mahesh Bhatt
distribution Rajshri Productions
editedBy David Dhawan
era post-Emergency Indian cinema
filmIndustry Bollywood
linked to: Bollywood cinema
genre drama
social drama
hasCultStatus yes
hasTheme aging
bereavement
existential crisis
middle-class life in India
languageSubgroup Hindi-Urdu dialogue style
leadActress Rohini Hattangadi
mainCharacter B.V. Pradhan
musicBy Ajit Varman
notableAspect realistic portrayal of elderly protagonists in Indian cinema
notableFor early lead role of Anupam Kher as an elderly man
originalLanguage Hindi
plotFocus an elderly father coping with loss
portrays grief of an elderly couple after the death of their only son
producer Rajshri Productions
releaseDecade 1980s
releaseFormat theatrical film
releaseYear 1984
runtime approximately 140 minutes
setting Mumbai
starring Anupam Kher
Madan Jain
Madhu Kapoor
Nilu Phule
linked to: Phule

Rohini Hattangadi
Soni Razdan
targetAudience adult audience
writer Mahesh Bhatt

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Anupam Kher notableWork Saaransh
Rohini Hattangadi notableWork Saaransh
Vanraj Bhatia workedOn Saaransh
Mahesh Bhatt notableWork Saaransh