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Rehguzar is a 1985 India
n videofilm/telefilm directed by the National Award
winning director Jyoti Sarup
starring, the now extremely famous, Shekhar Suman
, Simple Kapadia
, Bharat Bhushan
and also Jyoti Sarup
himself. The film
was first released
for video
in 1985, it was later telecast
ed on Doordarshan
in 1989. This film
had the music of Sardar Anjum
, a then famous Ghazal
writer
/singer. This is the only film
for which he ever gave music
.
) comes to the dream city called Bombay (now Mumbai
) to make it big. He stays in the city on rent in a house, which is owned by a person (played by Bharat Bhushan
) from his town. The daughter of his landlord, Simple (played by Simple Kapadia
) falls in love with him and he reciprocates the feelings too. Meanwhile he meets the secretary (played by Jyoti Sarup
) of a famous lyricist in the business. The secretary buys his lyrics and passes it on to his boss who records the songs, which keep becoming a hit. Getting frustrated of ghost writing for others he searches ways to get famous himself. He meets a famous female singer, Aarti (played by Aarti Mehta) who, liking his lyrics, sings for his songs and helps him get fame.
The conflict for him arises when he comes to know that the Aarti also loves him. The secretary takes advantage of the situation and tries to create a rift between Aarti and Shekhar so that she sings for the lyrics written by his boss. While Shekhar is in a dilemma, of what to do because he is in love with Simple, and Aarti is the one who has helped him achieve whatever he wanted in life, Aarti finds out she has Cancer. Clearing things with Shekhar, she then dies of the disease.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n videofilm/telefilm directed by the National Award
National Film Awards
The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it is administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.Every year, a national panel...
winning director Jyoti Sarup
Jyoti Sarup
Jyoti Sarup is a National Award winning Indian film/serial director and producer.- Biography :An engineer by education, he received a Diploma from NSD and FTII for Acting. He came to Mumbai in 1978 to become an actor. Not belonging to a film background, he had to start from scratch...
starring, the now extremely famous, Shekhar Suman
Shekhar Suman
Shekhar Suman is an Indian film actor and a television personality. He has also been featured as a singer on a music album. Suman married Alka Kapur on May 4, 1984, and has a son, Adhyayan Suman a Bollywood film actor.-Career:...
, Simple Kapadia
Simple Kapadia
Simple Kapadia was a Bollywood actress and costume designer.Simple Kapadia began her career when she was 18 years old. She made her acting debut in 1977 in the film...
, Bharat Bhushan
Bharat Bhushan
Bharat Bhushan was an Indian bollywood actor, scriptwriter and producer, who is best remembered for playing Baiju Bawra in the 1952 film of the same name. He was born in Meerut, and brought up in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.-Personal Life:...
and also Jyoti Sarup
Jyoti Sarup
Jyoti Sarup is a National Award winning Indian film/serial director and producer.- Biography :An engineer by education, he received a Diploma from NSD and FTII for Acting. He came to Mumbai in 1978 to become an actor. Not belonging to a film background, he had to start from scratch...
himself. The film
Film
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was first released
Film release
A film release is the stage at which a completed film is legally authorized by its owner for public distribution.The process includes locating a distributor to handle the film...
for video
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
in 1985, it was later telecast
Telecast
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ed on Doordarshan
DoorDarshan
Doordarshan is an Indian public service broadcaster, a division of Prasar Bharati. It is one of the largest broadcasting organizations in India in terms of the infrastructure of studios and transmitters. Recently, it has also started Digital Terrestrial Transmitters. On September 15, 2009,...
in 1989. This film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
had the music of Sardar Anjum
Sardar Anjum
Sardar Anjum is an Indian poet and philosopher. He is the author of 25 books, and many audio cassettes/records of his poems. He had served Punjab University as Head of Urdu Department and has been Chancellor’s nominee at Punjabi Universit Patiala...
, a then famous Ghazal
Ghazal
The ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The form is ancient, originating in 6th century...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
/singer. This is the only film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
for which he ever gave music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
.
Plot summary
A small town, aspiring, lyricist Shekhar (played by Shekhar SumanShekhar Suman
Shekhar Suman is an Indian film actor and a television personality. He has also been featured as a singer on a music album. Suman married Alka Kapur on May 4, 1984, and has a son, Adhyayan Suman a Bollywood film actor.-Career:...
) comes to the dream city called Bombay (now Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
) to make it big. He stays in the city on rent in a house, which is owned by a person (played by Bharat Bhushan
Bharat Bhushan
Bharat Bhushan was an Indian bollywood actor, scriptwriter and producer, who is best remembered for playing Baiju Bawra in the 1952 film of the same name. He was born in Meerut, and brought up in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.-Personal Life:...
) from his town. The daughter of his landlord, Simple (played by Simple Kapadia
Simple Kapadia
Simple Kapadia was a Bollywood actress and costume designer.Simple Kapadia began her career when she was 18 years old. She made her acting debut in 1977 in the film...
) falls in love with him and he reciprocates the feelings too. Meanwhile he meets the secretary (played by Jyoti Sarup
Jyoti Sarup
Jyoti Sarup is a National Award winning Indian film/serial director and producer.- Biography :An engineer by education, he received a Diploma from NSD and FTII for Acting. He came to Mumbai in 1978 to become an actor. Not belonging to a film background, he had to start from scratch...
) of a famous lyricist in the business. The secretary buys his lyrics and passes it on to his boss who records the songs, which keep becoming a hit. Getting frustrated of ghost writing for others he searches ways to get famous himself. He meets a famous female singer, Aarti (played by Aarti Mehta) who, liking his lyrics, sings for his songs and helps him get fame.
The conflict for him arises when he comes to know that the Aarti also loves him. The secretary takes advantage of the situation and tries to create a rift between Aarti and Shekhar so that she sings for the lyrics written by his boss. While Shekhar is in a dilemma, of what to do because he is in love with Simple, and Aarti is the one who has helped him achieve whatever he wanted in life, Aarti finds out she has Cancer. Clearing things with Shekhar, she then dies of the disease.
Cast
- Shekhar SumanShekhar SumanShekhar Suman is an Indian film actor and a television personality. He has also been featured as a singer on a music album. Suman married Alka Kapur on May 4, 1984, and has a son, Adhyayan Suman a Bollywood film actor.-Career:...
...Shekhar - Simple KapadiaSimple KapadiaSimple Kapadia was a Bollywood actress and costume designer.Simple Kapadia began her career when she was 18 years old. She made her acting debut in 1977 in the film...
...Simple - Aarti Mehta ...Aarti
- Bharat BhushanBharat BhushanBharat Bhushan was an Indian bollywood actor, scriptwriter and producer, who is best remembered for playing Baiju Bawra in the 1952 film of the same name. He was born in Meerut, and brought up in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.-Personal Life:...
...Landlord - Mayur ...Film Star
- Jyoti SarupJyoti SarupJyoti Sarup is a National Award winning Indian film/serial director and producer.- Biography :An engineer by education, he received a Diploma from NSD and FTII for Acting. He came to Mumbai in 1978 to become an actor. Not belonging to a film background, he had to start from scratch...
...Lyrics writer's Secretary