Masoom (1983 film)

Masoom
DVD cover
Directed by	Shekhar Kapur
Produced by	Chanda Dutt Devi Dutt
Screenplay by	Gulzar
Based on	Man, Woman and Child  by Erich Segal
Starring	Naseeruddin Shah Shabana Azmi
Music by	R D Burman
Cinematography	Pravin Bhatt
Editing by	Aruna Raje Vikas Desai
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 first directorial venture of critically acclaimed director Shekhar Kapur. The film is a coming-of-age story starring Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi in lead roles along with Tanuja, Supriya Pathak and Saeed Jaffrey. It features Jugal Hansraj, Aradhana and Urmila Matondkar as child actors. The screenplay, dialogues and lyrics are written by Gulzar and the music is contributed by R.D. Burman. The plot was broadly based on Man, Woman and Child written by Erich Segal.^{[citation needed]}

Shekhar Kapur, the director of the movie, went on to make several other internationally acclaimed movies like Bandit Queen, Mr. India and Elizabeth.

This is a remake of a 1982 Malayalam film Olangal.

Plot

Indu (played by Shabana Azmi) and DK (played by Naseeruddin Shah) have a happy marriage and two daughters — Pinky and Minni. The tranquility of their life is shattered when DK receives word that he has a son from a short-term affair with Bhavana (played by Supriya Pathak) during his visit to Nainital when his wife Indu was about to give birth to their first child Pinky. Bhavana did not tell DK about this since she did not want to disturb his life. Now that she is dead, her guardian Masterji sends word to DK in Delhi saying that the boy, Rahul (played by Jugal Hansraj), who is eight years old, needs a home. Despite the objections of Indu, who is devastated to learn of her husband's infidelity, the boy comes to stay with them in Delhi for some time. Rahul is never told that DK is his father. Rahul bonds with DK and his daughters. But Indu can't bear to look at him, who is a tangible reminder of DK's betrayal.

DK, worried by the effect that Rahul is having on his family, decides to put him in a boarding school in St. Joseph's College, Nainital; 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 him into the family and wholeheartedly forgiving DK.

Cast

• Naseeruddin Shah as D.K. Malhotra (DK)
• Shabana Azmi as Indu Malhotra
• Supriya Pathak as Bhavana
• Jugal Hansraj as Rahul
• Urmila Matondkar as Pinky
• Aradhana as Minni
• Tanuja as Chanda
• Saeed Jaffrey as Suri
• Paidi Jairaj as Master Ji
• Satish Kaushik as Tiwary Ji

Soundtrack

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Do Naina Aur Ek Kahani"	Aarti Mukherjee
2.	"Huzur Is Kadar"	Bhupinder Singh, Suresh Wadkar
3.	"Lakdi Ki Kathi"	Gauri Bapat, Gurpreet Kaur, Vanita Mishra
4.	"Tujhse Naraz (male)"	Anup Ghoshal
5.	"Tujhse Naraz (female)"	Lata Mangeshkar

Awards

National Film Award for best female playback singer - Aarti Mukherji

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
1984	Filmfare Award	Best Film Critics		Won
1984	Filmfare Award	Best Actor	Naseeruddin Shah	Won
1984	Filmfare Award	Best Music Director	R.D. Burman	Won
1984	Filmfare Award	Best Lyricist	Gulzar for "Tujhse Naraaz Nahin"	Won
1984	Filmfare Award	Best Female Playback Singer	Aarti Mukherji for "Do Naina Ek Kahani"	Won
1984	Filmfare Award	Best Film		Nominated
1984	Filmfare Award	Best Director	Shekhar Kapur	Nominated
1984	Filmfare Award	Best Actress	Shabana Azmi	Nominated

External links

• Masoom at the Internet Movie Database