Ek Baar Kaho
| Ek Baar Kaho | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Lekh Tandon |
| Written by | Rahi Masoom Reza (dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Madhusudan Kalekar Lekh Tandon |
| Story by | Madhusudan Kalekar |
| Produced by | Tarachand Barjatya Rajshri Productions |
| Starring | Navin Nischol Shabana Azmi Kiran Vairale Madan Puri Rajendra Nath Jagdeep Anil Kapoor Dilip Dhawan Suresh Oberoi |
| Cinematography | Jehangir Choudhary |
| Edited by | Mukhtar Ahmed |
| Music by | Bappi Lahiri |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Ek Baar Kaho (transl. Say Once) is a 1980 Hindi-language film produced by Tarachand Barjatya and directed by Lekh Tandon. The film stars Navin Nischol and Shabana Azmi in lead roles, with a supporting cast of Kiran Vairale, Madan Puri, Rajendra Nath, Jagdeep, Anil Kapoor, Dilip Dhawan and Suresh Oberoi. The climax of this movie was inspired by the climax of 1957 movie An Affair to Remember.
Plot
Ravi Varma (Navin Nischol) loses his parents in childhood and his wife Rajni in an accident. He keeps himself immersed in business. His family physician advises him to take a holiday for rest. He happens to meet Aarti Mathur (Shabana Azmi) and both are attracted to each other. Ravi is unable to express his love and attraction for ARti because he feels she will die if he loves her. His earlier love died in an accident. Arti agreed to meet him and marry but she never comes back. Ravi finds her after two years and thinks that she does not love him. When she is unable to climb the train he realizes that she lost her leg in an accident. She did not go to marry him two years ago because she did not want him to marry a lame girl. In the end he married her and all is well!!!
Cast
- Navin Nischol as Ravi Varma
- Shabana Azmi as Aarti Mathur
- Kiran Vairale as Aparna
- Madan Puri as Dr. Puri, Rajni's father
- Anil Kapoor
- Rajendra Nath as Tooto Singh
- Jagdeep as Hanuman Singh, hotel caretaker
- Dilip Dhawan
- Suresh Oberoi
Crew
- Direction – Lekh Tandon
- Story – Madhusudan Kalekar
- Screenplay – Madhusudan Kalekar, Lekh Tandon
- Dialogue – Rahi Masoom Reza
- Production – Tarachand Barjatya, Ajit Kumar Barjatya, Kamal Kumar Barjatya, Rajkumar Barjatya
- Production Company – Rajshri Productions
- Editing – Mukhtar Ahmed
- Cinematography – Jehangir Choudhary
- Art Direction – Maharudra Shetty
- Choreography – Madhav Kishan
- Music Direction – Bappi Lahiri
- Lyrics – Dev Kohli, Mahendra Dehlvi, Maya Govind, Kulwant Jani
- Playback – Aarti Mukherjee, Bappi Lahiri, Jagjit Singh, Sulakshana Pandit, K.J. Yesudas
Soundtrack
All music is composed by Bappi Lahiri
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Char Din Ki Zindagi Hai" | Maya Govind | Yesudas | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Ek Baar Kaho Mujhe Pyar Karte Ho" | Dev Kohli | Sulakshana Pandit, Bappi Lahiri | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Raakh Ke Dher Ne" | Mohinder Dehelvi | Jagjit Singh | 3:44 |
| 5. | "Yeh Zindagi Char Din Ki" | Kulwant Jani | Bappi Lahiri | 4:40 |
| 7. | "Pyar Ki Raha Mein" | Aarti Mukherjee | 1:20 | |
| 8. | "Soye Jasbaat" | Aarti Mukherjee | 1:10 |
References
External links
- Ek Baar Kaho at IMDb