Drishti (film)
| Drishti दृष्टि | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover for Drishti | |
| Directed by | Govind Nihalani |
| Written by | Govind Nihalani Shashi Deshpande |
| Produced by | Udbhav Productions |
| Starring | Dimple Kapadia Shekhar Kapur Irrfan Khan Mita Vasisht |
| Cinematography | Govind Nihalani |
| Edited by | Deepak Segal |
| Music by | Kishori Amonkar Vasant Dev (lyrics) |
Release date |
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Running time | 171 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Drishti is a 1990 Hindi film directed by Govind Nihalani that stars Dimple Kapadia, Shekhar Kapur and Irrfan Khan. It is one of the rare films to have music direction by noted classical singer Kishori Amonkar with lyrics by Vasant Dev.
It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi for 1990.
Plot
Sandhya (Dimple Kapadia) and Nikhil (Shekhar Kapur) are a happily married, urban, professional couple. Coming from middle-class families, they have risen in their professional life by virtue of merit and hard work.
On their eighth wedding anniversary, one of their friends brings his nephew Rahul (Irrfan Khan) who is a classical singer. Sandhya develops an attraction and has an affair with him. She confides in her friend Prabha but does not tell Nikhil. After a couple of months, the affair ends.
After about a year, Nikhil falls in love with Vrinda, his assistant in the lab. He tells Sandhya about it and leaves her. Sandhya is shattered and they part. Four years after the divorce they meet again, and Sandhya mentions her affair with Rahul.[1]
Cast
- Dimple Kapadia as Sandhya
- Shekhar Kapur as Nikhil
- Irrfan Khan as Rahul
- Mita Vasisht as Prabha
- Vijay Kashyap as Ramesh
- Neena Gupta as Revati
- Navneet Nishan as Gita
Soundtrack
| Track # | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bajat Ghan Mridung" | Kishori Amonkar | 4:45 |
| 2 | "Ek Hi Sang Hote I" | Kishori Amonkar | 5:24 |
| 3 | "Ek Hi Sang Hote II" | Kishori Amonkar | 4:31 |
| 4 | "Megha Jhar Jhar Barsat Re" | Kishori Amonkar | 5:03 |
Awards
- National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
- Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, Best Actress for Dimple Kapadia
- Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, Best Supporting Actress for Mita Vasisht
References
- ^ "Rudraa.com". Drishti.
External links
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