Bhumika (1977)

2h 16m
Running Time

November 11, 1977
Release Date

Bhumika (1977)

2h 16m
Running Time

November 11, 1977
Release Date

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Plot.

A girl learns music from her courtesan grandmother and breaks into the burgeoning show business industry of 1930s Bombay, which eventually leads to decades of superstardom as well as romantic entanglements.

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Cast & Crew.

Shama Zaidi

Shama Zaidi

Art Direction

Lilabai Deshpande

Lilabai Deshpande

Hairstylist

Vishwanath Govekar

Vishwanath Govekar

Makeup Artist

Ishwarlal G. Sharma

Ishwarlal G. Sharma

Production Manager

Manohar B. Ghanekar

Manohar B. Ghanekar

Assistant Director

Prahlad Kakar

Prahlad Kakar

Assistant Director

Dayal Nihalani

Dayal Nihalani

Assistant Director

Hitendra Ghosh

Hitendra Ghosh

Sound

Mohamed Husein Kalsikar

Mohamed Husein Kalsikar

Sound Assistant

B.N. Tiwari

B.N. Tiwari

Sound

K. Kanti

K. Kanti

Assistant Camera

Gyan Sahay

Gyan Sahay

Assistant Camera

S.R. Sekar

S.R. Sekar

Still Photographer

Kalpana Lajmi

Kalpana Lajmi

Costume Assistant

Jagdish Mohite

Jagdish Mohite

Assistant Editor

Ramnik Patel

Ramnik Patel

Assistant Editor

Hansa Wadkar

Hansa Wadkar

Novel / Original Film Writer

Sudarshan Dheer

Sudarshan Dheer

Choreographer

Ravi Uppoor

Ravi Uppoor

Production Assistant

N. J. Kenny

N. J. Kenny

Production Assistant

Deepak Prashar

Deepak Prashar

Location Assistant

Santosh Sah

Santosh Sah

Location Assistant

Nira Benegal

Nira Benegal

Continuity

Majrooh Sultanpuri

Majrooh Sultanpuri

Lyricist

Vasant Dev

Vasant Dev

Lyricist

Preeti Sagar

Preeti Sagar

Playback Singer

Bhupendra Singh

Bhupendra Singh

Playback Singer

Chandru Atma

Chandru Atma

Playback Singer

Kumari Meena

Kumari Meena

Playback Singer

Firoz Dasturi

Firoz Dasturi

Playback Singer

Uttara Kelkar

Uttara Kelkar

Playback Singer

Saraswati Rane

Saraswati Rane

Playback Singer

Details.

Release Date
November 11, 1977

Original Name
भूमिका

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 16m

Genres

Wiki.

Bhumika (English: Role) is a 1977 Indian film directed by Shyam Benegal. The film stars Smita Patil, Amol Palekar, Anant Nag, Naseeruddin Shah and Amrish Puri.

The film is broadly based on the Marathi-language memoirs, Sangtye Aika of the well-known Marathi stage and screen actress of the 1940s Hansa Wadkar, who led a flamboyant and unconventional life, and focuses on an individual's search for identity and self-fulfilment. Smita Patil gives a strong performance of transforming from a vivacious teenager to a wiser but deeply wounded middle-aged woman.

The film won two National Film Awards and Filmfare Best Movie Award. It was invited to Carthage Film Festival 1978, Chicago Film Festival, where it was awarded the Golden Plaque 1978, and in 1986 it was invited to Festival of Images, Algeria.

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