Musafir (transl. Traveller) is a 1986 Indian Hindi drama film written and directed by Jabbar Patel.[1] Based on Vijay Tendulkar's Marathi play Ashi Pakhare Yeti,[2] the film is part of India's neorealist art films, known in India as parallel cinema.[3]

Musafir
Directed byJabbar Patel
Written byVijay Tendulkar
Gulzar
Based onAshi Pakhare Yeti
by Vijay Tendulkar
Produced byJabbar Patel
D. V. Rao
Starring
Music byR. D. Burman
Production
company
Swastika Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 1986 (1986)
Running time
144 min
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Cast

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The cast is as follows:

Production

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Filming of the film completed in 1986.[3]

Soundtrack

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All lyrics are written by Gulzar; all music is composed by R. D. Burman[4][2]

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Sawan Saanwari Ankhiyan Choome"Asha Bhosle 
2."Aapse Itni Si Guzarish Hai" (Raga: Bhoopali)Ravindra Sathe 
3."Ho Bahut Raat Huyi Thak Gaya Hoon"Kishore Kumar 

Release and reception

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The film did not have a theatrical release,[5] but was released on VHS.[4] The National Film Development Corporation of India decided to restore it in 2010.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1999, p. 528.
  2. ^ a b Arunachalam 2020, p. 463.
  3. ^ a b "When Rekha said an art film is simply a low-budget film, performed a lovely rendition of Mehdi Hassan ghazal. Watch". The Indian Express. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b Bhattacharjee, Rudradeep (27 June 2016). "10 great RD Burman songs that you have probably never heard before". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. ^ Ghosh, Ananya; Lopez, Rachel (9 April 2016). "Meet the people who live and breathe Bollywood". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. ^ Banerjee, Debesh; Khurana, Suanshu (29 June 2010). "Found & Lost". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2 October 2022.

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