Reshma Aur Shera
Original poster
Directed bySunil Dutt
Written byS. Ali Raza
Produced bySunil Dutt
StarringWaheeda Rehman
Sunil Dutt
Amitabh Bachchan
Raakhee
Vinod Khanna
CinematographyRamachandra
Edited byPran Mehra
Music byJaidev
Production
company
Ajanta Arts
Release date
  • 23 July 1971 (1971-07-23)
Running time
158 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Reshma Aur Shera (Hindi: रेशमा और शेरा; translation: Reshma and Shera) is a 1971 Hindi crime drama film produced and directed by Sunil Dutt and starring Waheeda Rehman as Reshma and Sunil Dutt as Shera. It also stars Vinod Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Raakhee, Ranjeet, K.N. Singh, Jayant and Amrish Puri in supporting roles. Sunil Dutt's son Sanjay Dutt, who was 12 years at the time, appears briefly as a Qawwali singer in his first film appearance.

Reshma Aur Shera received high critical acclaim from domestic and international critics and was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.[1] It was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 44th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]

Reshma Aur Shera won 3 awards at the 19th National Film Awards. Waheeda Rehman won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her highly-acclaimed performance in the film. The film also won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for Jaidev and the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for Ramachandra.

Reshma Aur Shera was noted for its classic songs such as "Ek Meethi Si Chubhan, Ek Thandi Si Aggan" (lyrics by Udhav Kumar) and "Tu Chanda Main Chandni" (lyrics by Balkavi Bairagi).[3][4]

Synopsis

Set against the backdrop of Rajasthan, Reshma (Rehman) and Shera (Dutt) love each other in the midst of a violent feud between their clans. When their families find out about their relationship, Chotu (Bachchan), Shera's mute sharpshooting brother carries out his father Sagat Singh's (Jayant) orders to kill Reshma's father (K. N. Singh) and her recently married brother Gopal (Ranjeet). Unable to bear the grief of Gopal's widowed bride (Raakhee), Shera kills his own father believing he actually pulled the trigger. After this tragedy, Reshma and Shera's family's feud will end in more tragedy as misunderstandings lead to more bloodshed between the clans.

Shera swears to kill Chotu and protect Reshma's family. Shera searches for Chotu, who hides in Reshma's house and seeks protection from her. The movie's climax is when Shera waits outside Reshma's house to kill Chotu. At the moment, Chotu and Reshma emerge from the house as a married couple. Shera notices sindoor on Reshma's forehead and realizes that he cannot kill Chotu since he is now her husband, thus ending the bloodshed. In his grief, Shera ends his own life using his rifle, just as Reshma to collapses after begging the skies to take her life away, with her corpse falling on that of Shera’s. As the two lovers lay dead in the desert, a windstorm takes plays, and buries their bodies within the sand.

Cast

Music

Song Singer
"Tu Chanda" Lata Mangeshkar
"Main Aaj Pawan Mein" Lata Mangeshkar
"Tauba Tauba Meri Tauba" Asha Bhosle
"Jab Se Lagan Lagaayi Re" Asha Bhosle
"Zaalim Meri Sharaab" Manna Dey
"Nafrat Ki Ek Hi Thokar" Manna Dey
"Ek Meethi Si Chubhan" Lata Mangeshkar

19th National Film Awards

See also

References

  1. ^ Awards imdb.com.
  2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  3. ^ "Ek meethi si chuban". Archived from the original on 18 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Tu chanda main Chandini". Archived from the original on 13 December 2021.

External links

Indian submission for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
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