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Main page Reshma Aur Shera (translation: Reshma and Shera) is a 1971 Hindi
Reshma Aur Shera
Contents crime drama film produced and directed by Sunil Dutt and starring
Featured content Waheeda Rehman as Reshma and Sunil Dutt as Shera. It also stars
Current events Vinod Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Raakhee and Amrish Puri in
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supporting roles. Sunil Dutt's son Sanjay Dutt, who was 12 years at the
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time, appears briefly as a qawwali singer in his first film appearance.
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Reshma Aur Shera was well received by the critics internationally [1] and
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was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 22nd Berlin International Film
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Festival.[2] It was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign
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Language Film at the 44th Academy Awards but was not accepted as a
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Contact page The film won music director Jaidev, his first National Film Award for Best
Music Direction in 1972, it was noted for classics such as "Ek Meethi Si
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Chuban, Ek Thandi Si Agan" (lyrics by Udhav Kumar)[4] and "Tu Chanda
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Related changes Main Chandini" sung by Lata Mangeshkar (lyrics by Balkavi Bairagi). [5] Original poster
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1 Synopsis Produced by Sunil Dutt
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Page information 2 Cast Written by S. Ali Raza
Wikidata item 3 Music Starring Sunil Dutt
Cite this page 4 See also Waheeda Rehman
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5 References
Print/export Vinod Khanna
6 External links
Create a book Amitabh Bachchan
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Synopsis [edit] Cinematography Ramachandra
Edited by Pran Mehra
Languages Set against the backdrop of Rajasthan, Reshma (Rehman) and Shera
Production Ajanta Arts
‫ﻓﺎر ﺳ ﯽ‬ (Dutt) love each other in the midst of a violent feud between their clans. company
When their families find out about their relationship, Chotu (Bachchan), Release date 23 July 1971
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Shera's mute sharpshooting brother carries out his father Sagat Singh's Running time 158 minutes
(Jayant) orders to kill Reshma's father (K. N. Singh) and her recently Country India
Português married brother Gopal (Ranjeet). Unable to bear the grief of Gopal's Language Hindi
Srpskohrvatski / widowed bride (Raakhee), Shera kills his own father believing he actually
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pulled the trigger. After this tragedy, Reshma and Shera's family's feud will end in more tragedy as misunderstandings
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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.

Cast [edit]

Waheeda Rehman as Reshma

Sunil Dutt as Shera
Amitabh Bachchan as Chotu, Shera's brother
Vinod Khanna as Vijay
Ranjeet as Gopal, Reshma's brother
Raakhee as Gopal's wife
Jayant as Sagat Singh, Shera's father
K. N. Singh as Chaudhary, Reshma's father
Amrish Puri as Rehmat Khan
Sanjay Dutt as Qawwali singer
Naval Kumar as Jagat Singh, Shera's Brother
 Music [edit]

1. "Tu Chandaa Main Chaandani, Tu Taruvar Main Shaakh Re" - Lata Mangeshkar
2. "Tauba Tauba Meri Tauba, Ek To Ye Bharpur Jawani" - Asha Bhosle
3. "Zalim Meri Sharab Me Ye Kya Mila Diya" - Manna Dey
4. "Mai Aaj Pawan Me Paau" - Lata Mangeshkar
5. "Jabse Lagan Lagaayi Re, Umar Bhar Nind Na Aayi Re" - Asha Bhosle
6. "Nafarat Ki Ek Hi Thokar Ne Ye Kya Se Kya Kar Dala Re" - Manna Dey

See also [edit]

List of submissions to the 44th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References [edit]

1. ^ Overview New York Times.

2. ^ Awards imdb.com.
3. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
4. ^ "Ek meethi si chuban" .
5. ^ "Tu chanda main Chandini" .

External links [edit]

Reshma Aur Shera on IMDb

Reshma Aur Shera at AllMovie

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Categories: 1971 films 1970s crime drama films Indian films 1970s Hindi-language films
Films featuring a Best Actress National Award-winning performance Films directed by Sunil Dutt
Films whose cinematographer won the Best Cinematography National Film Award Films scored by Jaidev
Films set in Rajasthan Indian crime drama films

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