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Congregation is a film directed by Muzaffar Ali with Shabana Azmi
Congregation (1986)
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Anjuman (English: Congregation) is a 1986 Hindi drama film directed by Muzaffar Ali, starring Shabana Azmi, Farooq Shaikh and Rohini Hattangadi in lead roles. The film set in Lucknow, deals with exploitation of women and problems of local " chikan" embroidery workers.
The film has music by Khayyam, with lyrics by noted Urdu poet Shahryar, with three song sung by lead actress Shabana Azmi, who reluctantly agreed to do playback singing. Noted actor Farooq Shaikh worked in three films with Muzaffar Ali through his career, with other two being Gaman (1978), and Umrao Jaan (1981).
Actors
Shabana Azmi
(Anjuman)
Farooq Sheikh
(Sajid (Sajju))
Rohini Hattangadi
(Dr. Suchitra Sharma)
Mushtaq Khan
(Banke Nawab)
Shaukhat Kaifi
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