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Katha is a film of genre Drama directed by Sai Parānjpye with Naseeruddin Shah
Katha (1982)
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Add to a movie listKatha (English: Story) (Hindi: कथा ) is a 1983 Hindi film by Sai Paranjpye featuring Naseeruddin Shah, Farooq Shaikh and Deepti Naval in the main roles. The film is about the daily lives of people living in a Mumbai chawl.
It was shot on location at Salunke Chawl near Churchgate. Jalal Agha and Sarika made guest appearances in the movie. Apparently, one of the principal characters, played by Faroukh Sheikh, was named Basu Bhatt after filmmaker Basu Bhattacharya.
Synopsis
The film is loosely based on the classical Indian folktale of the hare and the tortoise, providing a modern interpretation of the same. Even though the good (tortoise) may win in the end, is it worth the wait? It is based on S.G.Sathye's Marathi play 'Sasa aani Kasav' (Hare and Tortoise).Actors
Naseeruddin Shah
(Rajaram Purshotam Joshi)
Farooq Sheikh
(Bashudev)
Deepti Naval
(Sandhya Sabnis)
Tinnu Anand
(Himself)
Yatin Karyekar
(Dancer)
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