In bollywood in 70s and 80s very few bold films were made for A class audience. Aastha is one of them which was made by Basu Bhattacharya. The film was in headlines due to the hot scenes between Rekha and Navin Nischol and also with Om Puri. The film has a very unique story rarely seen on Indian screen, though Rekha's reason to join prostitution does seem a bit half baked, but the way the story unfolds is well handled, Om Puri's idealistic character is well handled too The film has some hot scenes too but the problem lies also in the confusion of the writing, Rekha is seen enjoying in the hot scenes with Navin Nischol and then having guilt this does get confusing The end is open-ended for audiences to guess which is good
Direction is good Music is okay
Rekha is superb in her role as always, playing her part convincingly Om Puri too is perfect in his role, Navin Nischol gets less scope and is okay. Daisy Irani is superb in a negative role, the others are all good
Direction is good Music is okay
Rekha is superb in her role as always, playing her part convincingly Om Puri too is perfect in his role, Navin Nischol gets less scope and is okay. Daisy Irani is superb in a negative role, the others are all good