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Director:
Mahesh Bhatt
Writers:
Mahesh Bhatt (dialogue)
Mahesh Bhatt (screenplay)
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Release Date:
25 May 1984 (India) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Devastated to learn that their only child, a son, has been killed by muggers in New York City, former Headmaster B.B... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(23 articles)
Indian father-daughter directing duo invited to meet Pope
 (From The Bollywood Ticket. 16 November 2009, 8:50 AM, PST)
Anupam Kher invited to speak at Cambridge University
 (From BollywoodHungama. 16 September 2009, 8:04 AM, PDT)
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Cast

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Rohini Hattangadi ... Parvati Pradhan (as Rohini Hattangady)
Anupam Kher ... B.V. Pradhan
Soni Razdan ... Sujata Suman
Madan Jain ... Vilas Chitre
Suhas Bhalekar ... Vishwanath
Alok Nath ... Pandit / Astrologer
Akash Khurana ... Chief Minister Shashikant (as Aakash Khurana)
Vijay Kashyap ... Dr. Bhatt
Kishore Jariwala
Suresh Chatwal ... Police Inspector
Salim Ghouse ... Gajanan Chitre's Goon (with acid)
Arun Bakshi ... Gajanan Chitre's Goon
Sankalp Dubey
Rajesh Kumar
Haidar Ali ... Hyder Ali
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Gist
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Runtime:
137 min
Country:
India
Language:
Hindi
Color:
Color
Filming Locations:
India
Company:
Rajshri Productions more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
B.V. Pradhan: Parvati, the lines on your face symbolize the gist of my life! more
Movie Connections:
References Mother India (1957) more

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10 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
The Saaransh (gist) of life..., 22 July 2002
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Author: ashishvashisht from Columbus, OH

Saaransh is a story of an old couple living in Bombay, coming to terms with the death of their only son who is killed in a mugging incident in New York.

A poignant moment in the movie is one in which Pradhan, the school teacher (played by Anupam Kher) is haggling with the customs officials to recover the ashes of his son.

Ironically, Anupam plays a stubborn old man in the movie which was his first. Saaransh established him as a great actor.

'Saaransh' was India's official entry for the 1985 Oscar awards but was not nominated.

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