Utsav (1984)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Rekha	...	Vasantsena
	Amjad Khan	...	Vatsyayan
	Kulbhushan Kharbanda	...	Anonymous revolutionary
	Shankar Nag	...	Sajjal
	Kunal Kapoor	...	Aryak
	Anuradha Patel	...	Aditi (as Anooradha)
	Anupam Kher	...	Sansthanak's friend
	Neena Gupta	...	Mandolika
	Annu Kapoor	...	Masseur
	Harish Patel	...	Maitrey
	Gopi Desai
	Lakshmi Krishnamurthy
	Shashi Kapoor	...	Samsthanak
	Shekhar Suman	...	Charudatta (as Manjunath Shekhar Suman)
	Rajesh Puri

Storyline

Based on the circa 2nd century BCE to 2nd Century CE, Sanskrit play "Daridra-Charudatta" by the famous Indian playwright Bhasa, "Utsav" faithfully follows Bhasa's story-line. Vasantasena, a courtesan who dances at the King Palaka's court hides in Charudatta's house while running away from the amorous attentions of the king's brother-in-law. She falls in love with Charudatta, though he is married and penniless. They have an affair. Meanwhile, the rightful heir to the throne - King Palaka's brother - escapes from prison. While he is being pursued by the king's troops, Charudatta helps him. The king's brother-in-law strangles Vasantasena when she refuses to submit to him and leaves her for dead. When Charudatta tries to have her jewels pawned, he is arrested for her murder. What happens to him and the other characters constitutes the final part of the film. Written by Anonymous  

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