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Bhumika

  • 19771977
  • 2h 22m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
663
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Bhumika (1977)
Drama
A girl learns music from her courtesan grandmother and breaks into the burgeoning show business industry of 1930s Bombay, which eventually leads to decades of superstardom as well as romanti... Read allA girl learns music from her courtesan grandmother and breaks into the burgeoning show business industry of 1930s Bombay, which eventually leads to decades of superstardom as well as romantic entanglements.A girl learns music from her courtesan grandmother and breaks into the burgeoning show business industry of 1930s Bombay, which eventually leads to decades of superstardom as well as romantic entanglements.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
663
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Shyam Benegal
  • Writers
    • Hansa Wadkar(inspired by the book "Sangtye Aika")
    • Girish Karnad(screenplay)
    • Satyadev Dubey(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Smita Patil
    • Anant Nag
    • Naseeruddin Shah
  • Director
    • Shyam Benegal
  • Writers
    • Hansa Wadkar(inspired by the book "Sangtye Aika")
    • Girish Karnad(screenplay)
    • Satyadev Dubey(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Smita Patil
    • Anant Nag
    • Naseeruddin Shah
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 14User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations

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    Smita Patil
    Smita Patil
    • Usha
    Anant Nag
    Anant Nag
    • Rajan
    Naseeruddin Shah
    Naseeruddin Shah
    • Sunil Verma
    Amrish Puri
    Amrish Puri
    • Vinayak Kale
    Amol Palekar
    Amol Palekar
    • Keshav Dalvi
    Kulbhushan Kharbanda
    Kulbhushan Kharbanda
    • Film producer
    Sulabha Deshpande
    Sulabha Deshpande
    • Shanta
    Baby Rukshana
    • Young Usha
    • (as Baby Ruksana)
    B.V. Karanth
    • Usha's Father
    Dina Pathak
    Dina Pathak
    • Mrs. Kale
    Mohan Agashe
    Mohan Agashe
    • Siddharth
    Kusum Deshpande
    • Shanta's Mother
    Rekha Sabnis
    • Mrs. Yashwant Kale
    Baby Bitto
    • Young Sushma
    Savha Bajaj
    Sunila Pradhan
    Master Abhitab
    • Dinu
    H. Lani
    • Director
      • Shyam Benegal
    • Writers
      • Hansa Wadkar(inspired by the book "Sangtye Aika")
      • Girish Karnad(screenplay)
      • Satyadev Dubey(screenplay) (dialogue)
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    • Trivia
      Based on the life of well-known Marathi Stage and screen actress of the 1940s, 'Hansa Wadkar'.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Jhaptal

    User reviews14

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    10/10
    The real and the reel life!
    Well nothing much say except that the film really blew me away. What made this exceptionally brilliant is the amazing huge star cast but moreover their amazing appearance gradually.

    Smitha Patil is breathtaking as the main protagonist, one of her ever best films on female centric characters. She will surely be remembered for this role. Supporting her is the amazing Amol Palekar who is brutal but human at the same time as Keshav.

    Following them is a series of great performances from Anant, Naseer ,Agashe and Sulbha Deshpande. However the biggest surprise was Amrish Puri! Who was really really spellbinding as this calm gentle yet patriarchal man who is very much into his own principles.

    Overall worth watching and a total 10 on 10 from my side.
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    • ankurkrazyy
    • Dec 1, 2018

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    • Release date
      • November 11, 1977 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Tähtirooli
    • Production company
      • Blaze Film Enterprises
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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