Lekin
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| Directed by | Gulzar |
| Produced by | Lata Mangeshkar,Hridayanath Mangeshkar |
| Written by | Gulzar(Story) Kailash Advani,Arun Kaul (Screenplay) |
| Starring | Vinod Khanna Dimple Kapadia Hema Malini |
| Music by | Hridayanath Mangeshkar Gulzar (Lyrics) |
| Cinematography | Manmohan Singh |
| Editing by | Subhash Sehgal |
| Release date(s) | 11 October 1991 |
| Running time | 171 min |
| Country |  India |
| Language | Hindi |
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Lekin is a Hindi drama film made in 1991, directed by Hindi lyricist Gulzar. It starred Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Amjad Khan, Alok Nath, and Beena Bannerjee, and featured a special appearance by Hema Malini.
The film has the additional curiosity of being produced by Indian songstress Lata Mangeshkar, whose rendition of "Yara Seeli Seeli" won the 1991 National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer. The song also won film's lyricist, Gulzar, both the 1991 National Film Award for Best Lyrics and the 1992 Filmfare Best Lyricist Award.
The film's music director, Lata's brother Hridayanath Mangeshkar, won the 1991 National Film Award for Best Music Direction. Other awards included the National Film Award for Best Art Direction for Nitish Roy and National Film Award for Best Costume Design for Bhanu Athaiya.
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[edit] Synopsis
The movie takes place in the Indian desert state of Rajasthan, which gives it something in common with Rudaali, another off-beat drama set in Rajasthan that was released around the same time and also featured Dimple Kapadia and Amjad Khan.
The plot centers around a government employee named Samir Yogi (Vinod Khanna), who is sent to Rajasthan to take inventory of items in the abandoned haveli(mansion) of the long-deceased Maharaja Param Singh (Vijayendra Ghatge). When he arrives in Rajasthan, he meets his old friend Shafi (Amjad Khan) who is a tax collector in the area and lives with his wife Sharda (Beena Bannerjee).
Sameer begins seeing what he thinks could very well be visions of another time and place, visions that he is shown by a beautiful woman he encounters by the name of Reva (Dimple Kapadia). But is Reva real or just a figment of Sameer's imagination? The drama that unfolds catapults Sameer into a different time and place and shakes his own personal foundation of reality, even as Shafi and his wife fear that their old friend may be losing his mind. Aside from its excellent performance and overall haunting quality of the cinematography, the plot twists and guest appearance of Hema Malini add to the film's charms.
Also, as much as Sameer, Reva and Shafi, the desert of Rajasthan itself is a character in this film. Rolling sand dunes and long-deserted havelis create a sense of mystery and wonder, the stuff of dreams (or nightmares).
[edit] Cast
- Vinod Khanna - Samir Yogi
- Dimple Kapadia - Reva
- Amjad Khan - Shafi Ahmed Sidiqqui
- Alok Nath - Ustad Meraj Ali
- Hema Malini - Tara (Guest Appearance)
- Moon Moon Sen - Pammi
- Vijayendra Ghatge - Raja Param Singh
- Beena - Sharda Ahmed Siddiqui
- Ajit Vachani
[edit] Songs
Lyrics: Gulzar; Music: Hridayanath Mangeshkar
- Kesariya Balma - Lata Mangeshkar
- Yara Seeli Seeli _ Lata Mangeshkar
- Sunio Ji Ek Araj - Lata Mangeshkar
- Main Ek Sadi Se - Lata Mangeshkar
- Jhoote Naina - Asha Bhosle, Satyasheel Deshpande
- Surmai Shaam - Suresh Wadekar
- Ja Ja Re - Lata Mangeshkar, Hridayanath Mangeshkar
[edit] external links
- Lekin at the Internet Movie Database
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