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  • Utsav (1984)
  • 145 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Utsav (1984)
145 min | Drama, Music, Romance

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 ...See moreBased 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. See less
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Director
Writers
Krishna Basrur (script) | Bhasa (play "Charudatta") | Sharad Joshi (dialogue) | Girish Karnad (script) | Sudraka (play "The Little Clay Cart")
Producer
Composers
Cinematographer
Editor
Bhanudas Divakar (as Bhanudas Divkar)
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Release date
Aug 23, 1984 (India)

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32 cast members
Name Known for
Rekha
Vasantsena Vasantsena   See fewer
Amjad Khan
Vatsyayan Vatsyayan   See fewer
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Anonymous revolutionary Anonymous revolutionary   See fewer
Shankar Nag
Sajjal Sajjal   See fewer
Anuradha Patel
Aditi (as Anooradha) Aditi (as Anooradha)   See fewer
Anupam Kher
Sansthanak's friend Sansthanak's friend   See fewer
Neena Gupta
Madanika Madanika   See fewer
Annu Kapoor
Masseur Masseur   See fewer
Harish Patel
Maitrey Maitrey   See fewer
Gopi Desai
Actress Actress   See fewer
Lakshmi Krishnamurthy
Actress (as Lakshmi Krishnamurty) Actress (as Lakshmi Krishnamurty)   See fewer
Shashi Kapoor
Samsthanak Samsthanak   See fewer
Shekhar Suman
Charudatta (as Manjunath Shekhar Suman) Charudatta (as Manjunath Shekhar Suman)   See fewer
Nandita Aras
Actress Actress   See fewer
Deepak Qazir
Actor (as Deepak Kejriwal) Actor (as Deepak Kejriwal)   See fewer
Sanjana Kapoor
Actress (as Sanjna Kapoor) Actress (as Sanjna Kapoor)   See fewer
Neelu Arora
Actress (as Neilu Arora) Actress (as Neilu Arora)   See fewer
Yunus Parvez
Masseur's owner Masseur's owner   See fewer
Vidya Patvardhan
Actress (as Vidya Parwardhan) Actress (as Vidya Parwardhan)   See fewer
S.P. Dubey
Actor Actor   See fewer
Manjushree
Actress (as Manjushri) Actress (as Manjushri)   See fewer
Prithviraj Kapoor
Self (ritual performed in the beginning of the movie) (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (ritual performed in the beginning of the movie) (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Surendra Rahi
Man in crowd (uncredited) Man in crowd (uncredited)   See fewer
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