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  • Shama (1981)
  • Crime, Drama, Romance
Shama (1981)
Crime, Drama, Romance

Widower Nawab Yusuf Khan lives a wealthy lifestyle in Sultanpur, British India, along with his school-going son, Shahnawaz, and a college-going brother, Aslam, When he finds out that Aslam has fallen into wrong company and is frequenting a...See moreWidower Nawab Yusuf Khan lives a wealthy lifestyle in Sultanpur, British India, along with his school-going son, Shahnawaz, and a college-going brother, Aslam, When he finds out that Aslam has fallen into wrong company and is frequenting a courtesan by the name of Pheroza, he gets him to return home and arranges his marriage with Shama, who is the only daughter of Maulvi Karrimudin. On the day of the marriage, Aslam runs away, elopes and gets married to Pheroza. A devastated Karrimudin passes away, leaving his wife and Shama destitute and dependent on Mehrunisa. Aslam returns home along with Pheroza, her mom, Nadira, maternal uncle, Dilawar, and a servant, Lathan. When Shahnawaz starts to take interest in the courtesan's way of life, a disturbed Yusuf gets him enrolled in a far-off hostel, leaves the house, and wanders aimlessly until he meets with his aunt, Mehrunisa, who talks him into getting married to Shama, which he does and brings her home. On Shama's insistence, he brings Shahnawaz home also, the trio get along well with each other much to Aslam's displeasure amidst India's independence, Shahnawaz excels in his studies and gets an award from the Governor. Little does Yusuf know that their idyllic lifestyle will be shattered when a sudden death and a homicide takes place in their household, and Shama will be accused of having an illicit relationship with Prakash Ghosh. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) See less
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Nov 13, 1981 (India)

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19 cast members
Name Known for
Girish Karnad
Nawab Yusuf Khan Nawab Yusuf Khan   See fewer
Shabana Azmi
Shama Y. Khan Shama Y. Khan   See fewer
Aruna Irani
Pheroza Aslam Khan Pheroza Aslam Khan   See fewer
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Advocate Prakash Ghosh Advocate Prakash Ghosh   See fewer
Kader Khan
Dinoo 'Munshi' Dinoo 'Munshi'   See fewer
Raju Shrestha
Shahnawaz 'Shannu' Y. Khan (as Master Raju) Shahnawaz 'Shannu' Y. Khan (as Master Raju)   See fewer
Sudha Chopra
Nadira Nadira   See fewer
Leena Das
Dancer / Singer at Shama's wedding Dancer / Singer at Shama's wedding   See fewer
Jagdeep
John John   See fewer
Goga Kapoor
Jailor Jailor   See fewer
Satyendra Kapoor
Maulvi Karrimudin Maulvi Karrimudin   See fewer
Amjad Khan
Dargah devotee Dargah devotee   See fewer
Shreeram Lagoo
Governor Governor   See fewer
Vinod Mehra
Dargah devotee Dargah devotee   See fewer
Yunus Parvez
Dilawar Dilawar   See fewer
Dina Pathak
Mehrunisa 'Poofi' Mehrunisa 'Poofi'   See fewer
Nilu Phule
Barrister Barrister   See fewer
Purnima
Karrimudin's wife Karrimudin's wife   See fewer
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