Godmother (film)
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| Directed by | Vinay Shukla |
| Written by | Vinay Shukla |
| Produced by | Rajat Sengupta |
| Starring | Shabana Azmi Milind Gunaji Nirmal Pandey |
| Cinematography | Rajan Kothari |
| Edited by | Renu Saluja |
| Music by | Vishal Bhardwaj |
Production company | Gramco Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Godmother is a 1999 Hindi biographical drama film directed by Vinay Shukla released in 1999, and ostensibly inspired by the life of Santokben Jadeja, who ran the Mafia operations at Porbandar, Gujarat, in the late 1980s and early 1990s and later turned politician.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Shabana Azmi - Rambhi
- Milind Gunaji - Veeram
- Nirmal Pandey - Jakhra
- Govind Namdev- Kesubhai
- Vinit Kumar - Lakhubhai
- Loveleen Mishra - Ramde's wife
- Raima Sen - Sejal
- Sharman Joshi - Karsan
Music
[edit]Sanjeev Abhyankar (singing), Vishal Bhardwaj (music) and Javed Akhtar (lyrics) won the National Film Awards for this movie. The songs were:
- "Gunje Gagan Gunje Lalkaren Ham" (singer: Roop Kumar Rathod)
- "Matee Re Matee Re" (singer: Lata Mangeshkar)
- "Raja Kee Kahanee Puranee Ho Gayee" (singers: Usha Uthup, Rekha, Kavita Krishnamurthy )
- "Suno Re Suno Re Bhayila" (singer: Sanjeev Abhyankar )
- "Tum Agar Yeh Mujhse Puchho" (singer: Abhijeet )
Awards
[edit]- National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
- National Film Award for Best Music Direction: Vishal Bhardwaj
- National Film Award for Best Editing: Renu Saluja
- National Film Award for Best Actress: Shabana Azmi
- National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer: Sanjeev Abhyankar
- National Film Award for Best Lyrics: Javed Akhtar
References
[edit]- ^ "Santokben 'Godmother' Jadeja dead". Rediff.com News. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
External links
[edit]- Godmother at IMDb
- Godmother at Yashraj Films
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- Films about women in India
- Films scored by Vishal Bhardwaj
- Films whose editor won the Best Film Editing National Award
- Best Hindi Feature Film National Film Award winners
- Films distributed by Yash Raj Films
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