Kadambari (1976 film) explained

Kadambari
Director:	H. K. Verma
Starring:	Vijay Arora Shabana Azmi Aparna Chowdhury
Music:	Vilayat Khan
Country:	India
Language:	Hindi

Kadambari is a 1976 Bollywood drama film directed by H. K. Verma. The film stars Vijay Arora and Shabana Azmi in lead roles.^[1] It was the debut film of playback singer Kavita Krishnamurthy's career.

Cast

• • • Vijay Arora Shabana Azmi Aparna Choudhury

Plot

The story revolves around the life of a kind-hearted and mature woman (Shabana) who falls in love with a shy man (Vijay Arora) who is afraid of her mother and how she convinces him to take control of his own life with sheer determination.

Songs

The music was composed by Vilayat Khan.^[2]

• "Kyon Hum Tum Rahe Akele" - Ajit Singh
• "Aayega Aanewala" - Kavita Krishnamurthy
• "Ambar Ki Ek Paak Suhani" - Asha Bhosle^[3]

Reception

Author Bibekanada Ray described the film as one of the low-budgeted films starring Azmi with "strong storylines and literary flavour".^[4] The Illustrated Weekly of India reported that Azmi had performed brilliantly in the film.^[5] The film did not attract an audience.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kadambari (1976) at BFI. https://web.archive.org/web/20181230060353/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b73345f01. dead. 30 December 2018. 19 December 2020.
2. Book: Link: Indian Newsmagazine . 1979 . 42 . en.
3. Book: Bharatan . Raju . Raju Bharatan . Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography . 1995 . UBS Publishers' Distributors . 978-81-7476-023-4 . 272 . en.
4. Book: Ray . Bibekanada . Conscience of The Race . 2005 . Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting . 978-81-230-2661-9 . en.
5. News: (unknown title) . 2 July 1978 . . 99 . 27–29 . . 59 . en . ... she reveal a glimpse of the brilliance with which she performed in Ankur, Parinay, Kadambari and Swami..