Madhu Malti Explained

Madhu Malti
Director:Basu Bhattacharya
Producer:Chitra Katha
Starring:Sachin
Sarika
Nadira
Music:Ravindra Jain
Editing:Tanvir Ahmed
Country:India
Language:Hindi

Madhu Malti is a coming-of-age 1978 Hindi film directed by Basu Bhattacharya.[1] [2] [3] Produced by Chitra Katha, the film stars Sachin and Sarika in the title roles.[4] This was Gulshan Grover's film debut.[5] [6] [7] The film tells the love story of Madhu and Malti, two college students.[8] The film was released on 25 August 1978 and was certified U by the Central Board of Film Certification.[9]

Plot

Madhu (Sachin) and Malti (Sarika) are college students, who are assigned by their professor, Anil Sharma, to play the title parts in a college play based on Romeo and Juliet. The two fall in love along the way but are forced to move to a big city to realise their love, as their traditional families oppose to their relationship. The later move to Goa, where a Goan couple looks after them, but soon decide to go back home and confront the situation.

Cast

The film's cast included:[8]

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by Ravindra Jain, and the playback singers included Mukesh, Hemlata, Suresh Wadkar.[8] Jain also sang one of the songs, for the first time in his career.[7]

Song Singer(s) - "Duniya Se Door Ek Nai Duniya " - "Sagar O More Sagar" - "Bachpan Mohe Peechhe Bulaye " Hemlata - "Jo Sirf Khushi Ka Mol Kare "

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Gulzar . Nihalani . Govind . Chatterjee . Saibal . Gulzar . Govind Nihalani . Saibal Chatterjee . Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema . 2003 . . 978-81-7991-066-5 . 532 . en.
  2. Book: Rajadhyaksha . Ashish . Willemen . Paul . Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema . 1999 . Routledge . 978-1-135-94325-7 . 64 . en.
  3. Book: Ray . Bibekananda . Conscience of The Race . 2005 . Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting . 978-81-230-2661-9 . 63 . en.
  4. Book: Screen World Publication's 75 Glorious Years of Indian Cinema: Complete Filmography of All Films (silent & Hindi) Produced Between 1913-1988 . 1988 . Screen World Publication . 302 . en.
  5. News: Mukherjee . Shreya . Actors nowadays are kaamchors, they avoid experimenting: Gulshan Grover . 10 September 2020 . . 17 May 2017 . en.
  6. Book: Arunachalam . Param . BollySwar: 1981 - 1990 . Mavrix Infotech Private Limited . 978-81-938482-2-7 . 84 . en.
  7. News: Menon . Sriprakash . India's nightingales to ring in leading music director Dr Ravindra Jain's 72nd birthday . 10 September 2020 . . 28 February 2015 . en.
  8. Book: Indian Films . 1978 . 231 . en.
  9. Madhu Malti . . 15 November 1980 . 467 . 4180–4181 . Government of India Press.
  10. News: Kallapur . Malati . Drama personified . 10 September 2020 . . The Times Group . 20 September 2001 . en.