Rudaali Movie is a 1993 Bollywood Hindi-language drama film directer is Kalpana Lajmi, based on the short story writer is famous Bengali author Mahasweta Devi. The film was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Rudaali Movie is set in a small village in Rajasthan, India. It tells the story of a woman named Shanichari, who was abandoned by her mother shortly after her father’s death. Bad fortune follows her throughout her life.
- Directer: Kalpana Lajmi
- Producer: Ravi Gupta,Ravi Malik
- Writer: Mahasweta Devi ,Gulzar
- Starring: Dimple Kapadia,Raj Babbar,Raakhee,Amjad Khan
- Music: Bhupen Hazarika
- Cinematography: Santosh Sivan,Dharam Gulati
- Release date: 18 June 1993
- Running time: 128 minutes
- Country: India
- Language: Hindi
Rudaali Movie Story:
The story begins with Ram Avtar, the zamindar (transl. landlord) of Barna (a village in the desert) realizing his imminent death, and the fact that none of his relatives would mourn him. He thus requests for the services of a famous rudaali named Bhikni (Rakhee), to mourn for him once he dies. Bhikni ends up staying with the widow Shanichari, who lives within the Thakur’s compound. As they both begin to bond, Shanichari tells Bhikni her life’s story, which is revealed to us in flashbacks.
Shanichari was born on a Shanichar (Saturday), which is concerned to be an ill omened day, ruled by the planet Shani (Saturn) in astrology. Shanichari is blamed by the villagers for everything bad that happens around her – starting from her father’s death, to her mother Peewli’s running off to join a folk theatre troupe. While still young, Shanichari is married off to Ganju, a drunkard, who ends up dying due to a plague at a village fair. Her only support is her son, Budhua, whom she loves very much. However, he likes to roam around aimlessly, just like Peewli did.
Meanwhile, the Thakur’s son Lakshman Singh reveals that he likes her and offers her a job at the Thakur’s haveli. She then serves under his wife, who has been spoiled but is secluded from others. Lakshman tries to teach Shanichari to empower herself and understand her rights, and encourages her to “look up” into his eyes when speaking to him. One night, after Shanichari’s singing performance at the haveli, he gifts her a house of her own, along with two acres of land.
Soon, the adult Budhua brings home a wife, Mungri, who is a young prostitute pregnant with his child. However, the couple keeps fighting, and one day in a fit of rage, Mungri aborts the child. Budhua, upset, runs away from home, leaving his mother all alone. It is revealed that throughout her hardships, Shanichari had never shed a tear.
One night, Bhikni is called to the neighbouring village to meet Bhimdata. The Thakur passes away a few hours later. Lakshman Singh and Shanichari are then seen bidding farewell to each other as Singh plans to leave the village after his father’s demise. They are interrupted by a messenger from Bhimdata, who reveals that Bhikni succumbed to the plague, and in her last few minutes requested that Shanichari be told that she was her mother, Peewli. Shanichari then begins to weep profusely, and takes over as the new rudaali, crying at the Thakur’s funeral.
Rudaali Movie Star Cast :
- Dimple Kapadia as—— Shanichari
- Amjad Khan as———– Ram Avtar, the zamindaar
- Raj Babbar as———— Lakshman Singh, Ram Avtar’s son
- Rakhee as ———Bhikni, a rudaali
- Raghubir Yadav as——– an adult Budhua
- Sushmita Mukherjee as———- Mungri, Budhua’s wife
- Mita Vashisht
- Manohar Singh
- Minaaz
Rudaali Movie Songs /Music :
- “Dil Hoom Hoom Kare (Part-1)” ———- Lata Mangeshkar
- “Dil Hoom Hoom Kare (Part-2)”———- Bhupen Hazarika
- “Jhuti Mooti Mitwa” —– Lata Mangeshkar
- “Samay O Dhire Chalo (Part-1)” —– Asha Bhosle
- “Samay O Dhire Chalo (Part-2)”———– Bhupen Hazarika
- “Moula O Moula”——- Bhupen Hazarika
- “Samay O Dhire Chalo (Part-3)”——– Lata Mangeshkar
Awards and honours:
- Dimple Kapadia won the National Film Award for Best Actress and the Filmfare Awards Best Performance Critics Award.
- Samir Chanda won the National Film Award for Best Art Direction.
- Simple Kapadia and Mala Dey won the National Film Award for Best Costume Design.
- Bhupen Hazarika was awarded the Best Music Director National Award in 1993.
- The film was India’s official entry to the 66th Academy Awards for the Best Foreign Language Film category.
- Amjad Khan died before the film was released, and the film is dedicated to him.
“Dil Hoom Hoom Kare Song:
- Song Name – Dil Hoom Hoom Kare
- Movie – Rudaali
- Singer – Lata Mangeshkar
- Lyrics – Gulzar
- Music Composer – Bhupen Hazarika
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