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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Baseraa<br />
| image = Baseraa.jpg<br />
| image_size =<br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[Ramesh Talwar]]<br />
| producer = [[Ramesh Behl]]<br />
| writer = [[Gulzar (lyricist)|Gulzar]] based on [[Marathi language|Marathi]] novel by Leela Phansalkar<br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Shashi Kapoor]]<br />[[Raakhee]]<br />[[Rekha]]<br />[[Poonam Dhillon]]<br />
| music = [[R.D. Burman]]<br />
| cinematography = Peter Pereira<br />
| editing = Nand Kumar<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = 1981<br />
| runtime = 2h 14min<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Baseraa''''' is a [[India]]n [[Bollywood]] film. The film was produced by [[Ramesh Behl]], and directed by [[Ramesh Talwar]]. The film based on [[Marathi language|Marathi]] novel by Leela Phansalkar. stars [[Shashi Kapoor]], [[Raakhee]], [[Rekha]], [[Poonam Dhillon]], [[Raj Kiran (actor)|Raj Kiran]], [[A.K. Hangal]] and [[Iftekar]]. The music was composed by [[R.D. Burman]]. The movie was a hit at the box office and the lead actor's performance was much praised.<br />
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The film was remade in Telugu as ''Thodu Needa'' (1983), in Tamil as ''Kanmaniye Pesu'' (1986) and in Kannada as ''Suvvi Suvvalaali''(1998).<br />
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==Plot==<br />
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Nima ([[Rekha]]) and Balraj Kohli ([[Shashi Kapoor]]) are a happily married middle-aged couple, living a in rich neighborhood of [[Pune]]. They have two sons, Sagar ([[Raj Kiran (Bollywood actor)|Raj Kiran]]) and Babbu. Sagar falls in love with medico Sarita ([[Poonam Dhillon]]) and they get engaged. It is revealed that Nima is Balraj's second wife and not the biological mother of Sagar. Balraj is the husband of Sharada ([[Raakhee]]), Nima's elder sister. When the newly married Nima had lost her husband in an accident, a shocked Sharada fell down the stairs, damaging her head. She is in a mental institution in Mumbai for the past 14 years. Over the years, with no hopes of Sharada's recovery, Balraj and Nima had got married. <br />
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When Sharada gets hit on her head by an inmate of the institution, she suddenly comes out of her coma. While the doctor explains to her that she was in a comatose state for the past 14 years but does not reveal that Balraj and Nima are married. As Sharada heads home, alerted by the doctor, Nima arranges everything to look like it was 14 years ago, making herself up like a widow, and sending Babbu to stay with Sarita. Balraj is happy to see Sharada recovered but sad to see Nima in a widow's attire. They maintain things in that way for some time for fear that Sharada will fall ill again if she comes to know the truth.<br />
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When Nima's son Babbu escapes from Sarita's hostel, the truth is revealed to Sharada. Shocked, she loses consciousness and becomes violent on regaining it. Balraj and Nima re forced to send her back to the mental institution. Sarita, while trying to pacify her, realizes that Sharada is play acting to be crazy to exit from her family. Shared extracts a promise from her to keep it secret. <br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Shashi Kapoor]] as Balraj<br />
*[[Raakhee]] as Sharda <br />
*[[Rekha]] as Purnima<br />
*[[Poonam Dhillon]] as Sarita<br />
*[[Raj Kiran (Bollywood actor)|Raj Kiran]] as Sagar <br />
*[[A. K. Hangal]] Sharda & Purnima's Father<br />
*[[Iftekhar]] as Doctor<br />
*Master Vikas as Babbu<br />
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==Music==<br />
The score was composed by [[R. D. Burman]]. The main songs are: "Aaungi Ek Din Aaj Jaoon", "Chup Chup Chuppa Chuppi", "Jahan Pe Sawera Ho Basera", "Jane Kaise Beeteei Ye Barsaaten", "Sanware Sunao Bansuri" and "Tumhe Chhod Ke Ab Jeene Ko" sung by playback singers [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Kishore Kumar]] and [[Asha Bhosle]].<br />
#"Jahanpe Sawera Ho Basera Wahi Hai" - [[Lata Mangeshkar]]<br />
#"Tumhe Chhodake Abb Jine" - [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Asha Bhosle]]<br />
#"Sanware Sunao Bansuri Vrindabani RadhaBani" - Lata Mangeshkar<br />
#"Aaungi Ek Din Aaj Jaaun" - Asha Bhosle<br />
#"Chup Chup Chuppa Chupi" - Asha Bhosle, Vanita Mishra<br />
#"Janey Kaise Bitegee Yeh Barsate" - Lata Mangeshkar<br />
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==Awards and nominations==<br />
'''[[29th Filmfare Awards]]'''<br />
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'''Nominations'''<br />
* [[Filmfare Best Movie Award|Best Movie]] - [[Ramesh Behl]]<br />
* [[Filmfare Best Director Award|Best Director]] - [[Ramesh Talwar]]<br />
* [[Filmfare Best Actress Award|Best Actress]] - [[Rakhee]]<br />
* [[Filmfare Best Story Award|Best Story]] - [[Leela Phansalkar]]<br />
* [[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award|Best Lyrics]] - [[Gulzar]] for Jahan Pe Savera<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0300980|Baseraa}}<br />
{{Ramesh Talwar}}<br />
[[Category:1981 films]]<br />
[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by R. D. Burman]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Gulzar]]<br />
[[Category:Rose Audio Visuals]]<br />
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