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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Tulsi: Mathrudevobhava<br />
| image = Tulsi-2008-218x300.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = K. Ajay Kumar<br />
| producer = [[Padmavati C. H.]]<br />
| writer = [[Ajay Kumar (director)|Ajay Kumar]]<br />
| narrator =<br />
| starring = [[Manisha Koirala]]<br />[[Irrfan Khan]]<br />
| music = [[Nikhil-Vinay]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Ajay Vincent]]<br />
| editing =<br />
| distributor = Sri Tirumala Tirupathi Venkateshwara Films<br />
| released = {{Film date|2008|01|18|India|df=y}}<br />
| runtime =<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = [[Hindi]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Tulsi: Mathrudevobhava''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 2008|2008]] Indian [[Bollywood|Hindi]] [[drama film]]. The film is directed by K. Ajay Kumar and stars [[Manisha Koirala]] and [[Irrfan Khan]]. The film is a remake of 1993 Malayalam movie ''[[Akashadoothu]]'' which was also earlier remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Mathru Devo Bhava]]'', in Kannada as ''[[Karulina Koogu]]'' and in Marathi as ''Chimani Pakhare'' though the original movie they were all remake of was 1983 American movie [[Who Will Love My Children?]].<br />
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==Plot==<br />
The titular character Tulsi ([[Manisha Koirala]]) is married to Suraj ([[Irrfan Khan]]), a drunkard, and their four kids. One evening, while Suraj is away, his friend ([[Yashpal Sharma (actor)|Yashpal Sharma]]) tries to molest Tulsi. When Suraj gets to know of it, he beats Yashpal black and blue. A furious Yashpal swears revenge. Meanwhile, Tulsi is diagnosed with blood cancer. Yashpal attacks Suraj and murders him. A distraught Tulsi decides to have her kids adopted by different families before she dies.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Manisha Koirala]] .... Tulsi<br />
* [[Irrfan Khan]] .... Suraj<br />
* [[Sadashiv Amrapurkar]] .... Annoying Foster Father<br />
* [[Tinu Anand]] .... Foster Father with Crooked Teeth<br />
* [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] .... The Guru<br />
* [[Yashpal Sharma (actor)|Yashpal Sharma]]<br />
* [[Anjana Mumtaz]] .... <br />
* [[Sahila Chadha]]<br />
* [[Arzoo Govitrikar]] .... Dr.Anjali D'souza<br />
* Vikram<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
#"Aasmann Pe Rab Hoga" - [[Sonu Nigam]]<br />
#"Dena O Denewale (Nirbal Ko Bal)" - [[Shreya Ghoshal]]<br />
#"Chhoona Chhapaki" - [[Udit Narayan]], Shreya Ghoshal<br />
#"Waqt Bewaqt Mausam Badalte" - Vinay-Tiwari<br />
#"Toote Gharonda Bikre Tinke" - Sonu Nigam<br />
#"Chale Re Kahaar Le Ke"<br />
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==Reception==<br />
The film fared badly at the boxoffice. Media described the low publicity and zero pre-release hype as shocking as it was actress [[Manisha Koirala]]'s comeback as the lead since ''[[Mumbai Xpress (2005 Tamil film)|Mumbai Xpress]]'' (2005).<ref>http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2008/01/16/10747/index.html</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb movie|title=Tulsi: Mathrudevobhava}}<br />
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|tulsi-3<!-- id# 540512 / old id# 13803 -->}}<br />
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[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]<br />
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[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Malayalam films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films about cancer]]<br />
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