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| name = Gaman
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| director = [[Muzaffar Ali]]
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| producer = Muzaffar Ali
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| image = Poster Gaman 1978.jpg
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| subdivision_name        = [[India]]
| writer = [[Hriday Lani]]
| subdivision_type1      = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| starring = [[Farooq Shaikh]]<br/>[[Smita Patil]] <br/>[[Gita Siddharth]]
| subdivision_name1      = [[Maharashtra]]
| music = [[Jaidev]]<br />[[Akhlaq Mohammed Khan 'Shahryar'|Shahryar]], [[Makhdoom Mohiuddin]](lyrics)
| subdivision_type2      = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| cinematography = Nadeem Khan
| subdivision_name2      = [[Nandurbar]]
| editing = Jethu Mundul
| subdivision_type3      = Tehsil
| distributor = Integrated Films
| subdivision_name3      = [[Akkalkuwa]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1978|||India}}
| government_type        = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayat raj]]
| runtime = 135 minutes
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| country = [[India]]
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| language = [[Hindi]]<br/>[[Urdu]]
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'''Gaman''' is a village in [[Akkalkuwa]] in [[Nandurbar district]] of [[Maharashtra]] [[States and territories of India|State]], India. It is located {{convert|110|km}} from sub district headquarter and {{convert|125|km}} from district headquarter. The village is [[Administration (government)|administrated]] by [[Sarpanch]] an elected representative of the village as per [[Panchayati raj (India)]]. <ref name="census">{{cite web | url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_Village_Release_2700.xlsx | title=District Census Hand Book | work=indiapost.gov.in}}</ref>
'''Gaman''' ({{lang-hi|गमन, English:Departure}}) is a [[Hindi film]] released in [[Bollywood films of 1978|1978]], starring [[Farooq Sheikh]] and [[Smita Patil]] in the lead roles and introducing [[Nana Patekar]] in a supporting role. It is the [[List of directorial debuts|directorial debut]] of [[Muzaffar Ali]], who went on to make ''[[Umrao Jaan (1981 film)|Umrao Jaan]]'' (1981). The film deals with the issue of the futility of [[urban migration]], using the story of a migrant from Uttar Pradesh to Mumbai, who tries to find a foothold in his new life as a taxi driver.<ref name="Madangarli">{{cite book|author=Bhawana Sommya / Jigna Kothari / Supriya Madangarli|title=Mother Maiden Mistress|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dtec0Ykfo1sC&pg=PA1973|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers|isbn=978-93-5029-485-7|page=1973|date=17 April 2012}}</ref><ref name="Prakash2010">{{cite book|author=Gyan Prakash|title=Mumbai Fables|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OlN6y5-ZLJMC&pg=PA332|year=2010|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=978-0-691-14284-5|page=332}}</ref><ref name=mint>{{cite web| title = Meet the frownies|publisher=Livemint| url = http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/NhmgNVJ8qGK6HUBiRfp7fI/Movies--Meet-the-frownies.html|date=28 Sep 2013| access-date = 2013-10-05 }}</ref>


The film's music was by [[Jaidev]], who won the [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction]] in 1979 for his work,<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0150683/awards Awards] imdb.com.</ref> and for the Song "Aap ki Yaad Aati Rahi", [[Chhaya Ganguly]] won a [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer]].<ref name="26thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/26th_NFA.pdf|title=26th National Film Awards |publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]}}</ref> [[Akhlaq Mohammed Khan|Shahryar]] wrote songs for the film, most notably "Seene Mein Jalan, Aankhon Mein Toofaan", sung by [[Suresh Wadkar]], which highlighted the alienation and broken dreams of the migrant community.<ref>{{cite web|title=A song for every mood |publisher=Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Brunch/Brunch-Stories/A-song-for-every-mood/Article1-1118827.aspx |date=7 September 2013 |access-date=2013-10-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010225743/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Brunch/Brunch-Stories/A-song-for-every-mood/Article1-1118827.aspx |archive-date=10 October 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name="GokulsingDissanayake2013">{{cite book|author1=K. Moti Gokulsing|author2=Wimal Dissanayake|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=djUFmlFbzFkC&pg=PA254|date=17 April 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-77284-9|page=254}}</ref> Ghazal singer [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]] made his playback singing debut with the film.<ref>
{{cite web| title =  I love to sing| url = http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/02/05/stories/2005020502590100.htm| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110414223550/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/02/05/stories/2005020502590100.htm| url-status = dead| archive-date = 14 April 2011|date=5 Feb 2005| work =  [[The Hindu]]| access-date = 2013-10-05}}</ref>


== Demography ==
==Plot==
As of 2009, The village has a total number of 518 houses and a population of 3097 of which 1536 are males while 1561 are females. According to the report [[published]] by [[Census India]] in 2011, out of the total population of the village 0 people are from [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Schedule Caste]] and 3090 are from Schedule Tribes Caste.<ref name="census" />
In order to improve their lifestyle, Ghulam Hasan ([[Farooq Shaikh]]), who hails from [[Lakhimpur Kheri]], a town in [[Uttar Pradesh]], decides to relocate to [[Bombay]], on the insistence of his close friend Lalulal Tiwari ([[Jalal Agha]]). He leaves behind his ailing mother and wife ([[Smita Patil]]). Lalulal helps him get a job cleaning taxis. Ghulam subsequently learns how to drive, and is hired to drive a taxi. In spite of his best efforts, he is unable to save enough money to visit [[Lucknow]] and his family.


==See also==
Lalulal has problems of his own, in spite of being settled in Bombay for several years.  Having a sweetheart, Yashodra ([[Gita Siddharth]]), he is unable to even rent a decent apartment, and lives in a shanty tenement, which is slated to be demolished by the [[Bombay Municipal Corporation]].
*[[List of villages in India]]


== References ==
Ultimately, Lalulal and Yashodara are murdered by the latter's family, as the family wants Yashodara to support them instead of marrying Lalulal. Ghulam decides to return to Lucknow, but procrastination prevents him from doing so. Closing shots show him driving his taxi in the city of dreams.
{{reflist}}


[[Category:Villages in Nandurbar district]]
==Cast==
*[[Farooq Shaikh]] as Ghulam Hasan
*[[Smita Patil]] as Khairun
*[[Gita Siddharth]] as Yashodhara
*[[Sulabha Deshpande]] as Vasu's mom
*[[Jalal Agha]] as Lallulal Tewari
*[[Protima Bedi]]
*[[Nana Patekar]] as Vasu
*[[Satish Shah]]
*[[Arvind Deshpande]]
*Amir Bano
*Arun Bhutanatha
*Dinshaw Daji
*Hameed
*Arun Joglekar
*Hridaya Lani
*Hira Devi Mishra
*Nitin Sethi
*Mahabali Singh


==Soundtrack==
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| lyrics  = [[Akhlaq Mohammed Khan|Shahryar]] [[Makhdoom Mohiuddin]]
| all_music    = [[Jaidev]]


{{geo-stub}}
| title1 = Aap ki Yaad Aati Rahi
| extra1 = [[Chhaya Ganguli]]
 
| title2 = Seene Mein Jalan, Aankhon Mein Toofaan
| extra2 = [[Suresh Wadkar]]
 
| title3 = Ajeeb Saneha Mujhpar Guzar Gaya
| extra3 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]]
 
| title4 = Ras ke Bhare Tore Nain
| extra4 = Hira Devi Mishra
 
| title5 = Nausha amiron ka
| extra5 = Hira Devi Mishra
 
}}
 
==Awards and nominations==
{{awards table}}
|-
| 1979
| [[Chhaya Ganguli]] (for ''Aap ki Yaad Aati Rahi'')
| [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer]]
| {{won}}
|-
| 1979
| [[Jaidev]]
| [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction]]
| {{won}}
|}
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
==External links==
*{{IMDb title | id=0150683 | title=Gaman }}
{{Muzaffar Ali}}
 
[[Category:1970s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Urdu-language films]]
[[Category:1978 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Muzaffar Ali]]
[[Category:Films set in Lucknow]]
[[Category:Films set in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Films shot in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Works about human migration]]
[[Category:Films scored by Jaidev]]
[[Category:1978 directorial debut films]]

Revision as of 02:04, 1 July 2021

This article is about the film. For the Japanese television show, see Za Gaman. For the Japanese term, see Gaman (term). For the places in Iran, see Gaman, Iran.

Gaman
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMuzaffar Ali
Produced byMuzaffar Ali
Written byHriday Lani
StarringFarooq Shaikh
Smita Patil
Gita Siddharth
Music byJaidev
Shahryar, Makhdoom Mohiuddin(lyrics)
CinematographyNadeem Khan
Edited byJethu Mundul
Distributed byIntegrated Films
Release date
  • 1978 (1978) (India)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Urdu

Gaman (Hindi: गमन, English:Departure) is a Hindi film released in 1978, starring Farooq Sheikh and Smita Patil in the lead roles and introducing Nana Patekar in a supporting role. It is the directorial debut of Muzaffar Ali, who went on to make Umrao Jaan (1981). The film deals with the issue of the futility of urban migration, using the story of a migrant from Uttar Pradesh to Mumbai, who tries to find a foothold in his new life as a taxi driver.[1][2][3]

The film's music was by Jaidev, who won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction in 1979 for his work,[4] and for the Song "Aap ki Yaad Aati Rahi", Chhaya Ganguly won a National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer.[5] Shahryar wrote songs for the film, most notably "Seene Mein Jalan, Aankhon Mein Toofaan", sung by Suresh Wadkar, which highlighted the alienation and broken dreams of the migrant community.[6][7] Ghazal singer Hariharan made his playback singing debut with the film.[8]

Plot

In order to improve their lifestyle, Ghulam Hasan (Farooq Shaikh), who hails from Lakhimpur Kheri, a town in Uttar Pradesh, decides to relocate to Bombay, on the insistence of his close friend Lalulal Tiwari (Jalal Agha). He leaves behind his ailing mother and wife (Smita Patil). Lalulal helps him get a job cleaning taxis. Ghulam subsequently learns how to drive, and is hired to drive a taxi. In spite of his best efforts, he is unable to save enough money to visit Lucknow and his family.

Lalulal has problems of his own, in spite of being settled in Bombay for several years. Having a sweetheart, Yashodra (Gita Siddharth), he is unable to even rent a decent apartment, and lives in a shanty tenement, which is slated to be demolished by the Bombay Municipal Corporation.

Ultimately, Lalulal and Yashodara are murdered by the latter's family, as the family wants Yashodara to support them instead of marrying Lalulal. Ghulam decides to return to Lucknow, but procrastination prevents him from doing so. Closing shots show him driving his taxi in the city of dreams.

Cast

Soundtrack

All music is composed by Jaidev.

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Aap ki Yaad Aati Rahi"Chhaya Ganguli 
2."Seene Mein Jalan, Aankhon Mein Toofaan"Suresh Wadkar 
3."Ajeeb Saneha Mujhpar Guzar Gaya"Hariharan 
4."Ras ke Bhare Tore Nain"Hira Devi Mishra 
5."Nausha amiron ka"Hira Devi Mishra 

Awards and nominations

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1979 Chhaya Ganguli (for Aap ki Yaad Aati Rahi) National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer Won
1979 Jaidev National Film Award for Best Music Direction Won

References

  1. ↑ Bhawana Sommya / Jigna Kothari / Supriya Madangarli (17 April 2012). Mother Maiden Mistress. HarperCollins Publishers. p. 1973. ISBN 978-93-5029-485-7.
  2. ↑ Gyan Prakash (2010). Mumbai Fables. Princeton University Press. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-691-14284-5.
  3. ↑ "Meet the frownies". Livemint. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  4. ↑ Awards imdb.com.
  5. ↑ "26th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals.
  6. ↑ "A song for every mood". Hindustan Times. 7 September 2013. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  7. ↑ K. Moti Gokulsing; Wimal Dissanayake (17 April 2013). Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas. Routledge. p. 254. ISBN 978-1-136-77284-9.
  8. ↑ "I love to sing". The Hindu. 5 February 2005. Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2013.

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