Samaantar
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Samaantar (transl. Parallel) is a 2009 Indian Marathi-language parallel film written by Sandhya Gokhale and directed by Amol Palekar. The film stars Amol Palekar and Sharmila Tagore (in her debut in Marathi cinema) in lead roles, while Radhika Apte, Sameer Dharmadhikari, Kishore Kadam and Makarand Deshpande star in supporting roles. [1] Palekar's previous film in the dual role of actor-director was Ankahee (1985).[2][3]
| Samaantar | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Amol Palekar |
| Written by | Sandhya Gokhale |
| Starring | Amol Palekar Sharmila Tagore Radhika Apte Sameer Dharmadhikari Kishore Kadam Makarand Deshpande |
| Music by | Anand Modak |
| Cinematography | Asim Bose |
| Edited by | Abhijit Deshpande |
Production company | Reliance Big Pictures |
| Distributed by | Reliance Big Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
Plot
Keshav Vaze (Amol Palekar) is an eminent businessman who has grown into an industrialist struggling through his life and rising from a small village. He is separated from his college sweetheart Shama (Sharmila Tagore) due to an earthquake in which he loses his family and is left to take care of several young siblings, cousins. Shama is bearing a child of Keshav and goes into a state of shock and dismay when he does not return for months. When Keshav returns, he does not find Shama where he left her and assumes she is dead after a few years. At his 60th birthday, a glimpse of Shama strikes him of how he and his yesteryear soulmate have walked on different and parallel ways.
Cast
- Amol Palekar as Keshav Vaze
- Sharmila Tagore as Shama Vaze
- Radhika Apte as Reva (Keshav's adopted daughter)
- Sameer Dharmadhikari as Dr. Paritosh (Keshav's biological son)
- Kishore Kadam as as Dr. Nikumbh (Paritosh's colleague)
- Aishwarya Narkar as Nira Vaze (Keshav's niece)
- Makarand Deshpande as Makarand (Nira's estranged husband and Keshav's harasser)
- Vandana Gupte as Jyotsna Saxena (Keshav's former college friend)
References
- ↑ "A challenging role". The Hindu. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ↑ "Amol won't play Salman's dad!". The Times of India. 28 August 2009. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ↑ "Indian cinema not just about Bollywood: Amol Palekar". ZEE News. 5 September 2009. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
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