Katha (1982)

  • NR
  • 12/22/1982 (IN)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 2h 21m

Overview

A modern retelling of the classic folktale about the hare and the tortoise. Rajaram P. Joshi is a middle-class Clerk living in a chawl in Bombay. He is secretly in love with his neighbor, Sandhya Karnik but is unable to disclose his love for her. Rajaram's fast-tallking friend, Bashudev comes for a visit and makes himself at home. Bashudev starts wooing Sandhya and soon her parents decide to marry Sandhya and Bashudev, much to misery of Rajaram. But on the day of the engagement, Bashudev disappears, leaving behind a devastated, and pregnant Sandhya. Will Rajaram accept Sandhya?

Sai Paranjape

Director

Cast

Naseeruddin Shah's headshot

Naseeruddin Shah

Rajaram Purshotam Joshi
Farooq Shaikh's headshot

Farooq Shaikh

Bashudev
Deepti Naval's headshot

Deepti Naval

Sandhya Sabnis
Leela Mishra's headshot

Leela Mishra

Dadi Amma
Yatin Karyekar's headshot

Yatin Karyekar

Dancer
Mallika Sarabhai's headshot

Mallika Sarabhai

Anuradha Dhindhoria
Jalal Agha's headshot

Jalal Agha

Himself
Sarika's headshot

Sarika

Herself

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