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Katha (1983)

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 2H 21M

Director : Sai Paranjape

Synopsis

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 will accept Sandhya?

Actors

Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah
Rajaram Purshotam Joshi
Farooq Shaikh
Farooq Shaikh
Bashudev
Deepti Naval
Deepti Naval
Sandhya Sabnis
Leela Mishra
Leela Mishra
Dadi Amma
Yatin Karyekar
Yatin Karyekar
Dancer
Mallika Sarabhai
Mallika Sarabhai
Anuradha Dhindhoria
Jalal Agha
Jalal Agha
Himself
Sarika
Sarika
Herself
Tinnu Anand
Tinnu Anand
Himself

Crews

Suresh Jindal
Suresh Jindal
Producer
Raj Kamal
Raj Kamal
Music
Sai Paranjape
Sai Paranjape
Director

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