Tapasya (transl. Penance) is a 1976 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama directed by Anil Ganguly and produced by Tarachand Barjatya for Rajshree Productions. It was a remake of the Bengali film Baluchori (1968),[1] which was based on a story of the same name by Ashapurna Devi.

Tapasya
Directed byAnil Ganguly
Written byM. G. Hashmat (dialogues)
Screenplay byAnil Ganguly
Story byAshapurna Devi
Based onBaluchori (1968)
Produced byTarachand Barjatya
Rajshree Productions
StarringRaakhee
Parikshat Sahni
Asrani
A. K. Hangal
Nazir Hussain
CinematographyDilip Ranjan Mukhopadhyay
Edited byMukhtar Ahmed
Music byRavindra Jain
Distributed byRajshri Pictures
Release date
  • 1976 (1976)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

The film stars Raakhee in the lead role with Parikshat Sahni, Lalita Pawar, Nazir Hussain, A. K. Hangal, and Asrani. The film's music is provided by Ravindra Jain.[2] It won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for the year.[3]

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Music

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All lyrics are written by M. G. Hashmat; all music is composed by Ravindra Jain

Songs
No.TitlePlaybackLength
1."Bachcho Tum Ho Khel Khilone"Aarti Mukherjee3:58
2."Bhabhi Ki Unglee Mein"Hemlata, Chandrani Mukherjee5:01
3."Do Panchhi Do Tinke"Kishore Kumar, Aarti Mukherjee3:44
4."Jo Raah Chuni Tune"Kishore Kumar6:13

Awards

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24th Filmfare Awards:

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Nominated

23rd National Film Awards:

References

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  1. ^ "Which movies were first made in Bengali and then adapted or remade by Bollywood?". Quora.
  2. ^ Malhotra, A.P.S (8 January 2015). "Tapasya (1976)". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Retrospect: Vijetha (1985)". Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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