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Baseraa
Baseraa
Directed by	Ramesh Talwar
Written by	Gulzar; Leela Phansalkar; G. R. Kamat
Produced by	Ramesh Behl
Starring	Shashi Kapoor; Raakhee; Rekha; Raj Kiran; Poonam Dhillon
Cinematography	Peter Pereira
Edited by	Nand Kumar
Music by	R. D. Burman
Release date	1981;
Running time	2h 14min
Country	India
Language	Hindi

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Baseraa is a 1981 Bollywood film produced by Ramesh Behl, and directed by Ramesh Talwar. The film is based on a Marathi novel by Leela Phansalkar. It stars Shashi Kapoor, Raakhee, Rekha, Raj Kiran, Poonam Dhillon in lead roles. The music was composed by R. D. Burman. The movie was a hit at the box office and the lead actor's performance was much praised.

The film was remade in Telugu as Thodu Needa (1983), in Tamil as Kanmaniye Pesu (1986) and in Kannada as Suvvi Suvvalaali (1998).

Plot

Purnima and Balraj Kohli are a happily married middle-aged couple, living in a rich neighborhood of Pune. They have two sons, Sagar and Babbu. Sagar falls in love with medico Sarita and they get engaged. It is revealed that Purnima is Balraj's second wife and not the biological mother of Sagar. Balraj is the husband of Sharada, Purnima's elder sister. When the newly married Purnima had lost her husband in an accident, a shocked Sharada fell down the stairs, damaging her head. She is in a mental institution in Mumbai for the past 14 years. Over the years, with no hopes of Sharada's recovery, Balraj and Purnima married.

When Sharada gets hit on her head by an inmate of the institution, she suddenly comes out of her coma. While the doctor explains to her that she was in a comatose state for the past 14 years but does not reveal that Balraj and Purnima are married. As Sharada heads home, alerted by the doctor, Purnima arranges everything to look like it was 14 years ago, making herself up like a widow, and sending Babbu to stay with Sarita. Balraj is happy to see Sharada recovered but sad to see Purnima in a widow's attire. They maintain things in that way for some time for fear that Sharada will fall ill again if she learns the truth.

When Purnima's son Babbu escapes from Sarita's hostel, the truth is revealed to Sharada. Shocked, she loses consciousness and becomes violent on regaining it. Balraj and Purnima are forced to send her back to the mental institution. Sarita, while trying to pacify her, realizes that Sharada is play acting to be crazy to exit from her family. Sharada extracts a promise from her to keep it secret.

Cast

Shashi Kapoor as Balraj Kohli
Raakhee as Sharda Kohli
Rekha as Purnima Kohli
Raj Kiran as Sagar Kohli
Poonam Dhillon as Sarita Sethi
A. K. Hangal as Sharda and Purnima's father
Iftekhar as Doctor Gokhle
Master Vikas as Babbu
Sudha Chopra as Mrs. Sethi
Mrs. H.F. Mistry as ladies hostel matron
Raj Kumar Kapoor as Dr. Gupta
Gulshan Bawra as Mukul

Music

The score was composed by R. D. Burman. The lyrics were penned by Gulzar. Songs were sung by Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar.

Song	Singer
"Jahan Pe Savera Ho"	Lata Mangeshkar
"Jane Kaise Beetegi Yeh"	Lata Mangeshkar
"Sanware Sunao Bansuri"	Lata Mangeshkar
"Tumhe Chhodke Ab Jeene Ko Ji To Nahin"	Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
"Chup Chap, Chup Chap"	Asha Bhosle
"Aaungi Ek Din, Aaj Jaun"	Asha Bhosle

Trivia

Rekha played Raj Kiran's mother in the film, despite being six years younger than him in real life.

Awards

29th Filmfare Awards:

Nominated

Best Film – Rose Movies
Best Director – Ramesh Talwar
Best Actress – Raakhee
Best Lyricist – Gulzar for "Jahaan Pe Savera"
Best Story – Leela Phansalkar

External links

Baseraa at IMDb

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-'''''Baseraa''''' is an Indian [[Bollywood]] film. The film was produced by [[Ramesh Behl]], and directed by [[Ramesh Talwar]]. The film based on [[Marathi language|Marathi]] novel by Leela Phansalkar. stars [[Shashi Kapoor]], [[Raakhee]], [[Rekha]], [[Poonam Dhillon]], [[Raj Kiran (actor)|Raj Kiran]], [[A.K. Hangal]] and [[Iftekar]]. The music was composed by [[R.D. Burman]]. The movie was a hit at the box office and the lead actor's performance was much praised.
+'''''Baseraa''''' is a 1981 [[Bollywood]] film produced by [[Ramesh Behl]], and directed by [[Ramesh Talwar]]. The film is based on a [[Marathi language|Marathi]] novel by Leela Phansalkar. It stars [[Shashi Kapoor]], [[Raakhee]], [[Rekha]], [[Raj Kiran (Bollywood actor)|Raj Kiran]], [[Poonam Dhillon]] in lead roles. The music was composed by [[R. D. Burman]]. The movie was a hit at the box office and the lead actor's performance was much praised.
-The film was remade in Telugu as ''Thodu Needa'' (1983), in Tamil as ''Kanmaniye Pesu'' (1986) and in Kannada as ''Suvvi Suvvalaali''(1998).
+The film was remade in Telugu as ''Thodu Needa'' (1983), in Tamil as ''Kanmaniye Pesu'' (1986) and in Kannada as ''Suvvi Suvvalaali'' (1998).
 ==Plot==
-Nima ([[Rekha]]) and Balraj Kohli ([[Shashi Kapoor]]) are a happily married middle-aged couple, living in a rich neighborhood of [[Pune]]. They have two sons, Sagar ([[Raj Kiran (Bollywood actor)|Raj Kiran]]) and Babbu. Sagar falls in love with medico Sarita ([[Poonam Dhillon]]) and they get engaged. It is revealed that Nima is Balraj's second wife and not the biological mother of Sagar. Balraj is the husband of Sharada ([[Raakhee]]), Nima's elder sister. When the newly married Nima had lost her husband in an accident, a shocked Sharada fell down the stairs, damaging her head. She is in a mental institution in Mumbai for the past 14 years. Over the years, with no hopes of Sharada's recovery, Balraj and Nima had got married.
+Purnima and Balraj Kohli are a happily married middle-aged couple, living in a rich neighborhood of [[Pune]]. They have two sons, Sagar and Babbu. Sagar falls in love with medico Sarita and they get engaged. It is revealed that Purnima is Balraj's second wife and not the biological mother of Sagar. Balraj is the husband of Sharada, Purnima's elder sister. When the newly married Purnima had lost her husband in an accident, a shocked Sharada fell down the stairs, damaging her head. She is in a mental institution in [[Mumbai]] for the past 14 years. Over the years, with no hopes of Sharada's recovery, Balraj and Purnima married.
-When Sharada gets hit on her head by an inmate of the institution, she suddenly comes out of her coma. While the doctor explains to her that she was in a comatose state for the past 14 years but does not reveal that Balraj and Nima are married. As Sharada heads home, alerted by the doctor, Nima arranges everything to look like it was 14 years ago, making herself up like a widow, and sending Babbu to stay with Sarita. Balraj is happy to see Sharada recovered but sad to see Nima in a widow's attire. They maintain things in that way for some time for fear that Sharada will fall ill again if she comes to know the truth.
+When Sharada gets hit on her head by an inmate of the institution, she suddenly comes out of her coma. While the doctor explains to her that she was in a comatose state for the past 14 years but does not reveal that Balraj and Purnima are married. As Sharada heads home, alerted by the doctor, Purnima arranges everything to look like it was 14 years ago, making herself up like a widow, and sending Babbu to stay with Sarita. Balraj is happy to see Sharada recovered but sad to see Purnima in a widow's attire. They maintain things in that way for some time for fear that Sharada will fall ill again if she learns the truth.
-When Nima's son Babbu escapes from Sarita's hostel, the truth is revealed to Sharada. Shocked, she loses consciousness and becomes violent on regaining it. Balraj and Nima re forced to send her back to the mental institution. Sarita, while trying to pacify her, realizes that Sharada is play acting to be crazy to exit from her family. Shared extracts a promise from her to keep it secret.
+When Purnima's son Babbu escapes from Sarita's hostel, the truth is revealed to Sharada. Shocked, she loses consciousness and becomes violent on regaining it. Balraj and Purnima are forced to send her back to the mental institution. Sarita, while trying to pacify her, realizes that Sharada is play acting to be crazy to exit from her family. Sharada extracts a promise from her to keep it secret.
 ==Cast==
-Rekha played Raj Kiran's mother in the film, though being 6 years younger to him in real life.
 *[[Shashi Kapoor]] as Balraj Kohli
-*[[Raakhee]] as Sharda
+*[[Raakhee]] as Sharda Kohli
-*[[Rekha]] as Purnima
+*[[Rekha]] as Purnima Kohli
+*[[Raj Kiran (Bollywood actor)|Raj Kiran]] as Sagar Kohli
 *[[Poonam Dhillon]] as Sarita Sethi
+*[[A. K. Hangal]] as Sharda and Purnima's father
-*[[Raj Kiran (Bollywood actor)|Raj Kiran]] as Sagar
+*[[Iftekhar]] as Doctor Gokhle
-*[[A. K. Hangal]] Sharda & Purnima's Father
+*Master Vikas as Babbu
-*[[Iftekhar]] as Doctor Gokhale
+*Sudha Chopra as Mrs. Sethi
-* Master Vikas as Babbu
+*Mrs. H.F. Mistry as ladies hostel matron
-* Sudha Chopra as Mrs. Sethi
+*[[Raj Kumar Kapoor]] as Dr. Gupta
-* Mrs. H.F. Mistry as ladies hostel metron
+*[[Gulshan Bawra]] as Mukul
-* Pardesi
-* [[Raj Kumar Kapoor]] as Dr. Gupta
-* Rajan Verma
-* [[Gulshan Bawra]] as Mukul da, who meets Balraj in market
 ==Music==
-The score was composed by [[R. D. Burman]]. The main songs are: "Aaungi Ek Din Aaj Jaoon", "Chup Chup Chuppa Chuppi", "Jahan Pe Sawera Ho Basera", "Jane Kaise Beeteei Ye Barsaaten", "Sanware Sunao Bansuri" and "Tumhe Chhod Ke Ab Jeene Ko" sung by playback singers [[Lata Mangeshkar]],  [[Kishore Kumar]] and [[Asha Bhosle]].
+The score was composed by [[R. D. Burman]]. The lyrics were penned by [[Gulzar]]. Songs were sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Asha Bhosle]] and [[Kishore Kumar]].
+{|class="wikitable"
-#"Jahanpe Sawera Ho Basera Wahi Hai" - [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
+! Song !! Singer
-#"Tumhe Chhodake Abb Jine" - [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Asha Bhosle]]
+|-
-#"Sanware Sunao Bansuri Vrindabani RadhaBani" - Lata Mangeshkar
+| "Jahan Pe Savera Ho"
-#"Aaungi Ek Din Aaj Jaaun" - Asha Bhosle
+| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
-#"Chup Chup Chuppa Chupi" - Asha Bhosle, Vanita Mishra
+|-
-#"Janey Kaise Bitegee Yeh Barsate" - Lata Mangeshkar
+| "Jane Kaise Beetegi Yeh"
+| Lata Mangeshkar
+|-
+| "Sanware Sunao Bansuri"
+| Lata Mangeshkar
+|-
+| "Tumhe Chhodke Ab Jeene Ko Ji To Nahin"
+| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Asha Bhosle]]
+|-
+| "Chup Chap, Chup Chap"
+| Asha Bhosle
+|-
+| "Aaungi Ek Din, Aaj Jaun"
+| Asha Bhosle
+|-
+|}
+==Trivia==
+Rekha played Raj Kiran's mother in the film, despite being six years younger than him in real life.
-==Awards and nominations==
+==Awards==
 ; [[29th Filmfare Awards]]<nowiki>:</nowiki>
-'''Won'''
+'''Nominated'''
 * [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] – Rose Movies
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+[[Category:1980s Indian films]]
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+[[Category:Indian drama films]]