Sitara (1980 film)

Sitara
File:Sitaramithun.jpg DVD Cover
Directed by	Meraj
Written by	K. Viswanath
Starring	Mithun Chakraborty Zarina Wahab Kanhaiyalal
Music by	R.D. Burman
Release date	June 13, 1980
Running time	125 min.
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹ 2 Crores

Sitara is a 1980 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Meraj, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Zarina Wahab and Kanhaiyalal. The film was a remake of the Telugu film Seetamalakshmi.

Plot

Sitara is the love story of two childhood lovers, Dhania and Kundan. They come to Bombay, due to their economic conditions and they start working in a Cinema hall. Dhania is fascinated by films and has hidden desire to become an actress, so she often imitates the dances shown on movies. One day Dhania plays the record of the songs and starts dancing, assuming herself as the heroine of the film. She pulls Kundan up to join her and both get involved in the dance, forgetting everything. One person related with films watches them and he is impressed by the skill of Dhania and he helps her to become a film star Sarita from Dhania. Now Kundan feels lonely in this glamourous world and their love is lost somewhere. He still loves her, but she is lost in her dreams of becoming a superstar. Depressed, Kundan decides to return to his village. Sitara explores the life of actors coming from small towns and villages.

Cast

• Mithun Chakraborty as Kundan
• Zarina Wahab
• Kanhaiyalal
• Agha
• Dinesh Thakur
• Paintal
• Yunus Pervez
• Mac Mohan

Soundtrack

Untitled

The film's biggest attraction is the music given by R.D. Burman. The lyrics were written by Gulzar.

• "Yeh Saye Hain" (These are the shadows) – Asha Bhonsle
• "Thodhi Si Zameen" ( Small piece of land) – Lata Mangeshkar & Bhupinder Singh
• "Sajana Ka Kangna" (Bracelet of lover) – Asha Bhonsle & Bhupinder Singh
• "Sath Sath Tum Chalo" (Walk along with me) – Asha Bhonsle & Bhupinder Singh
• "Aap Aaye Gharibkhane Mein" - Asha Bhonsle

External links

• Sitara at IMDb