| Kalakar | |
|---|---|
 Promotional Poster | |
| Directed by | P. Sambasiva Rao |
| Produced by | P. Anand Rao |
| Starring |
Sridevi Kunal Goswami Rakesh Bedi Shreeram Lagoo |
| Music by | Kalyanji–Anandji |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Kalakar is a 1983 Indian romantic musical film directed by P. Sambasiva Rao and produced by P. Anand Rao. The film stars Sridevi and Kunal Goswami (in his film debut). It was released in the same year as Himmatwala, Sridevi's breakthrough film in Bollywood, but unlike the former, Kalakar was a box office bomb. Despite the film's failure, it's soundtrack by Kalyanji–Anandji was successful, especially the first track Neele Neele Ambar Paar by Kishore Kumar.
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Plot
Radha Khanna comes from wealthy family and lives in a palatial house with her widowed father, Rohit. She has a friend in Sheela, who also lives in a palatial house, surrounded by some shanty dwellings. One day when Radha goes to Sheela, they witness a young man named Ravikumar singing a song with his guitar. Radha is very impressed with this talented young man, and talks about him with her dad. Rohit invites Ravikumar to sing at the inauguration of a temple - and this is Ravikumar's first step toward stardom and fame. Ravikumar and Radha fall in love with each other and hope to marry soon. Ravikumar continues to shine with his singing, and is felicitated. He attributes his success all to himself, much to Radha's disappointment. This is the start of misunderstandings between the young couple, and as a result they stop seeing each other. After sometime, Ravikumar comes to know that Radha is going to be married to a doctor.
Soon Radha starts to witness changes in Ravi's behavior towards her; which makes them split up. Unknown to Radha that Ravi has been diagnosed with cancer and does not have long to live.
Cast
- Kunal Goswami as Ravi Kumar
- Sridevi as Radha Khanna
- Rakesh Bedi as Chander
- Mehmood as Karim Lala
- Madhu Malini as Sheela
- Paintal as Ravi's neighbour
- Shriram Lagoo as Rohit Khanna
- Kanwaljit Singh as Doctor Mohan
- Bappi Lahiri as Himself
- L. V. Prasad as Himself
- Indeevar as Himself
Soundtrack
| Kalakar | ||||
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| Film score by Kalyanji-Anandji | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 28:41 | |||
| Label | Sony Music India | |||
| Producer | Kalyanji-Anandji | |||
| Kalyanji-Anandji chronology | ||||
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The music of the film was composed by the duo Kalyanji-Anandji. The track "Neele Neele Ambar Par" is based on "Ilaya Nila" from the Tamil-language film Payanangal Mudivathillai (1982).[5] About that song, critic Baradwaj Rangan wrote, "I am not the greatest fan of “Neele neele ambar par…” It’s fun and bouncy, but why would anyone listen to it when there’s “Ilaya nila…”?".[6]
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