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'Sargam' is a 1979 Hindi-language drama film written and directed by K. Viswanath. It was a remake of his earlier Telugu film 'Siri Siri Muvva' (1976), which also starred Jaya Prada and made her a star in South India. She made her Hindi film debut with this film, repeating her role of a mute dancer.

The film stars Rishi Kapoor as her partner, Shashikala as her stepmother, Shreeram Lagoo as her father, with Shakti Kapoor, Aruna Irani, Asrani, Vijay Arora and Om Shivpuri. Laxmikant-Pyarelal composed the memorable songs, which won the only Filmfare Award for the film. Anand Bakshi wrote the lyrics. Mohammed Rafi has sung all seven songs, three of them were duets with Lata Mangeshkar, including the famous song, "Dafliwale Dafli Baja", "Koyal Boli, Duniya Doli" and "Parbat Ke Us Paar". The song "Koyal Boli" was shot on the banks of the Godavari River in Rajahmundry, "Parbat Ke Us Par" in Ooty and "Dafliwale" in Kashmir.

The film became a huge success at the box office and took the top spot at the box office in 1979. It made Jayaprada a sensation and a star overnight in Hindi Cinema,[http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress BoxOffice India.com] and she also earned her first Filmfare nomination as Best Actress in Hindi cinema.

Cast



* Rishi Kapoor as Raju

* Jaya Prada as Hema Pradhan

* Shashikala as Savitri Pradhan, stepmother

* Dheeraj Kumar as Suresh

* Rajni Sharma as Champa Pradhan

* Leela Mishra as Mausi

* Jankidas as Landlord

* Keshto Mukherjee as Tushar Babu Ghosh / Chatterjee

* Shreeram Lagoo as Masterji Chintamani Pradhan

* Trilok Kapoor as Dinu Chacha

* Om Shivpuri as Pandit

* Shakti Kapoor as Prakash

* Aruna Irani as Kusum

* Asrani as Gopi

* Vijay Arora as Dr. Babu (Guest appearance)

*Kamaldeep as Rapist

Soundtrack



All the songs were composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal and lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi. With voice of Mohammed Rafi in all 7 songs. Among them 3 were duet with Lata Mangeshkar. The song Dafli Wale Dafli Baja was recreated by Vishal-Shekhar, in Student of the Year, in the song, Radha.

Awards



;27th Filmfare Awards:[http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf 1st Filmfare Awards 1953]

;Won

* Best Music Director Laxmikant-Pyarelal

;Nominated

* Best Film N. N. Sippy

* Best Actor Rishi Kapoor

* Best Actress Jayaprada

* Best Comedian Asrani

* Best Lyricist Anand Bakshi for "Dafliwale"

*Best Story K. Viswanath

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