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Wikipedia article
'Souten' is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Saawan Kumar Tak, starring Rajesh Khanna, Tina Munim, Padmini Kolhapure, Prem Chopra and Pran. It was written by Kamleshwar, with music by Usha Khanna. The song "Shayad Meri Shaadi" sung by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar became especially memorable. Khanna's chemistry with Munim also proved popular. The film was remade in Kannada as 'Krishna Nee Begane Baro' and in Telugu as 'Tene Manasulu'. 'Souten' was a silver jubilee hit on its release.
Plot
Shyam is an ambitious man who meets Rukmini, the daughter of a millionaire, and falls in love with her. They get married despite opposition from Rukmini's family. While Shyam wants to become a father, Rukmini is not interested in becoming a mother yet. Consequently, their relationship sours and eventually ends. Radha, daughter of Shyam's employee, brings a ray of hope into Shyam's life. What happens next forms the climax of the story.
Cast
*Rajesh Khanna as Shyam Mohit
*Tina Munim as Rukmini Mohit (Ruku)
*Padmini Kolhapure as Radha
*Pran as Raisaheb Prannath Pasha
*Prem Chopra as Sampatlal
*Shreeram Lagoo as Gopal
*Shashikala as Renu Prannath Pasha
*Paresh Rawal as Mr. Jain
*Vijay Arora as Vijay
*Satyendra Kapoor
*Roopesh Kumar as Bingo (Photographer)
*Yunus Parvez as public prosecutor, lLawyer
*Sudhir Dalvi as public prosecutor, lawyer
*T.P.Jain as Gunwant Lal
Production
According to the director, 'Souten' was the first Hindi film ever to be shot in Mauritius. Zeenat Aman and Parveen Babi were offered the role of Rukmini, but they both turned it down, leading to Tina Munim being signed.
Prior to 'Souten,' Rajesh Khanna was not having a good run at the box office, as many of his previous films were failures. Although films like 'Thodisi Bewafaii' (1980) did provide some respite, he could not achieve the same level of popularity he enjoyed in the early 1970s. 'Souten' and 'Avtaar' (1983) are believed to be the two movies which temporarily restored some of his lost stardom.
Awards
; 31st Filmfare Awards
'Nominated'
* Best Supporting Actress Padmini Kolhapure
* Best Music Director Usha Khanna
* Best Lyricist Saawan Kumar for "Shayad Meri Shaadi Ka Khayal"
* Best Lyricist Saawan Kumar for "Zindagi Pyaar Ka Geet"
* Best Male Playback Singer Kishore Kumar for "Shayad Meri Shaadi Ka Khayal"
Soundtrack
The music of this movie was composed by Usha Khanna (one of the two female music composer to have ever worked in Bollywood).
Saawan Kumar Tak himself penned the lyrics to the famous songs.The song 'Zindagi Pyar Ka Geet Hai' of this movie is a popular one.
The song, 'Main Teri Chhoti Behna Hoon' is sampled on the Four Tet track 'Morning' on the album Morning/Evening.
The song, 'Meri Pehle Hi Tang Thi Choli' was supposed to be a duet between Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar. However, Mangeshkar refused to sing this song due to the explicit lyrics. This led to Anuradha Paudwal singing it with Kumar.
This film was a huge success of the year 1983. It was one of Rajesh Khanna's favourites.[http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actors BoxOffice India.com] http://ibosnetwork.com/asp/filmbodetails.asp?id=Souten
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