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Godmother (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Godmother' is a 1999 Hindi biographical drama film directed by Vinay Shukla released in 1999, and ostensibly inspired by the life of Santokben Jadeja, who ran the Mafia operations at Porbandar, Gujarat, in the late 1980s and early 1990s and later turned politician.
Cast
* Shabana Azmi - Rambhi
* Milind Gunaji - Veeram
* Nirmal Pandey - Jakhra
* Govind Namdev- Kesubhai
* Vinit Kumar - Lakhubhai
* Loveleen Mishra - Ramde's wife
* Raima Sen - Sejal
* Sharman Joshi - Karsan
Music
Sanjeev Abhyankar (singing), Vishal Bhardwaj (music) and Javed Akhtar (lyrics) won the National Awards for this movie. The songs were:
* "Gunje Gagan Gunje Lalkaren Ham" (singer: Roop Kumar Rathod)
* "Matee Re Matee Re" (singer: Lata Mangeshkar)
* "Raja Kee Kahanee Puranee Ho Gayee" (singers: Usha Uthup, Rekha, Kavita Krishnamurthy )
* "Suno Re Suno Re Bhayila" (singer: Sanjeev Abhyankar )
* "Tum Agar Yeh Mujhse Puchho" (singer: Abhijeet )
Awards
National Film Awards 1998
* National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi* National Film Award for Best Music Direction: Vishal Bhardwaj
* National Film Award for Best Editing: Renu Saluja
* National Film Award for Best Actress: Shabana Azmi
* National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer: Sanjeev Abhyankar
* National Film Award for Best Lyrics: Javed Akhtar
* National Film Award for Best Costume Designer: Mandira Shukla (Nominated)
Filmfare Awards
* Filmfare Best Story Award: Vinay ShuklaIIFA Awards
* IIFA Best Background Score Award: Vishal BhardwajReferences
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