Aadharshila (English: The Foundation Stone) is a 1982 Hindi-language film written, produced and directed by Ashok Ahuja, starring Naseeruddin Shah and Anita Kanwar. The film won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie and the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director.[1]

Aadharshila
Directed byAshok Ahuja
Written byAshok Ahuja
Produced byAshok Ahuja
StarringNaseeruddin Shah
Anita Kanwar
Devki Nandan Pandey
Neena Gupta
Raja Bundela
K. K. Raina
Annu Kapoor
CinematographySharad Navle
Edited byRenu Saluja
Music byUttam Singh
Release date
  • 1982 (1982)
Running time
154 minutes
LanguageHindi

Synopsis

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The film is about Ajay (Naseeruddin Shah), a young filmmaker, hoping to direct his first film. He has just got married, and shares his hopes with his wife Asha (Anita Kanwar). Asha works as a teacher to support them, while Ajay takes on other work, but is always hoping to make his film. Aadharshila portrays the struggles of young people - especially graduates of the Film and Television Institute of India - to find a foothold in the Indian film industry. The film ends with the completion of the film-within-a-film.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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  1. "Mehka Hua Gulab Ho Tum" - Dilraj Kaur, Suresh Wadkar
  2. "Sapnon Ka Sheher Hai Ye" -Bhupinder Singh
  3. "Sabse Bada Hai Kyo" - Aziz Nazan, Mahendra Kapoor
  4. "Yeh Jag Jhootha" - Anuradha Paudwal
  5. "Sarka Le Khatiya Naa Baba" - Krishna Kalle, Bhushan Mehta

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "29th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Films in 1982: 31st International Film Week Mannheim 04 - 09 October 1982". International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
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