Reshma Aur Shera

Reshma Aur Shera
Reshma Aur Shera
	Original poster
Directed by	Sunil Dutt
Written by	S. Ali Raza
Produced by	Sunil Dutt
Starring	Waheeda Rehman; Sunil Dutt; Amitabh Bachchan; Raakhee; Vinod Khanna
Cinematography	Ramachandra
Edited by	Pran Mehra
Music by	Jaidev
Production; company	Ajanta Arts
Release date	23 July 1971;
Running time	158 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Reshma Aur Shera is a 1971 Hindi crime drama film produced and directed by Sunil Dutt and starring Waheeda Rehman as Reshma and Sunil Dutt as Shera. It also stars Vinod Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Raakhee, Ranjeet, K.N. Singh, Jayant and Amrish Puri in supporting roles.^[1] Sunil Dutt's son Sanjay Dutt, who was 12 years at the time, appears briefly as a Qawwali singer in his first film appearance.

Reshma Aur Shera received high critical acclaim from domestic and international critics and was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.^[2] It was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 44th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[3]

Reshma Aur Shera won 3 awards at the 19th National Film Awards. Waheeda Rehman won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her highly-acclaimed performance in the film. The film also won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for Jaidev and the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for Ramachandra.^[2]

Synopsis

Set against the backdrop of Rajasthan, Reshma (Rehman) and Shera (Dutt) love each other in the midst of a violent feud between their clans. When their families find out about their relationship, Chotu (Bachchan), Shera's mute sharpshooting brother carries out his father Sagat Singh's (Jayant) orders to kill Reshma's father (K. N. Singh) and her recently married brother Gopal (Ranjeet). Unable to bear the grief of Gopal's widowed bride (Raakhee), Shera kills his own father believing he actually pulled the trigger. After this tragedy, Reshma and Shera's family's feud will end in more tragedy as misunderstandings lead to more bloodshed between the clans.

Shera swears to kill Chotu and protect Reshma's family. Shera searches for Chotu, who hides in Reshma's house and seeks protection from her. The movie's climax is when Shera waits outside Reshma's house to kill Chotu. At the moment, Chotu and Reshma emerge from the house as a married couple. Shera notices sindoor on Reshma's forehead and realizes that he cannot kill Chotu since he is now her husband, thus ending the bloodshed. In his grief, Shera ends his own life using his rifle, just as Reshma to collapses after begging the skies to take her life away, with her corpse falling on that of Shera’s. As the two lovers lay dead in the desert, a windstorm takes plays, and buries their bodies within the sand.

Cast

Waheeda Rehman as Reshma^[4]
Sunil Dutt as Shera
Amitabh Bachchan as Chhotu^[5]
Vinod Khanna as Vijay
Raakhee as Reshma's Sister-in-law
Ranjeet as Gopal
Jayant as Sagat Singh
K. N. Singh as Chaudhary
Amrish Puri as Rehmat Khan
Sanjay Dutt as Qawwali Singer
Naval Kumar as Jagat Singh

Music

Song	Singer
"Tu Chanda"	Lata Mangeshkar
"Main Aaj Pawan Mein"	Lata Mangeshkar
"Tauba Tauba Meri Tauba"	Asha Bhosle
"Jab Se Lagan Lagaayi Re"	Asha Bhosle
"Zaalim Meri Sharaab"	Manna Dey
"Nafrat Ki Ek Hi Thokar"	Manna Dey
"Ek Meethi Si Chubhan"	Lata Mangeshkar

Awards

References

^ "फिल्म को दोबारा शूट करने का फैसला पड़ा था भारी, सुनील दत्त को बेचनी पड़ी थीं 7 गाड़ियां, घर भी था गिरवी" [The decision to re-shoot the film was costly, Sunil Dutt had to sell 7 cars, the house was also mortgaged.]. Zee News (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Sunil Dutt walked off set in anger as Yash Johar could arrange only 99 camels instead of 100: 'He said pack-up and…'". 25 November 2023. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
^ "When Waheeda Rehman fainted during Reshma Aur Shera bali scene, Amitabh Bachchan 'felt privileged, took care of her'". Hindustan Times. 11 June 2022. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^ "Amitabh Bachchan shares pic from Reshma aur Shera sets, says people called him a camel: 'Now the epithet has been usurped by others'". 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

External links

Reshma Aur Shera at IMDb
Reshma Aur Shera at AllMovie

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[1] "फिल्म को दोबारा शूट करने का फैसला पड़ा था भारी, सुनील दत्त को बेचनी पड़ी थीं 7 गाड़ियां, घर भी था गिरवी" [The decision to re-shoot the film was costly, Sunil Dutt had to sell 7 cars, the house was also mortgaged.]. Zee News (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

[auto-2] "Sunil Dutt walked off set in anger as Yash Johar could arrange only 99 camels instead of 100: 'He said pack-up and…'". 25 November 2023. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

[3] Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

[4] "When Waheeda Rehman fainted during Reshma Aur Shera bali scene, Amitabh Bachchan 'felt privileged, took care of her'". Hindustan Times. 11 June 2022. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

[5] "Amitabh Bachchan shares pic from Reshma aur Shera sets, says people called him a camel: 'Now the epithet has been usurped by others'". 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

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