Saaz (1997)
साज़
After her father dies, Bansi watches her elder sister Mansi become a celebrated singer while supporting the family. When Bansi pursues the same dream, Mansi's jealousy drives her to arrange Bansi's marriage to offset her efforts. Defying the odds, Bansi returns to the stage, setting off a fierce rivalry between the two sisters. Centered on its female protagonists, the film explores Bansi's journey to reclaim her identity.
- Date of release
- 1997-01-01
- TMDB
- 4.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 2h 28m
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Director
- Sai Paranjape
Casting
- Shabana Azmi — Bansidhar (Bansi) Vrundavan
- Aruna Irani — Mansi Vrundavan (Maan Didi)
- Ayesha Dharker — Kuhu Vrundavan
- Parikshat Sahni — Dr. Ranjit Samant
- Vaidehi Warerkar — Younger Maan Didi
- Shruti Bhide — Young Kuhu
- Raghubir Yadav — Vrundavan
- Zakir Hussain — Himaan Desai
- Veeni Paranjape Joglekar — Guest at party
Interesting facts
Saaz is a 1998 Hindi musical drama film produced and directed by Sai Paranjpye, starring Aruna Irani and Shabana Azmi in lead roles. The plot is allegedly based on the life of legendary singing sisters of Bollywood, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle.
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