Janam (1985)
A young man decides to be a film director against the wishes of his family. Even after witnessing his father's downfall in the film industry, he doesn't give up on his dream. His love interest further separates him from the family. Without losing hope, he goes on to direct his autobiographical film 'Aathmakatha'. Will the success of the film reunite him with his lost soul and family?
- Date of release
- 1985-12-04
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Mahesh Bhatt
Casting
- Kumar Gaurav — Rahul Desai
- Anupam Kher — Virendra Desai
- Shernaz Patel — Rohini Rahul Desai
- Kitu Gidwani
- Anita Kanwar — Nalini
- Deepak Qazir
- Askash Khurana — Asghar Ali
- Shilpa Shirodkar
- Avtar Gill
Interesting facts
Janam ("Birth") is a 1985 Indian television film directed and written by Mahesh Bhatt. It is one of the autobiographical films Bhatt created in the early part of his career. The film was remade in Telugu as Aakasamantha. The film premiered on 4 December 1985 on DD National.
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