Sargam (1979 film)
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| Directed by | K. Viswanath |
| Produced by | N.N. Sippy |
| Written by | K. Viswanath Jainendra Jain |
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Rishi Kapoor Jaya Prada |
| Music by |
Laxmikant Pyarelal Anand Bakshi (Lyrics) |
| Cinematography | K H Kapadia |
| Edited by | Waman Bhosle Gurudutt Shirali |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Sargam is a 1979 Hindi drama film written and directed by K. Viswanath. It was a remake of his earlier Telugu hit Siri Siri Muvva (1976), which also starred Jayaprada and made her a star in South India. She made her Hindi film debut with this film, repeating her role of a mute dancer.
The film stars Rishi Kapoor as her partner, Shashikala as her stepmother, Keshto Mukherjee, Shreeram Lagoo as her father, Shakti Kapoor, Aruna Irani, Asrani as her dance teacher, and Vijay Arora. Laxmikant Pyarelal composed the memorable songs, which won the only Filmfare Award for the film. Anand Bakshi wrote the lyrics. Mohd. Rafi sang all seven songs, three of them were duets with Lata Mangeshkar, including the famous song, "Dafliwale", "Koyal Boli Duniya Doli" and "Parbat Ke Us Paar". The song "Koyal boli" was shot on the banks of the Godavari River in Rajahmundry, "Parbat ke uss par" in Ooty and "Dafliwale" in Kashmir.
The film became a hit and took the top spot at the box office in 1979. It made Jayaprada a star in Hindi Cinema, and she also earned a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress.
All the songs were composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal and lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi.
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