Tapasya (1976 film)

Tapasya

Directed by	Anil Ganguly
Produced by	Tarachand Barjatya Rajshree Productions
Written by	M. G. Hashmat (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Anil Ganguly
Story by	Ashapurna Devi
Starring	Parikshat Sahni Raakhee Asrani A. K. Hangal Nazir Hussain
Music by	Ravindra Jain
Cinematography	Dilip Ranjan Mukhopadhyay
Edited by	Mukhtar Ahmed
Distributed by	Rajshri Pictures
Release date	1976 (1976)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Tapasya (Hindi: तपस्या, English: Penance) is a 1976 Hindi movie produced by Tarachand Barjatya for Rajshree Productions. The film is directed by Anil Ganguly, based on story by veteran Bengali novelist Ashapurna Devi. The film stars Raakhee, Parikshat Sahni, Lalita Pawar, Nazir Hussain, A. K. Hangal, and Asrani. The film's music is by Ravindra Jain. It won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for the year. It was remade in Telugu as Sandhya (1980 starring Sujatha (actress) in the title role.

All lyrics written by M. G. Hashmat; all music composed by Ravindra Jain.