Katha

August. 16,1983      
Rating:
7.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A modern retelling of the classic folktale about the hare and the tortoise. Rajaram P. Joshi is a middle-class Clerk living in a chawl in Bombay. He is secretly in love with his neighbor, Sandhya Karnik but is unable to disclose his love for her. Rajaram's fast-tallking friend, Bashudev comes for a visit and makes himself at home. Bashudev starts wooing Sandhya and soon her parents decide to marry Sandhya and Bashudev, much to misery of Rajaram. But on the day of the engagement, Bashudev disappears, leaving behind a devastated, and pregnant Sandhya. Will Rajaram accept Sandhya?

Naseeruddin Shah as  Rajaram Purshotam Joshi
Farooq Shaikh as  Bashudev
Deepti Naval as  Sandhya Sabnis
Leela Mishra as  Dadi Amma
Yatin Karyekar as  Dancer
Jalal Agha as  Himself
Sarika as  Herself
Tinnu Anand as  Himself

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