Tapasya

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Rakhee Gulzar and Parikshit Sahni in Tapasya (1976)

Indrani Sinha (Raakhee) is the eldest child in the Sinha household, consisting of her elderly and ill father, Chandranath (A.K. Hangal); two younger sisters and a younger brother. She loves Dr. Sagar Varma (Parikshat Sahni), who looks after her ailing dad, and hopes to marry him soon. His mother approves of Indu, but would like her to leave everthing behind, and look after her son and the household, which is not acceptable to Indu. Misfortune visits the Sinha household and Chandranath passes away, leaving the entire responsiblity of the household on Indu's shoulders. She decides to open a school for children, and her siblings help her. She refuses Sagar's offer of living at his house. Sagar and Indu decide to marry after the children grow up and are well settled. Years pass by, the children have all grown up, her younger brother, Vinod (Asrani) is a graduate, and finds a job with an organization, the owner (Om Shivpuri) of which wants him to marry his only daughter, Pinky (Manju Bansal), and he must leave his family behind and live at Pinky's house. Vinod's decides to do so, and leaves Indu once again to shoulder the entire responsiblity of getting her two sisters married and looking after the household, he does not even invite them to his marriage. How long will life permit Indu and Sagar to wait? Will the younger sisters assist Indu or will they also turn up like Vinod?

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The oldest daughter of an old and ailing man falls in love with the doctor treating her father, but the mother of the doctor insists that the girl must leave everything she does and stay wit... Read allThe oldest daughter of an old and ailing man falls in love with the doctor treating her father, but the mother of the doctor insists that the girl must leave everything she does and stay with them.The oldest daughter of an old and ailing man falls in love with the doctor treating her father, but the mother of the doctor insists that the girl must leave everything she does and stay with them.

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Gayatri who played a supporting role as Raakhee's sister in Tapasya went on to become a popular heroine in Kannada movies during the early 80s. In 1987, she got married to Anant Nag, the popular romantic hero of Kannada films, with whom she had costarred in six or seven films. The couple stay happily married thirty years later.

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Remade as Sandhya (1980)

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8/10

Beautiful Family Drama

Review By Kamal K

I saw this film in my childhood days and till date it's story and characters have an impact on myself. A heart touching performance by Rakhee ji and beautifully composed songs by legendary music maestro Ravindra Jain ji. A classic by Rajshri banner.