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| Kashino Dikro | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Kanti Madia |
| Written by | Prabodh Joshi |
| Produced by | Cine India International |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Barun Mukherji |
| Music by | Kshemu Divetia |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Gujarati |
Kashino Dikro (transl. Kashi's son) is a 1979 Indian Gujarati film directed by Kanti Madia. Being the first and the only film of Madia, it starred Rajiv, Ragini, Rita Bhaduri, and Pranlal Kharsani. The film was produced by Cine India International and Naresh Patel. Adapted from Vinodini Nilkanth's short story Dariyav Dil, film's script and dialogues were written by Prabodh Joshi. Barun Mukherji was a cinematographer.[1][2]
The film features music composed by Kshemu Divetia, who earned State Films Award in Best Music Director category for the film.[3][4]
Plot[edit]
Kashi (Ragini) is at the center of the story of the film. Kashi's marriage takes place in a prestigious family. Her mother-in-law entrusts the responsibility of her younger son Keshav to Kashi at the time of her death. Kashi raises her brother-in-law (Rajiv) and his own son Shambhu equally. As Keshav becomes young, he is married to Rama (Bhaduri), but on the wedding night, Keshav dies of snakebite. Kashi, who raises the widow sister-in-law like her own daughter, renounces worldly pleasures to share in her sorrows. Kashi's husband, suffering from the dissatisfaction of worldly happiness, takes advantage of widow Rama's loneliness at a weak moment and rapes Rama. Kashi decides to save her family's as well as Rama's honour by pretending to be a pregnant herself, and later adopts Rama's son as her own. In order to save the family's pride in the society, Kashi goes on a pilgrimage with her sister-in-law, keeping the news of herself being pregnant. After child birth, Kashi returns home with the baby and Rama. In the end, Kashi lying on a death bed, dies by handing over her adopted child to Rama.[5][2]
Cast[edit]
- Rajiv
- Ragini
- Rita Bhaduri
- Girish Desai
- Pranlal Kharsani
- Tarla Joshi
- Leela Jariwala
- Vatsala Deshmukh
- Mahavir Shah
- Arvind Vaidya
- Saroj Nayak
- Jagdish Shah
- Pushpa Shah
- Javed Khan
- Shrikant Soni
- Dilip Patel
- Kanti Madia
Sound track[edit]
Kashino Dikro features songs written by Balmukund Dave, Ravji Patel, Madhav Ramanuj, Anil Joshi, and Ramesh Parekh.[1]
| Kashino Dikro | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Kshemu Divetia | |
| Released | 1979 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 17:13 |
| Label | Sa Re Ga Ma[6] |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gormane Panche Angaliye" | Ramesh Parekh | Harshida Raval | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Rudiana Raja" | Balmukund Dave | Harshida Raval, Janardan Rawal | 1:51 |
| 3. | "Zina Zina Re Ankhethi Amne" | Anil Joshi | Kaumudi Munshi, Vibha Desai | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Roi Roi Ansoo" | Madhav Ramanuj | Vibha Desai | 2:19 |
| 5. | "Mari Aankhe Kankuna Suraj" | Ravji Patel | Rasbihari Desai | 5:36 |
| Total length: | 17:13 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. p. 905. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7.
- ^ a b c Raghuvanshi, Harish. "કાશીનો દીકરો". Gujarati Vishwakosh (in Gujarati). Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ Quadri, Misbah Nayeem (31 July 2008). "Music legend Kshemu Divetia passes away". DNA India. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Veteran Gujarati music composer Kshemu Divetia dead". DeshGujarat. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ Tejas, Vaidya. "કાશીનો દીકરો : દોઢ પાનાની વાર્તા પરથી બનેલી આ ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મ ઇતિહાસમાં 'માઈલસ્ટોન' કેવી રીતે બની ગઈ?" [Son of Kashi: How did this Gujarati film, based on a one-and-a-half-page story, become a 'milestone' in history?]. bbc.com. BBC News. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Kashino Dikro". Saavn.
