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Asha Jyoti(1984)
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Asha Jyoti (1984) is a 142-minute Hindi film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. The film features Asrani, Roopesh Kumar and Madan Puri. With a rating of 5.2/10 from 1984.
Director:Dasari Narayana Rao
Mood:
darkemotionalsuspenseful
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- YouTube, Dailymotion, Amazon Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 31 December 1984
- Director
- Dasari Narayana Rao
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Rating
- 5.2/10
Storyline
A musician believes his dancer wife has died. He starts a new relationship, but he never checked if his wife was really dead. He ends up repeating the same mistake his father once made.
“A musician's new love hides a dangerous secret.”
Film Details
5.2Rating
142Minutes
HindiLanguage
UCertificate
Release Date31 December 1984
Release Typetheatrical
Original TitleAsha-Jyoti
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darkemotionalsuspenseful
Themes
identityfamilylovecorruption
Tonegritty
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence2
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability2
Cast & Crew
#1
Rajesh KhannaActor
→#2Reena RoyActor
→#3RekhaActor
→#4AsraniMauji Laal
→#5Roopesh KumarHumkumchand
→#6Madan PuriSeth Badri Prasad
→#7Om ShivpuriRamesh Chander
→#8Dina PathakMangala
→#9
#10A
Ashalata WabgaonkarMrs. Chander
→Dasari Narayana RaoDirector
→#11
K
Kovai ChezhiyanCrew
→Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Asha Jyoti
Cast reunions in this film: Rajesh Khanna & Om Shivpuri (15 films together), Rekha & Asrani (9 films together), Om Shivpuri & Madan Puri (7 films together), Rekha & Dina Pathak (6 films together), Asrani & Om Shivpuri (6 films together), and Rekha & Om Shivpuri (5 films together).
Trivia
- This was the only Hindi film directed by the prolific Telugu filmmaker Dasari Narayana Rao.
- The film's music was composed by Bappi Lahiri, known for his disco hits in the 1980s.
- Lead actor Jeetendra was also a successful producer, but this film was not one of his major productions.
- Actress Sridevi, who played a key role, was simultaneously shooting for several big Tamil and Hindi films that year.
- The plot revolves around a 'double life' theme, which was less common in mainstream Hindi cinema at the time.
- The movie was not a major commercial success compared to other Jeetendra films from the early 1980s.
- Some scenes were shot in picturesque hill stations, a typical setting for romantic and dramatic films of that era.