Prem Tapasya(1983)
Prem Tapasya (1983) is a Hindi film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. Starring Asrani, Prem Chopra and Ashok Kumar. With a rating of 6.5/10 reflecting mixed audience reception from 1983.
Prem Tapasya is streaming on Eros Now and Prime Video (via Eros Now channel).
Where to watch:Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Eros Now, Prime Video (via Eros Now channel), ZengaTV
- Theatrical Release
- 31 December 1983
- Director
- Dasari Narayana Rao
- Language
- Hindi
- Rating
- 6.5/10
Storyline
A man falls for a beautiful woman who is hesitant about his feelings. She eventually agrees to marry him. They arrange a secret wedding, but he fails to show up, leaving her heartbroken.
“Love promised, but he never showed.”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Prem Tapasya
Cast reunions in this film: Asrani & Jeetendra (25 films together), Rekha & Jeetendra (22 films together), Prem Chopra & Asrani (20 films together), Jeetendra & Reena Roy (12 films together), Jeetendra & Vinod Mehra (12 films together), and Prem Chopra & Jeetendra (11 films together).
Trivia
- The film was a remake of the Telugu movie 'Premabhishekam', also directed by Dasari Narayana Rao.
- This was one of the few Hindi films where actor Kamal Hassan played a supporting role, not the lead.
- The movie's music was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal, a popular duo for many 1980s Bollywood hits.
- Actress Padmini Kolhapure, who played the female lead, was only 17 years old during filming.
- The film was not a major commercial success, performing better in South Indian dubbed versions.
- Director Dasari Narayana Rao remade this story multiple times in different Indian languages.