Sadma(1983)
Sadma (1983) is a 141-minute Hindi film directed by Balu Mahendra. Starring Kamal Haasan, Leela Mishra and Ashalata Wabgaonkar, the film was widely praised by audiences. With a well-received audience rating of 7.6/10 from 1983.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- YuppTV, Netflix, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 21 September 1983
- Director
- Balu Mahendra
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 21m
- Rating
- 7.6/10
Storyline
A woman suffers a head injury and mentally reverts to being a child. Lost and alone, she is found and cared for by a kind school teacher who befriends her.
“A woman's mind rewinds. A stranger's kindness begins.”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Sadma
Cast reunions in this film: Kamal Haasan & Sridevi (13 films together), Gulshan Grover & Sridevi (6 films together), Gulshan Grover & Raj N. Sippy (6 films together), Silk Smitha & Sridevi (4 films together), Gulshan Grover & Viju Khote (4 films together), and Kamal Haasan & Balu Mahendra (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film was shot in Ooty, a hill station in Tamil Nadu, using the same locations as the original Tamil version.
- Sridevi learned to mimic a child's behavior by observing her younger sister and children in her neighborhood.
- The song 'Ae Zindagi Gale Laga Le' was originally composed for another film but was included in Sadma.
- Kamal Haasan, who starred in the Tamil original, suggested Sridevi for the Hindi remake.
- The film initially performed poorly at the box office but later gained a cult following through television reruns.
- Director Balu Mahendra also handled the cinematography, giving the film a distinct visual style.
- The story was inspired by a real-life medical case of retrograde amnesia the director read about.