Sweekar Kiya Maine(1983)
Sweekar Kiya Maine (1983) is a 137-minute Hindi film directed by Zaheer D. Lari. Starring Urmila Bhatt, Yunus Parvez and Baldev Khosa. With a rating of 5.5/10 reflecting mixed audience reception from 1983.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 30 September 1983
- Director
- Zaheer D. Lari
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- Rating
- 5.5/10
Storyline
A young woman moves to Bombay to pursue singing with her uncle and maid. After her uncle disappears, she struggles to find housing. She pretends to be married to a man so they can rent an apartment together.
“A fake husband, a missing uncle, and a dream to sing.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Sweekar Kiya Maine
Cast reunions in this film: Shabana Azmi & Vinod Mehra (3 films together), Shabana Azmi & Madan Puri (3 films together), Prema Narayan & Madan Puri (3 films together), Shabana Azmi & Yunus Parvez (2 films together), Shabana Azmi & Madhu Malini (2 films together), and Vinod Mehra & Madhu Malini (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director, Zaheer D. Lari, was primarily known as a producer and financier for many Bollywood projects.
- Actress Moushumi Chatterjee, who played Gopika, was already a major star, making this a relatively lesser-known film in her career.
- The movie's plot of a fake marriage for housing reflects real housing shortages and societal pressures in 1980s Bombay.
- It features veteran actor Utpal Dutt in a supporting role, known for his work in Bengali cinema and Satyajit Ray films.
- The soundtrack, composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal, included a hit song 'Maine Sweekar Kiya' sung by Lata Mangeshkar.
- The film's release coincided with a period where middle-class family dramas were popular in Hindi cinema.
- Despite its stars, the movie did not achieve major commercial success and is not widely remembered today.