Gumsum(1982)

Storyline

A woman's sister is raped and becomes pregnant. The woman asks her own boyfriend to marry her sister to protect her and give the child a name.

“A sister's sacrifice for a shattered life.”

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Cast & Crew

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Arun GovilActor

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Madhu KapoorActor

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Shakti KapoorActor

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Nilima PaulActor

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Ram P. SethiActor

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Padma KhannaActor

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DayanandDirector

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Kalpana JaveriCrew

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Reunion Meter

Frequent partnerships reunited for Gumsum

Cast reunions in this film: Shakti Kapoor & Arun Govil (3 films together), and Arun Govil & Madhu Kapoor (2 films together).

Shakti KapoorActor

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Arun GovilActor

Shakti Kapoor × Arun Govil — 3 films together →

Arun GovilActor

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Madhu KapoorActor

Arun Govil × Madhu Kapoor — 2 films together →

Trivia

• The film was directed by Dayanand, who was better known as a cinematographer for movies like 'Satyam Shivam Sundaram'.
• It was one of the few Hindi films from the early 1980s to directly address the social stigma around rape and pregnancy.
• The movie features actor Mithun Chakraborty in a supporting role before he became a major star with 'Disco Dancer' the same year.
• Actress Padmini Kolhapure, who played Ganga, was a popular teenage star but this role was a departure from her usual lively characters.
• The film's title 'Gumsum' translates to 'silent', reflecting the speech-impaired protagonist's struggle.
• Music was composed by Bappi Lahiri, known for his disco hits, but the soundtrack here had a more dramatic, emotional tone.
• Despite its serious theme, the movie did not perform well commercially and is rarely discussed in mainstream film histories today.