Dooriyaan
| Dooriyaan | |
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| Directed by | Bhimsain |
| Screenplay by | Bhimsain |
| Dialogues by | Shanker Shesh |
| Story by | Shanker Shesh |
| Produced by | Bhimsain |
| Starring | Uttam Kumar Sharmila Tagore Shreeram Lagoo |
| Cinematography | Apurba Kishore Bir |
| Edited by | Ishwar Chandra |
| Music by | Songs: Jaidev Background score: Jeetu–Tapan |
Production company | Climb Films |
| Distributed by | Climb Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Dooriyaan (Hindi pronunciation: [duːriːjɑ̃]; transl. Distances) is a 1979 Hindi-language drama film co-written, produced and directed by Bhimsain under the banner of Climb Films, from a story by Shanker Shesh. It stars Uttam Kumar and Sharmila Tagore in the lead roles, while Shreeram Lagoo, Kireet Khurana and Sudha Chopra play supporting roles.[1][2] The film follows a married and career-focused couple's personal ambitions leading to marital discord and their eventual separation.[3][4]
The film pairs Kumar and Tagore for the sixth time, also marking Kumar's sixth film in Hindi cinema. The soundtrack of the film is composed by Jaidev, with lyrics penned by Sudarshan Faakir. A. K. Bir handled its cinematography, while Ishwar Chandra edited the film.
Dooriyaan was theatrically released on 6 July 1979, opening to positive reviews; critics were appraisal of its story, direction, cinematography and the performances by Kumar and Tagore. Despite its chartbuster soundtrack, the film became a box-office bomb.
Plot
Kailash is an eminent advertising agency executive and his working wife Ratna a renowned theatre actress. Soon, the pull of the stage gets stronger which results in the neglect of the baby, the home and the husband which generates tensions and violent outbursts culminating in a physical separation, with Kailash leaving the house and baby behind. Ratna ultimately has to surrender the Agency's flat and moves into another flat belonging to the theatres producer. Kailash by sheer chance discovers Ratnas new flat. He now visits his daughter every day while Ratna is away and even takes the child out for ice-creams and joy rides. During one of these surreptitious visits, Kailash just in time to rescue his daughter who had swallowed a marble and would have died of choking, but for Kailash timely medical help. Ratna, though obliged to Kailash, still continues with her obsession for the theatre. On the day of the premiere of forthcoming play, Ratna implores Kailash to stay home with the baby. Kailash pretends not to have heard Ratna. On rushing home after the premiere, Ratna is stunned to find her daughter missing. A letter left by Kailash says, "I wont let the child get sacrificed at the altar of your ambitions....." Realism dawns on the shattered Ratna, who stops out of the house in search of her daughter, being stricken.
Cast
- Uttam Kumar as Kailash[5][6][7]
- Sharmila Tagore as Ratna
- Shreeram Lagoo as Prabhakar
- Kireet Khurana as Moju
- Sulabha Deshpande as maid
- Arvind Deshpande
- Sudha Chopra as Kailash's sister-in-law
- Priyadarshinee as Laxmi
Special appearances
- Jalal Agha as News Paper Vendor
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of the film is composed by Jaidev, while Jeetu–Tapan provided its score.[8] All the tracks are penned by Sudarshan Faakir.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Zindagi Mere Ghar Aana" | Bhupinder Singh, Anuradha Paudwal | 6:15 |
| 2. | "Zindagi Me Jab Tumhare Gham Nahin The" | Bhupinder Singh, Anuradha Paudwal | 5:22 |
| 3. | "Evening News" | Manna Dey | 5:34 |
| 4. | "Khota Paisa Nahi Chalega" | K. N. Sharma, Ranu Mukherjee, Preeti Sagar | 6:21 |
| Total length: | 23:33 | ||
References
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- ^ Roy Chaudhuri, Shantanu (24 July 2022). "Uttam Kumar: Why the Bengali megastar could never become a national star". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 5 July 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ "When Shammi Kapoor tried to stop Uttam Kumar from venturing into Bollywood, warned 'Hindi films won't do justice to a great talent like you'". The Times of India. 3 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ Chowdhury, Sayandeb (24 July 2021). "Why Bengali cinema's colossus Uttam Kumar had a rough time in the Hindi film industry". Scroll.in. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Meet the Pillars of the Indian Film Industry". Nation Now. 27 February 2025. Archived from the original on 16 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Uttam Kumar's tryst with Hindi Cinema". Firstpost. 3 September 2022. Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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