Junoon (1978 film)

Infobox Film
name = Junoon


image_size =
caption = DVD Cover of "Junoon"
director = Shyam Benegal
producer = Shashi Kapoor
writer = Ruskin Bond (novella, "A Flight of Pigeons")
Shyam Benegal (screenplay)
Satyadev Dubey (dialogues)
Ismat Chugtai (dialogues)
narrator = Amrish Puri
starring = Shashi Kapoor
Shabana Azmi
Jennifer Kendal
Naseeruddin Shah
music = Vanraj Bhatia
cinematography = Govind Nihalani
editing = Bhanudas Divakar
distributor =
released = 1978
runtime = 141
country = Flagicon|India India
language = Urdu, English
budget =
amg_id = 1:160926
imdb_id = 0077783

"Junoon" (Urdu: جنون, Hindi: जुनून, translation: "The Obsession") is a 1978 Hindi film produced by Shashi Kapoor and directed by Shyam Benegal. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Nafisa Ali, Tom Alter, Shabana Azmi, Jennifer Kendal, Karan Kapoor, Kunal Kapoor, Sanjana Kapoor, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Naseeruddin Shah, Deepti Naval, Pearl Padamsee and Sushma Seth.

Cast and Characters

* Shashi Kapoor as Javed Khan
* Jennifer Kendal as Mariam Labadoor
* Naseeruddin Shah as Sarfaraz Khan
* Shabana Azmi as Firdaus, Javed Khan's wife
* Nafisa Ali as Ruth Labadoor
* Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Lala Ramjimal
* Sushma Seth as Javed Khan's chachi
* Tom Alter as Mr. Labadoor
* Amrish Puri as the Narrator

Author

* Ruskin Bond Novella A Flight of Pigeons

Awards

Junoon won the following awards (in bold) and nominations.

1979 National Film Awards, India

* Best Feature Film in Hindi
* Best Cinematography - Govind Nihalani
* Best Audiography - Hitendra Ghosh

1980 Filmfare Awards, India

* Best Film - Shashi Kapoor
* Best Director- Shyam Benegal
* Best Dialogues - Pandit Satyadev Dubey
* Best Editing - Bhanudas Divakar
* Best Cinematography - Govind Nihalani
* Best Sound Recording - Hitendra Ghosh
* Best Supporting Actor - Naseeruddin Shah
* Best Supporting Actress - Jennifer Kendal

Recognition

* Inaugural film at the 7^th International Film Festival, New Delhi, 1979.
* Official Indian entry at the XI^th International Film Festival, Moscow.
* Featured at the Montreal World Film Festival 1979, the Cairo International Film Festival 1979, the Sydney Film Festival 1980 and the Melbourne International Film Festival 1980.

Soundtrack

Album infobox
Name = Junoon
Type = soundtrack
Artist = Vanraj Bhatia


Background = gainsboro
Released = 1978
Recorded = Unknown

Genre = Film soundtrack
Length =
Label = HMV
Producer = Kersy Lord| Reviews =

The soundtrack features 4 songs, composed by Vanraj Bhatia, with original lyrics from Yogesh Praveen and other lyrics by Amir Khusro, Jigar Moradabadi and Sant Kabir.

#"Khusro rain piya ki jaagi pee ke sang" – Jamil Ahmad
#"Ishq ne todi sar pe qayamat" – Mohammad Rafi
#"Come live with me and be my love" – Jennifer Kendal
#"Phir aaye kari ghata matwali sawan ki" – Asha Bhosle, Varsha Bhosle

External links

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* [http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/aug/25junoon.htm Review at Rediff.com]

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