Katha

Katha is a 1982 Indian romantic comedy film directed by Sai Paranjpye starring Farooq Sheikh, Naseeruddin Shah and Deepti Naval in the main roles. The film is about the daily lives of people living in a Mumbai chawl. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. The story is based on S.G. Sathye's Marathi play Sasa Aani Kasav, which was also adapted into the 1988 movie Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu. Film and music expert Rajesh Subramanian reveals that Kishore Kumar sang Maine tumse kuch nahin manga without a remuneration. Since he wanted to render a song for an art house cinema he told director Sai Paranjpe he will do it without a fee.

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