Anjuman (1986 film)

Anjuman
Directed by	Muzaffar Ali
Produced by	Muzaffar Ali
Screenplay by	Muzaffar Ali
Story by	Muzaffar Ali
Starring	Shabana Azmi Farooq Shaikh Rohini Hattangadi
Music by	Khayyam Shahryar (lyrics)
Cinematography	Ishan Arya
Release dates	1986
Country	India
Language	Hindi Urdu

Anjuman (English: Congregation) is a 1986 Hindi drama film directed by Muzaffar Ali, starring Shabana Azmi, Farooq Shaikh and Rohini Hattangadi in lead roles. Set in Lucknow, it deals with exploitation of women and problems of local "chikan" embroidery workers.^[1][2]

Anjuman has music by Khayyam, with lyrics by noted Urdu poet Shahryar, with three songs by lead actress Shabana Azmi, who reluctantly agreed to do playback singing.^[3] Noted actor Farooq Shaikh worked in three films with Muzaffar Ali, with the others being Gaman (1978) and Umrao Jaan (1981).^[4]

Cast

• Shabana Azmi as Anjuman
• Farooq Shaikh as Sajid (Sajju)
• Rohini Hattangadi as Dr. Suchitra Sharma
• Mushtaq Khan as Banke Nawab
• Shaukat Azmi

Music

The music was by Khayyam, with lyrics by Shahryar, with three song sung by Shabana Azmi, a rare feat for her career.

• "Kab Yaad Me Tera Sath Nahi" — Jagjit Kaur, Khayyam
• "Mai Raah Kab Se Nayi Jindgi Ki" — Shabana Azmi
• "Tujhse Hoti Bhi To Kya" — Shabana Azmi
• "Aisa Nahi Ke Isko" — Shabana Azmi
• "Gulab Jism Ka" — Bhupinder Singh, Shabana Azmi

References

1. Anuradha Dingwaney Needham; Rajeswari Sunder Rajan (28 December 2006). The Crisis of Secularism in India. Duke University Press. pp. 235–236. ISBN 0-8223-8841-3.
2. Yves Thoraval (2000). The cinemas of India. Macmillan India. p. 191. ISBN 978-0-333-93410-4.
3. "Shabana Azmi mourns the death of Umrao Jaan writer". Rediff.com movies. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
4. "We shared mutual passion for cinema: Muzaffar Ali on Farooque". Zee News. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-01.

External links

• Anjuman at the Internet Movie Database