Kashino Dikro (transl. Kashi's son) is a 1979 Indian Gujarati film directed by Kanti Madia. Being the first and the only film of Madia, it starred Rajiv, Ragini, Rita Bhaduri, and Pranlal Kharsani. The film was produced by Cine India International. Adapted from Vinodini Nilkanth's short story Dariyav Dil, film's script and dialogues were written by Prabodh Joshi. Barun Mukherji was a cinematographer.[1]
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Directed by | Kanti Madia |
Written by | Prabodh Joshi |
Produced by | Cine India International |
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Cinematography | Barun Mukherji |
Music by | Kshemu Divetia |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Gujarati |
The film features music composed by Kshemu Divetia, who earned State Films Award in Best Music Director category for the film.[2][3]
Kashi (Ragini) raises her brother-in-law (Rajiv), who dies on his wedding night from snakebite. His widowed wife Rama (Bhaduri) get raped by Kashi's husband, and she becomes pregnant. Kashi decides to save her family's as well as Rama's honour by pretending to be a pregnant herself, and later adopts Rama's son as her own. In the end, Kashi dies. She has been described as an icon of saintly motherhood.
The cast was:[1]
Kashino Dikro features songs written by Balmukund Dave, Ravji Patel, Madhav Ramanuj, Anil Joshi, and Ramesh Parekh.[1]
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Soundtrack album by Kshemu Divetia | |
Released | 1979 (1979) |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Length | 17:13 |
Label | Sa Re Ga Ma[4] |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Gormane Panche Angaliye" | Ramesh Parekh | Harshida Raval | 3:26 |
2. | "Rudiana Raja" | Balmukund Dave | Harshida Raval, Janardan Rawal | 1:51 |
3. | "Zina Zina Re Ankhethi Amne" | Anil Joshi | Kaumudi Munshi, Vibha Desai | 4:01 |
4. | "Roi Roi Ansoo" | Madhav Ramanuj | Vibha Desai | 2:19 |
5. | "Mari Aankhe Kankuna Suraj" | Ravji Patel | Rasbihari Desai | 5:36 |
Total length: | 17:13 |