Godmother (film)
Godmother is a 1999 Hindi biographical drama film directed by Vinay Shukla released in 1999, and ostensibly inspired by the life of Santokben Jadeja, who ran the Mafia operations at Porbandar, Gujarat, in the late 1980s and early 1990s and later turned politician.[1]
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| Directed by | Vinay Shukla |
| Written by | Vinay Shukla |
| Produced by | Rajat Sengupta |
| Starring | Shabana Azmi Milind Gunaji Nirmal Pandey |
| Cinematography | Rajan Kothari |
| Edited by | Renu Saluja |
| Music by | Vishal Bhardwaj |
Production company | Gramco Films |
Release date | 3 September 1999 |
Running time | 150 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Cast
- Shabana Azmi - Rambhi
- Milind Gunaji - Veeram
- Nirmal Pandey - Jakhra
- Govind Namdev- Kesubhai
- Vinit Kumar - Lakhubhai
- Loveleen Mishra - Ramde's wife
- Raima Sen - Sejal
- Sharman Joshi - Karsan
Music
Sanjeev Abhyankar (singing), Vishal Bhardwaj (music) and Javed Akhtar (lyrics) won the National Awards for this movie. The songs were:
- "Gunje Gagan Gunje Lalkaren Ham" (singer: Roop Kumar Rathod)
- "Matee Re Matee Re" (singer: Lata Mangeshkar)
- "Raja Kee Kahanee Puranee Ho Gayee" (singers: Usha Uthup, Rekha, Kavita Krishnamurthy )
- "Suno Re Suno Re Bhayila" (singer: Sanjeev Abhyankar )
- "Tum Agar Yeh Mujhse Puchho" (singer: Abhijeet )
Awards
National Film Awards – 1998
- National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
- National Film Award for Best Music Direction: Vishal Bhardwaj
- National Film Award for Best Editing: Renu Saluja
- National Film Award for Best Actress: Shabana Azmi
- National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer: Sanjeev Abhyankar
- National Film Award for Best Lyrics: Javed Akhtar
References
- "Santokben 'Godmother' Jadeja dead". Rediff.com News. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
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