Rihaee (film)

Rihaee
Promotional poster
Directed byAruna Raje
Written byAruna Raje
Suraj Sanim (dialogue)
Produced byAruna Raje
StarringVinod Khanna
Hema Malini
Naseeruddin Shah
Neena Gupta
Reema Lagoo
Ila Arun
Mohan Agashe
Pallavi Joshi
CinematographyS.R.K. Murthy
Edited byAruna Raje
Music byShaarang Dev
Release date
  • 31 August 1988 (1988-08-31)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Rihaee (Devnagari: रिहाई, English: Liberation) is a 1988 Hindi film directed by Aruna Raje, starring Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini, Naseeruddin Shah and Mohan Agashe in lead roles. The film dealt with the promiscuity of male migrant workers to urban India, and also the sexuality of women, left behind in the rural regions.[1][2] Hema Malini received a nomination for the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her role in the film.[3]

  1. ^ Shoma A. Chatterji (1998). Subject cinema, object women: a study of the portrayal of women in Indian cinema. Parumita Publications. p. 131.
  2. ^ Anjana Sharma (2002). Translating desire: the politics of gender and culture in India. Katha. p. 76. ISBN 818764933X.
  3. ^ "The Nominations - 1990- The 51st Filmfare Awards". Filmfareawards.Indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012.