Ijaazat | |
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Directed by | Gulzar |
Written by | Subodh Ghosh (story) Gulzar (screenplay & dialogues) |
Produced by | R. K. Gupta |
Starring | Rekha Naseeruddin Shah Anuradha Patel |
Cinematography | Ashok Mehta |
Edited by | Subhash Sehgal |
Music by | R. D. Burman |
Distributed by | Goldmines Telefilms |
Release date |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Ijaazat (transl. Permission) is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Gulzar, based on a Bengali story, Jatugriha by Subodh Ghosh.[1] Starring Rekha, Naseeruddin Shah, Anuradha Patel in lead roles, the film followed the story of couple who are separated and who accidentally meet in a railway station waiting room and discover some truths about their lives without each other. The film belongs to the art-house genre in India known as Parallel Cinema, and won two National Film Awards in the music category. The movie is based on the 1964 Bengali movie Jatugriha.[2][3][4]
A book based on the film titled "Gulzar's Ijaazat: Insights into the film" by Pakistani author Mira Hashmi was launched in June 2019.[5]