Ijaazat

Ijaazat
Film poster
Directed byGulzar
Written bySubodh Ghosh (story)
Gulzar (screenplay & dialogues)
Produced byR. K. Gupta
StarringRekha
Naseeruddin Shah
Anuradha Patel
CinematographyAshok Mehta
Edited bySubhash Sehgal
Music byR. D. Burman
Distributed byGoldmines Telefilms
Release date
  • 11 September 1987 (1987-09-11)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

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]

  1. ^ Gulzar; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 337. ISBN 81-7991-066-0.
  2. ^ "The Master at His Best". Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Gulzar to make a Bengali film". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Relationship status: it's complicated". thehindu.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  5. ^ Muhammad Ali (24 June 2019). "Mira Hashmi's book on Gulzar's 'Ijaazat' to launch on June 28". dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 6 April 2024.