Reshma Aur Shera

Reshma Aur Shera
Original poster
Directed bySunil Dutt
Written byS. Ali Raza
Produced bySunil Dutt
StarringWaheeda Rehman
Sunil Dutt
Amitabh Bachchan
Raakhee
Vinod Khanna
CinematographyRamachandra
Edited byPran Mehra
Music byJaidev
Production
company
Ajanta Arts
Release date
  • 23 July 1971 (1971-07-23)
Running time
158 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Reshma Aur Shera is a 1971 Hindi crime drama film produced and directed by Sunil Dutt and starring Waheeda Rehman as Reshma and Sunil Dutt as Shera. It also stars Vinod Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Raakhee, Ranjeet, K.N. Singh, Jayant and Amrish Puri in supporting roles.[1] Sunil Dutt's son Sanjay Dutt, who was 12 years at the time, appears briefly as a Qawwali singer in his first film appearance.

Reshma Aur Shera received high critical acclaim from domestic and international critics and was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.[2] It was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 44th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3]

Reshma Aur Shera won 3 awards at the 19th National Film Awards. Waheeda Rehman won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her highly-acclaimed performance in the film. The film also won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for Jaidev and the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for Ramachandra.[2]

  1. ^ "फिल्म को दोबारा शूट करने का फैसला पड़ा था भारी, सुनील दत्त को बेचनी पड़ी थीं 7 गाड़ियां, घर भी था गिरवी" [The decision to re-shoot the film was costly, Sunil Dutt had to sell 7 cars, the house was also mortgaged.]. Zee News (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Sunil Dutt walked off set in anger as Yash Johar could arrange only 99 camels instead of 100: 'He said pack-up and…'". 25 November 2023. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  3. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences