| Saaransh | |
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| Directed by | Mahesh Bhatt |
| Written by | Mahesh Bhatt (screenplay & dialogue) Sujit Sen (screenplay & dialogue) Amit Khanna (dialogue) |
| Story by | Mahesh Bhatt |
| Produced by | Tarachand Barjatya |
| Starring | Anupam Kher Rohini Hattangadi Soni Razdan Madan Jain Nilu Phule |
| Cinematography | Adeep Tandon |
| Edited by | David Dhawan |
| Music by | Ajit Verman |
| Distributed by | Rajshri |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Saaransh (English: The Gist [1] ) is a 1984 Indian Hindi drama film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Anupam Kher, Rohini Hattangadi, Madan Jain, Nilu Phule, Suhas Bhalekar and Soni Razdan.[2] It is about an elderly Maharashtrian couple living in Mumbai who come to terms with the loss of their only son. This was the screen debut of Anupam Kher. The film had music by Ajit Verman and lyrics by Vasant Dev. It was produced and distributed by Rajshri Productions. It was chosen as India's official entry for the 1985 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was not nominated.