| Sehra | |
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| Directed by | V. Shantaram |
| Produced by | V. Shantaram |
| Starring | Sandhya Prashant Lalita Pawar Manmohan Krishan Mumtaz |
| Cinematography | Krishanrao Vashirde |
| Music by | Ramlal |
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Running time | 151 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Sehra (Desert) is a 1963 Hindi romantic family drama film directed by V. Shantaram, who also wrote the screenplay.[1] The story and dialogue writer was Shams Lucknowi. Made by Shantaram Productions, it had music composed by Ramlal with lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri.[2] The actress Mumtaz played a small character role in this film and also in Shantaram's earlier Stree (1961).[3] The film starred Sandhya, Prashant, Mumtaz, Lalita Pawar, Manmohan Krishan, Ulhas, Babloo, M. Rajan and Baburao Pendharkar.[4]
Krishanrao Vashirde won the Best Cinematography (Colour) Filmfare Awards. This was the first of the two Filmfare awards he won. He was to win again in the same category for Geet Gaya Patharon Ne (1964).[5] He also won the "newly instituted" A. J. Patel Award for Best Colour Cinematography, where he received Rs. 5000 as cash award.[6]
The film, set against the backdrop of Rajasthan, is about a rivalry between two clans and the situation that takes a melodramatic violent turn when the children of the opposing family fall in love.
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