Swati (1986 film)

Swati
Directed byKranthi Kumar
Written byKranthi Kumar
Produced byL. V. Prasad
StarringShashi Kapoor
Sharmila Tagore
Akbar Khan
Meenakshi Sheshadri
Madhuri Dixit
Vinod Mehra
Sarika
CinematographyHari Anumolu
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
A. Sanjeevi
Music byLaxmikant–Pyarelal
Release date
  • 2 May 1986 (1986-05-02)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Swati is a 1986 Bollywood romantic drama film directed by Kranthi Kumar. The film belongs to the art house cinematic genre, known in India as parallel cinema.

The film stars Meenakshi Sheshadri in the title role alongside an ensemble star cast consisting of Shashi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore, Madhuri Dixit, Raja Bundela, Vinod Mehra, Akbar Khan and Sarika. Meenakshi Sheshadri's performance was highly appreciated and is considered amongst her best performances.[1][2] The film was a remake of the director's own Telugu film of the same name.[3]

  1. ^ Thombare, Suparna. "5 memorable roles of Meenakshi Seshadri – Birthday special". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 31 March 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Asin quits acting after marriage: Other actresses who chose family over career". DNA India. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  3. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press. p. 468. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.