Katha (1982)

Katha (1982)

1982-12-22 India 141 Min. PG-13
5.2 6 votes

Overview

A modern retelling of the classic folktale about the hare and the tortoise. Rajaram P. Joshi is a middle-class Clerk living in a chawl in Bombay. He is secretly in love with his neighbor, Sandhya Karnik but is unable to disclose his love for her. Rajaram's fast-tallking friend, Bashudev comes for a visit and makes himself at home. Bashudev starts wooing Sandhya and soon her parents decide to marry Sandhya and Bashudev, much to misery of Rajaram. But on the day of the engagement, Bashudev disappears, leaving behind a devastated, and pregnant Sandhya. Will Rajaram accept Sandhya?

Cast

Naseeruddin Shah is Rajaram Purshotam Joshi
Rajaram Purshotam Joshi
Farooq Shaikh is Bashudev
Deepti Naval is Sandhya Sabnis
Sandhya Sabnis
Leela Mishra is Dadi Amma
Dadi Amma
Mallika Sarabhai is Anuradha Dhindhoria
Anuradha Dhindhoria
Jalal Agha is Himself
Himself
Sarika is Herself
Herself
Tinnu Anand is Himself