Libaas
| Libaas | |
|---|---|
 Movie Poster | |
| लिबास | |
| Directed by | Gulzar |
| Produced by | Vikas Mohan |
| Written by | Gulzar |
| Based on |
Seema by Gulzar |
| Starring |
Shabana Azmi Naseeruddin Shah Raj Babbar Sushma Seth Utpal Dutt |
| Music by |
R. D. Burman Gulzar (lyrics) |
Libaas (English: Clothing) is a 1988 Hindi drama film written and directed by Gulzar. The film based on short story Seema published in collected stories in Raavi Paar. It is about married couples of urban India having extramarital relations and adultery. The film won critical acclaim in international film festivals but never got released in India till date.
It was also the last film, until Dus Kahaniyaan got released in 2007, where Shabana Azmi and Naseeruddin Shah, the lead pair of Parallel Cinema in the 1980s, appeared together after giving notable performances in Sai Paranjpye's Sparsh (1980) and Shekhar Kapoor's Masoom (1983).[1]
On 22 November 2014, film was shown at the International Film Festival of India in Goa after a gap of 22 years since its screening at the International Film Festival at Bangalore in January, 1992.[2]
Cast
- Shabana Azmi
- Naseeruddin Shah
- Raj Babbar
- Sushma Seth
- Utpal Dutt
- Annu Kapoor
- Savita Bajaj
Crew
- Directed by Gulzar
- Music by Rahul Dev Burman (released after his death in 1994)
- Lyrics by Gulzar
- Playback singers Suresh Wadkar, Lata Mangeshkar, Rahul Dev Burman
Soundtrack
The music was by R. D. Burman with lyrics by Gulzar.
- Sili Hawa Choo Gayi - Lata Mangeshkar [3]
- Khamosh Sa Afsana - Lata Mangeshkar, Suresh Wadkar
- Kya Bura Hai, Kya Bhala - Rahul Dev Burman, Lata Mangeshkar
- Phir Kisi Shakh Ne - Lata Mangeshkar
References
- ↑ 'Rice Plate' brings together Naseer, Shabana Subhash K Jha, 12 May 2007.
- ↑ Gulzar's 'objectionable' Libaas to be premiered in India after 26 years
- ↑ "Sili Hawa". Youtube.com. 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
External links
- Libaas at the Internet Movie Database