Katha (कथा) 40 years old

Katha

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 will accept Sandhya?

Credits

Katha Cast

Name Character
Naseeruddin Shah He was 33, now 73 years old as Rajaram Purshotam Joshi
Farooq Shaikh He was 35, 65 years old when he died as Bashudev
Deepti Naval She was 31, now 72 years old as Sandhya Sabnis
Leela Mishra She was 75, 80 years old when she died as Dadi Amma

Katha Crew

Name Department
Sai Paranjape as Director. Directing
Suresh Jindal as Producer. Production
Katha poster
Katha (40 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, August 16, 1983
  • Runtime: 141 minutes