Kashino Dikro
Kashino Dikro (transl. Kashi's son) is a 1979 Indian Gujarati film directed by Kanti Madia. Being the first and the only film of Madia, it starred Rajiv, Ragini, Rita Bhaduri, and Pranlal Kharsani. The film was produced by Cine India International. Adapted from Vinodini Nilkanth's short story Dariyav Dil, film's scrip and dialogues were written by Prabodh Joshi. Barun Mukherji was a cinematographer.[1]
| Kashino Dikro | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Kanti Madia |
| Produced by | Cine India International |
| Written by | Prabodh Joshi |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Kshemu Divetia |
| Cinematography | Barun Mukherji |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Gujarati |
The film features music composed by Kshemu Divetia, who earned State Films Award in Best Music Director category for the film.[2][3]
Plot
Kashi (Ragini) raises her brother-in-law (Rajiv), who dies on his wedding night from snakebite. His widowed wife Rama (Bhaduri) get raped by Kashi's husband, and she becomes pregnant. Kashi decides to save her family's as well as Rama's honour by pretending to be a pregnant herself, and later adopts Rama's son as her own. In the end, Kashi dies. She has been described as an icon of saintly motherhood.
Cast
The cast was:[1]
- Rajiv
- Ragini
- Rita Bhaduri
- Girish Desai
- Pranlal Kharsani
- Tarla Joshi
- Leela Jariwala
- Vatsala Deshmukh
- Mahavir Shah
- Arvind Vaidya
- Saroj Nayak
- Jagdish Shah
- Pushpa Shah
- Javed Khan
- Shrikant Soni
- Dilip Patel
- Kanti Madia
Sound track
Kashino Dikro features songs written by Balmukund Dave, Ravji Patel, Madhav Ramanuj, Anil Joshi, and Ramesh Parekh.[1]
| Kashino Dikro | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Kshemu Divetia | |
| Released | 1979 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 17:13 |
| Label | Sa Re Ga Ma[4] |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gormane Panche Angaliye" | Ramesh Parekh | Harshida Raval | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Rudiana Raja" | Balmukund Dave | Harshida Raval, Janardan Rawal | 1:51 |
| 3. | "Zina Zina Re Ankhethi Amne" | Anil Joshi | Kaumudi Munshi, Vibha Desai | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Roi Roi Ansoo" | Madhav Ramanuj | Vibha Desai | 2:19 |
| 5. | "Mari Aankhe Kankuna Suraj" | Ravji Patel | Rasbihari Desai | 5:36 |
| Total length: | 17:13 | |||
References
- Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. p. 905. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7.
- Quadri, Misbah Nayeem (31 July 2008). "Music legend Kshemu Divetia passes away". DNA India. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- "Veteran Gujarati music composer Kshemu Divetia dead". DeshGujarat. 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- "Kashino Dikro". Saavn.