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Saaz

Saaz

19971.02h 28m

Overview

Mansi, the elder sister, has to take up professional singing to support the family after her father's death. The film focuses mainly on the female characters and traces how the younger sibling Bansi regains her identity.

Directed by Sai Paranjape
Written by Sai Paranjape
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Top Cast

Shabana Azmi

Shabana Azmi

Bansidhar (Bansi) Vrundavan

Aruna Irani

Aruna Irani

Mansi Vrundavan (Maan Didi)

Ayesha Dharker

Ayesha Dharker

Kuhu Vrundavan

Parikshat Sahni

Parikshat Sahni

Dr. Ranjit Samant

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Vaidehi Warerkar

Younger Maan Didi

Raghubir Yadav

Raghubir Yadav

Vrundavan

Zakir Hussain

Zakir Hussain

Themes & Keywords

woman director

About Saaz

Saaz is a drama, music film released in 1997 exploring themes of woman director. Directed by Sai Paranjape, it stars Shabana Azmi, Aruna Irani, Ayesha Dharker. Mansi, the elder sister, has to take up professional singing to support the family after her father's death. The film focuses mainly on the female characters and traces how the younger sibling Bansi regains her identity.

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