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Saaz

Saaz

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

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Hindi

Runtime

148 mins

Rating

1/10

Release Date

01 January 1997

Country

India

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

Vaidehi Warerkar

Vaidehi Warerkar

Younger Maan Didi

Raghubir Yadav

Raghubir Yadav

Vrundavan

Zakir Hussain

Zakir Hussain

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