Story about the life of Rupa, a village outcast who has burnt her face on one side thereby disfiguring her beauty. She is overheard by Rajeev singing in the temple. Seen only... more
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outcast who--despite her melodious voice and pious character--is considered unlucky due to the death of the mother at her birth. Scarred by this tremendous guilt...
outcast who--despite her melodious voice and pious character--is considered unlucky due to the death of the mother at her birth. Scarred by this tremendous guilt...
outcast who--despite her melodious voice and pious character--is considered unlucky due to the death of the mother at her birth. Scarred by this tremendous guilt she plods through a loveless childhood that is worsened by an ill-fated accident that leaves her face burnt from one side. Enter Rajeev (Shashi Kapoor) a rich and good-looking engineer who, crazed by all things beautiful, falls in love with her voice and marries her without looking at her face. But unable to bear Rupa when the truth comes out, he walks out on her forgetting about her incredible personality and leaving her alone to face dishonour. Going where no other Indian film has before, Satyam Shivam Sundaram follows Rajeev on his path to learning the importance of inner beauty and goodness over outward appearances. Casting the voluptuous Zeenat Aman--the woman who set many hearts afire--as the disfigured Rupa adds emphasis to the point that beauty is not constant and definitely not what counts. On the DVD: Sataym Shivam Sundaram on disc is presented in 5.1 Dolby Digital Sound with a picture remastered from the original film. The interview with Randhir Kapoor--son of director Raj Kapoor--by Dharmesh Darshan is an added bonus. --Anika Puri
outcast who--despite her melodious voice and pious character--is considered unlucky due to the death of the mother at her birth. Scarred by this tremendous guilt she plods through a loveless childhood that is worsened by an ill-fated accident that leaves her face burnt from one side. Enter Rajeev (Shashi Kapoor) a rich and good-looking engineer who, crazed by all things beautiful, falls in love with her voice and marries her without looking at her face. But unable to bear Rupa when the truth comes out, he walks out on her forgetting about her incredible personality and leaving her alone to face dishonour. Going where no other Indian film has before, Satyam Shivam Sundaram follows Rajeev on his path to learning the importance of inner beauty and goodness over outward appearances. Casting the voluptuous Zeenat Aman--the woman who set many hearts afire--as the disfigured Rupa adds emphasis to the point that beauty is not constant and definitely not what counts. On the DVD: Sataym Shivam Sundaram on disc is presented in 5.1 Dolby Digital Sound with a picture remastered from the original film. The interview with Randhir Kapoor--son of director Raj Kapoor--by Dharmesh Darshan is an added bonus. --Anika Puri
Advantages: Excellent scenery and beautiful songs Disadvantages: Hard to believe a guy would marry someone without checking she's the right girl
Satyam Shivam Sundaram was released in 1978 and to this day remains one of the most controversial Hindi films ever released (funnily enough it's rated as a PG film). Some of the scenes were quite raunchy for those days - even by today's standards in Hindi films… The film runs for just under 3 hours.
CAST/CREW
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Starring Zeenat Aman (Don, Qurbani, Lawaaris, Bhopal Express, also a former beauty queen), Shashi Kapoor (Khabhi Khabhi, Deewar, ... ...was released in 1978 The film was both produced and directed by Raj Kapoor and written by Jainendra Jain. The beautiful cinematography was by Radhu Karmakar with art direction by A. Rangaraj PLOT OUTLINE
Rupa (initially played by Padmini Kolapure) is a young village girl whose father is the village priest and sings at religious functions and village events. Her father shows Rupa no affection to her at all as her mother died giving ...
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Plot: Story about the life of Rupa, a village outcast who has burnt her face on one side thereby disfiguring her beauty. She is overheard by Rajeev singing in the temple. Seen only through her veil he falls in love with her and marries her. After they are married he realises the truth and leaves her. He goes through many experiences and finally realises that internal beauty is more important...
Release details
DVD Region: Region 0 (All Regions)
Studio(s): YASH RAJ FILMS; ASIAN GOLD
Release date: 04/06/2001
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: YRD 0023
Barcode: 5028157203872
Composer: Laxmikant Pyarelal
DVD Description
Story about the life of Rupa, a village outcast who has burnt her face on one side thereby disfiguring her beauty. She is overheard by Rajeev singing in the temple. Seen only through her veil he falls in love with her and marries her. After they are married he realises the truth and leaves her. He goes through many experiences and finally realises that internal beauty is more important...
Languages
Main Language: Hindi
Subtitle Language: English
Technical information
Special Features: Interview, Theatrical Trailer
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Hindi
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