Mahesh Bhatt the filmmaker made several superb films in the 80s and 90s SARAANSH(1984) is one of his rare films which was more art-house like ARTH then commercial. The film was rare as it dealt with the problems faced by an old age couple who lose their son The first half establishes it's characters slowly, we are given insights on their lives, There are several poignant moments like Anupam Kher confrontation at the Airport Customs Office, Anupam Kher's scenes with his wife and with his best friend. The film does have it's share of clichés and stereotypes but yet the handling of the film is simply awesome by Mahesh Bhatt. The film gathers momentum once the battle lines are drawn between Anupam and The Politician and right till the finale the movie is simply outstanding A few flaws like the pacing can be ignored.
Direction by Mahesh Bhatt is awesome, this ranks amongst his best Music is in limited doses and all songs blend well This film had editing by David Dhawan and AD was Sooraj Bharjatya both went on to become big directors later.
Anupam Kher who was just 28 and launched in this film gave his heart and soul and gave such a flawless performance as a middle aged retired headmaster that he got typecast in such roles Anupam kept playing father roles to actors younger and older to him but Saraansh is a landmark and he won the award that year against DK for Mashaal. Rohini Hattangady too does a great job though she too was in her late 20's yet it doesn't come across, she is perfect Soni Razdan is decent, Nilu Phule is theatrical but works well Alok Nath has one scene, Madan Jain is okay Several well known artistes contribute in one scene or two like Arun Bakshi, Akash Khurana and all leave a mark The actor playing Anupam's friend is superb too
Direction by Mahesh Bhatt is awesome, this ranks amongst his best Music is in limited doses and all songs blend well This film had editing by David Dhawan and AD was Sooraj Bharjatya both went on to become big directors later.
Anupam Kher who was just 28 and launched in this film gave his heart and soul and gave such a flawless performance as a middle aged retired headmaster that he got typecast in such roles Anupam kept playing father roles to actors younger and older to him but Saraansh is a landmark and he won the award that year against DK for Mashaal. Rohini Hattangady too does a great job though she too was in her late 20's yet it doesn't come across, she is perfect Soni Razdan is decent, Nilu Phule is theatrical but works well Alok Nath has one scene, Madan Jain is okay Several well known artistes contribute in one scene or two like Arun Bakshi, Akash Khurana and all leave a mark The actor playing Anupam's friend is superb too