
Phagun
Synopsis
Shanta Dhamle lives a wealthy lifestyle in Bombay along with her dad, Shamrao, and mom, Ansuya. She incurs their displeasure when she falls in love and gets married to a poor and overly sensitive writer, Gopal, who moves in with them, and continues to suffer verbal abuse at Shamrao's hands. On the occasion of Holi, while his book 'Agla Kadam' is being published and marketed, he puts some color on a pregnant Shanta's expensive Saree, which upsets her, she humiliates him, and he walks out. He starts writing under the pen name of Santosh, and when Shanta finds out, he changes his name to Vivek, and again to Chitrangh, and does not communicate with her. Four years later, a day before Holi, he has accumulated enough wealth, hundreds of expensive and colorful Sarees, a doll for his daughter,
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- Director
- Rajinder Singh Bedi
- Original Title
- Phagun
- Country of Origin
- India
- Spoken Languages
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
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Rajinder Singh Bedi
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Frequently Asked Questions About Phagun
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What is Phagun about?
Shanta Dhamle lives a wealthy lifestyle in Bombay along with her dad, Shamrao, and mom, Ansuya. She incurs their displeasure when she falls in love and gets married to a poor and overly sensitive writer, Gopal, who moves in with them, and continues to suffer verbal abuse at Shamrao's hands. On the occasion of Holi, while his book 'Agla Kadam' is being published and marketed, he puts some color on a pregnant Shanta's expensive Saree, which upsets her, she humiliates him, and he walks out. He starts writing under the pen name of Santosh, and when Shanta finds out, he changes his name to Vivek, and again to Chitrangh, and does not communicate with her. Four years later, a day before Holi, he has accumulated enough wealth, hundreds of expensive and colorful Sarees, a doll for his daughter,
Who directed Phagun?
Phagun was directed by Rajinder Singh Bedi.
Who stars in Phagun?
The principal cast of Phagun includes Dharmendra, Waheeda Rehman, Jaya Bachchan, Vijay Arora, V. Gopal.
When was Phagun released and how long is it?
Phagun was released in 1973 with a total runtime of 1h 51m.


















