''Bhavna'' is a 1984

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directed by

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in directorial debut of the cinematographer. The film stars

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, Kanwaljit Singh,

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and

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(as child artiste). The film's music is by

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Plot

"Bhavna" the movie is a story of a less privileged woman. A young lady, an orphan named Bhavna Saxena who lives all alone in a city meets a man named Ajay Kapoor in a garden, sketching her portrait. They became friends and later on the friendship turns into love. Eventually they got married, however, Kapoor's dad had not granted permission for this marriage. Ajay is an artist who does not make enough money. Bhavna tries to sell his paintings going from door to door, but their financial condition is poor. In the midst of this worsening financial situation, Bhavna realises that she is pregnant with Ajay's child. Ajay is unhappy to hear this as he feels that he cannot afford the expenditure of raising a child. Unable to endure the worsening financial situation, Ajay decides to go and meet his rich millionaire father who resides in another city. He tells Bhavna that he would return in a couple of days. Ajay leaves Bhavna alone and many days pass. The days turn into weeks and weeks into months. Still there is no news of Ajay. Ajay never came back to Bhavna. Bhavna manages to procure Ajay's father's address and goes in search of Ajay. Bhavna is astonished to see that Ajay has married another woman as per his father's wishes. Dejected, Bhanva confides her sorrows to Shobha, her best friend. But this was not the end of her struggles in life.

Cast

as Bhavna Saxena *

as Ajay Kapoor * Kanwaljit Singh as Dr. Anil B. Saxena *

as Ram Kishen's Daughter (child artiste) *

as Shobha *

as Ram Kishen *

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as Mrs. Ram Kishen *

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as Nawab *

as Mr. Sinha *

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as Raju (Ajay's Friend)

Soundtrack

Lyricist:

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#"Tu Kahan Aa Gayi Zindagi" -

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#"Paheli Chhoti Si" - Kavita Paudwal, Vanita Mishra, Gurpreet Kaur,

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Awards

32nd Filmfare Awards: *Won: Best Actress –

*Nominated: Best Supporting Actress –

References

External links

* 1984 films Indian drama films 1980s Hindi-language films 1980s Indian films Films about women in India Films scored by Bappi Lahiri 1984 directorial debut films 1984 drama films Hindi-language drama films {{1980s-Hindi-film-stub