''Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi '' is a 2019

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film directed by

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and produced by Jio Studios and Drishyam Films. It features an ensemble cast of

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. The film also marks the directorial debut for actress

, who also wrote the film, based on her own play, ''Pind Daan''. The film premiered at the

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on 17 October 2019. It was released theatrically on 1 January 2021.

Synopsis

Ramprasad's entire family gathers at their ancestral home in Lucknow for 13 days after his death, to perform Pind Daan an after-life ritual that is performed after someone's demise and observe the Hindu traditions and death rituals called the tehrvi. During the course, the family’s dynamics, politics, and insecurities come out, and then they realise that the importance of people and things are only evident in retrospect.

Cast

as Ramprasad Bhargava (Bauji) *

as Amma (Mrs. Bhargava - Ramprasad's wife) **

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as Young Amma *

as Seema Bhargava (Nishant's wife) *

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as Nishant Bhargava aka Neetu (Ramprasad's youngest son)/ Young Ramprasad Bhargava *

as Rahul Bhargava (Gajraj's son) *

as Gajraj Bhargava (Ramprasad's eldest son) *

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as Manoj Bhargava (Ramprasad's second son) *

as Pankaj Bhargava (Ramprasad's third son) *

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as Sushma Bhargava (Gajraj's wife) *Divya Jagdale as Sulekha Bhargava (Manoj's wife) *

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as Pratibha Bhargava (Pankaj's wife) *Anubha Fatehpura as Rani (Ramprasad's elder daughter) *Sarika Singh as Dhaani (Ramprasad's younger daughter) *

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as Prakash (Rani's husband) *Shrikant Verma as Basant (Dhaani's husband) *

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as Tauji (Mr. Bhargava - Ramprasad's elder brother) * Pushpa Joshi as Bua Ji (Ramprasad's elder sister) *

as Mamaji (Amma's brother) *

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as Sheila (neighbour) *Manukriti Pahwa as Bitto (Sheila's daughter) *Sawan Tank as Samay Bhargava (Manoj's son) *Neivan Ahuja as Saksham *Yamini Das as Mamiji *Mahesh Sharma as Vinod Bhargava (Tauji's son, who also drives him around)

Release

The film premiered at Mumbai Film Festival in Mumbai on 17 October 2019. The film was released theatrically on 1 January 2021.

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by Sagar Desai, while lyrics were written by Neeraj Pandey.

Critical reception

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* *{{Rotten Tomatoes , ramprasad_ki_tehrvi
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