''Thodasa Roomani Ho Jayen'' () is a 1990

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

movie directed by

Amol Palekar Amol Palekar (born 24 November 1944) is an Indian actor, director and producer of Hindi and Marathi cinema. Early life and education Palekar was born to Kamlakara and Suhasini Palekar in a Marathi language, Marathi speaking middle-class family ...

. It features

Anita Kanwar Anita Kanwar is an Indian film and television actor who is best known for her role as ''Lajjo ji'' in the 1980s Doordarshan mega soap opera '' Buniyaad''. An alumnus of the National School of Drama (1978 batch), Kanwar has also worked in film ...

Nana Patekar Vishwanath Patekar (born 1 January 1951), better known as Nana Patekar, is an Indian actor, film maker, mainly working in Hindi language, Hindi and Marathi language, Marathi cinema. Widely regarded as one of the finest and most influential actors ...

, and

Vikram Gokhale Vikram Gokhale (14 November 1945 – 26 November 2022) was an Indian film, television and stage actor, noted for his roles in Marathi theatre, Hindi films and television. He was the son of the Veteran Marathi theatre and film actor, Chandrakan ...

as major actors. This movie has become a part of

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courses and studies pertaining to human behaviour.

Plot

The movie has a lot of poetry within itself.

is an unconventional girl lacking confidence. All people around her, including her brother, keep advising her "how she should be." Then, a magician who can bring rain comes into their lives. He helps her realize the potential of believing. He brings back beauty and confidence to her. Now, she realizes altogether a different life, just because of believing or changing her perception. The theme of the movie is also said to be inspired by the critically acclaimed

The Rainmaker (play) ''The Rainmaker'' is a play written by N. Richard Nash in the early 1950s. The play opened on October 28, 1954, at the Cort Theatre in New York City, and ran for 125 performances. It was directed by Joseph Anthony and produced by ''Ethel Li ...

written by

N. Richard Nash Nathan Richard Nusbaum (June 8, 1913 – December 11, 2000), known as N. Richard Nash, was an American writer and dramatist best known for writing Broadway shows, including '' The Rainmaker''. Early life Nash was born Nathan Richard Nusbau ...

Cast

Critical reception

The film was featured in Avijit Ghosh's book, ''40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed''.

Details

The movie was shot in

Pachmarhi Pachmarhi is a hill station in the Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. It has been the location of a cantonment (Pachmarhi Cantonment) since the British Raj. The municipality is located in a valley of the Satpura Rang ...

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References

External links

* 1990s Hindi-language films 1990s Indian films 1990 films Films directed by Amol Palekar {{1990s-Hindi-film-stub