Ek Baar Kaho
| Ek Baar Kaho | |
|---|---|
 Vinyl Records Cover | |
| Directed by | Lekh Tandon |
| Produced by |
Tarachand Barjatya Rajshri Productions |
| Written by | Rahi Masoom Reza (dialogue) |
| Screenplay by |
Madhusudan Kalekar Lekh Tandon |
| Story by | Madhusudan Kalekar |
| Starring |
Navin Nischol, Shabana Azmi, Kiran Vairale, Madan Puri, Rajendra Nath, Jagdeep, Anil Kapoor, Dilip Dhawan, Suresh Oberoi |
| Music by | Bappi Lahiri |
| Cinematography | Jehangir Choudhary |
| Edited by | Mukhtar Ahmed |
Release dates |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Ek Baar Kaho (Hindi: एक बार कहो; translation: Say Once) is a 1980 Hindi language film produced for Rajshri Productions by Tarachand Barjatya and directed by Lekh Tandon. This romance and family drama stars Navin Nischol and Shabana Azmi as lead pair and support cast of Kiran Vairale, Madan Puri, Rajendra Nath, Jagdeep, Anil Kapoor, Dilip Dhawan, Suresh Oberoi.
Plot
Ravi Varma (Navin Nischol) loses his parents in childhood and wife Rajni in an accident. He keeps himself immersed in business. His family physician advises him to take a holiday for rest. He happens to meet Aarti Mathur(Shabana Azmi) and both are attracted to each other. Ravi is unable to express his love and attraction for Aarti. On the other hand, Aarti is unsure of Ravi's intentions and his feelings for her. Soon Aarti's marriage is arranged. Ravi must decide to speak out his feelings or observe silence to let Aarti's marriage as arranged. Further turn of events and his relation with Aarti is shown in the remaining part of the film.
Cast
- Navin Nischol as Ravi Varma
- Shabana Azmi as Aarti Mathur
- Kiran Vairale as Aparna
- Madan Puri as Dr. Puri, Rajni's father
- Rajendra Nath as Tooto Singh
- Jagdeep as Hanuman Singh, hotel caretaker
- Anil Kapoor
- Dilip Dhawan
- Suresh Oberoi
Crew
- Direction – Lekh Tandon
- Story – Madhusudan Kalekar
- Screenplay – Madhusudan Kalekar, Lekh Tandon
- Dialogue – Rahi Masoom Reza
- Production – Tarachand Barjatya, Ajit Kumar Barjatya, Kamal Kumar Barjatya, Rajkumar Barjatya
- Production Company – Rajshri Productions
- Editing – Mukhtar Ahmed
- Cinematography – Jehangir Choudhary
- Art Direction – Maharudra Shetty
- Choreography – Madhav Kishan
- Music Direction – Bappi Lahiri
- Lyrics – Dev Kohli, Mahendra Dehlvi, Maya Govind, Kulwant Jani
- Playback – Aarti Mukherjee, Bappi Lahiri, Jagjit Singh, Sulakshana Pandit, K.J. Yesudas
Soundtrack
All music composed by Bappi Lahiri.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Char Din Ki Zindagi Hai" | Maya Govind | Yesudas | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Ek Baar Kaho Mujhe Pyar Karte Ho" | Dev Kohli | Sulakshana Pandit, Bappi Lahiri | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Raakh Ke Dher Ne" | Mohinder Dehelvi | Jagjit Singh | 3:44 |
| 5. | "Yeh Zindagi Char Din Ki" | Kulwant Jani | Bappi Lahiri | 4:40 |
| 7. | "Pyar Ki Raha Mein" | Aarti Mukherjee | 1:20 | |
| 8. | "Soye Jasbaat" | Aarti Mukherjee | 1:10 |