Bollywood Home » Popular Movie Reviews » Social Movies » Ijaazat Ijaazat released in the year 1987. This Hindi movie was well acclaimed. Ijaazat when translated in English means permission. The director of this Bollywood movie is Gulzar. This film is based on the story of a couple portrayed by Rekha and Naseruddin Shah. It is about their life, estrangement and their accidental meeting in a waiting room of a railway station. It is here they come to know about many facts which they were not aware. The film deals with a very realistic subject. Ijaazat is different from the commercial Bollywood movies and is considered to be an art film.

Ijaazat: The Star Cast

The role of Sudha is played by Rekha. Naseeruddin Shah plays the role of Mahinder. Anuradha Patel enacts the role of Maya. Both Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor have made a special appearance in this film. Ram Mohan, Sulabha Deshpande and Dina Pathak have also acted in this movie.

Ijaazat: The Story



Maya is a woman who does not believe in the institution of marriage. Mahinder is in love with her but she is not ready to marry him. She is a true romantic and goes out to unknown destinations without informing anyone. Mahinder gets concerned about her. He is pressurized by his family to get married. Mahinder is unable to find Maya. Due to family pressure he marries his friend named Sudha who is a teacher. Mahinder tells Sudha about Maya after marriage. But after returning Maya still keeps returning to Mahinder's house. Sudha is unable to accept this and leaves Mahinder without his permission. She leaves him without his Ijaazat. This popular Bollywood social movie rolls out in flashback when after many years they both accidentally meet in a railway station waiting room and narrate their lives to each other.

Ijaazat: Some Quick Facts

The producer of Ijaazat is R K Gupta and Rajinder Singh Bedi. The film has been directed by Gulzar. The story of this film is written by Subodh Ghosh. The editing is done by Subhash Sehgal. The screenplay, dialogues and lyrics are all done by Gulzar. The music is given by late R D Burman.

Ijaazat: The Awards

This film has won several awards. These awards include the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer in 1988. This award was bagged by Asha Bhosle for the song "Mera Kuch Samaan". It also got the National Film Award for Best Lyrics in the same year. This award was received by Gulzar for the song "Mera Kuch Samaan". In the year 1989, Gulzaar won the Filmfare Best Lyricist Award for this film.

Ijaazat: Musical Score

This movie has 4 songs. All the songs have been sung by Asha Bhosle. The composer of these songs was R D Burman. The songs are some of the finest Hindi songs in Indian cinema. These songs include "Khali Haath Sham Aayee Hai", "Katra Katra", "Mera Kuch Samaan" and "Chhotisi Kahani Se".

Ijaazat is one of the well known Bollywood social movies.

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