Junoon
DVD Cover of Junoon
Directed by	Shyam Benegal
Produced by	Shashi Kapoor
Written by	Ruskin Bond (novella, A Flight of Pigeons) Shyam Benegal (screenplay) Satyadev Dubey (dialogues) Ismat Chugtai (dialogues)
Narrated by	Amrish Puri
Starring	Shashi Kapoor Shabana Azmi Jennifer Kendal Naseeruddin Shah
Music by	Vanraj Bhatia
Cinematography	Govind Nihalani
Editing by	Bhanudas Divakar
Release date(s)	1978
Running time	141
Country	India
Language	Hindi, English

Junoon (Hindi: जुनून, translation: The Obsession) is a 1978 Hindi film produced by Shashi Kapoor and directed by Shyam Benegal. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Nafisa Ali, Tom Alter, Shabana Azmi, Jennifer Kendal, Karan Kapoor, Kunal Kapoor, Sanjana Kapoor, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Naseeruddin Shah, Deepti Naval, Pearl Padamsee and Sushma Seth.

Contents 1 Cast and Characters 2 Author 3 Awards 3.1 1979 National Film Awards (India) 3.2 1980 Filmfare Awards (India) 4 Recognition 5 Soundtrack 6 External links

[edit] Cast and Characters

• Shashi Kapoor as Javed Khan
• Jennifer Kendal as Mariam Labadoor
• Naseeruddin Shah as Sarfaraz Khan
• Shabana Azmi as Firdaus, Javed Khan's wife
• Nafisa Ali as Ruth Labadoor
• Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Lala Ramjimal
• Sushma Seth as Javed Khan's chachi
• Tom Alter as Mr. Labadoor
• Amrish Puri as the Narrator

[edit] Author

• Ruskin Bond Novella A Flight of Pigeons

[edit] Awards

Junoon won the following awards (in bold) and nominations.

[edit] 1979 National Film Awards (India)

• Best Feature Film in Hindi
• Best Cinematography - Govind Nihalani
• Best Audiography - Hitendra Ghosh

[edit] 1980 Filmfare Awards (India)

• Best Film - Shashi Kapoor
• Best Director- Shyam Benegal
• Best Dialogues - Pandit Satyadev Dubey
• Best Editing - Bhanudas Divakar
• Best Cinematography - Govind Nihalani
• Best Sound Recording - Hitendra Ghosh
• Best Supporting Actor - Naseeruddin Shah
• Best Supporting Actress - Jennifer Kendal

[edit] Recognition

• Inaugural film at the 7^th International Film Festival, New Delhi, 1979.
• Official Indian entry at the XI^th International Film Festival, Moscow.
• Featured at the Montreal World Film Festival 1979, the Cairo International Film Festival 1979, the Sydney Film Festival 1980 and the Melbourne International Film Festival 1980.

[edit] Soundtrack

Junoon
Soundtrack by Vanraj Bhatia
Released	1978
Genre	Film soundtrack
Label	HMV
Producer	Kersy Lord

The soundtrack features 4 songs, composed by Vanraj Bhatia, with original lyrics from Yogesh Praveen and other lyrics by Amir Khusro, Jigar Moradabadi and Sant Kabir.

1. "Khusro rain piya ki jaagi pee ke sang" – Jamil Ahmad
2. "Ishq ne todi sar pe qayamat" – Mohammad Rafi
3. "Come live with me and be my love" – Jennifer Kendal
4. "Phir aaye kari ghata matwali sawan ki" – Asha Bhosle, Varsha Bhosle

[edit] External links

• Junoon at the Internet Movie Database
• Junoon at Allmovie
• Junoon at Rotten Tomatoes
• Review at Rediff.com

Awards
Preceded by Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki मैं तुलसी तेरे आँगन की	Filmfare Award for Best Film 1979	Succeeded by Khubsoorat ख़ूबसूरत
Preceded by Manthan	National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi 1978	Succeeded by Aakrosh

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