Inheritance
1997 · India · 165 min
- Director
- Priyadarshan
- Screenplay
- Kamal Haasan, Javed Akhtar, Vinay Shukla
- Producer
- Mushir Alam
- Music
- Anu Malik
- Cinematography
- Ravi K. Chandran
- Based on
- Thevar Magan
Cast
What it is about
Shakti Thakur returns to his ancestral village in India after studying in London, bringing along his girlfriend Anita, a choice his family does not welcome. Soon he feels that little has changed and wants to leave, while an old feud between his father, the zamindar Raja Thakur, and his cousin Bali Thakur splits the village.
How it was made
Directed by Priyadarshan and produced by Mushir Alam, the film is based on the Tamil movie Thevar Magan, whose story was written by Kamal Haasan, with the screenplay also credited to Javed Akhtar and Vinay Shukla. Anu Malik composed the songs, reusing some original melodies by Ilaiyaraaja, and Ravi K. Chandran handled the cinematography. Tabu performed the beatbox in the song «Payale Chunmun».
Reception and legacy
The film marked Priyadarshan's return to Hindi cinema. At the Filmfare Awards it earned sixteen nominations and seven wins, including Best Film (Critics), Best Actor (Critics) for Kapoor, Best Actress (Critics) for Tabu, and Best Story for Haasan.
Stills
Trivia
Tabu's beatbox
Actress Tabu performs beatbox in the song «Payale Chunmun».
Reused melodies
Composer Anu Malik reused some original tunes by Ilaiyaraaja from the Tamil film.
More films by Priyadarshan
Bhool Bhulaiyaa
Garam Masala
Chup Chup Ke
Billu Barber
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