Aadharshila

Aadharshila
Aadharshila
Directed by	Ashok Ahuja
Written by	Ashok Ahuja
Produced by	Ashok Ahuja
Starring	Naseeruddin Shah; Anita Kanwar; Devki Nandan Pandey ; Neena Gupta ; Raja Bundela ; K. K. Raina; Annu Kapoor
Cinematography	Sharad Navle
Edited by	Renu Saluja
Music by	Uttam Singh
Release date	1982;
Running time	154 minutes
Language	Hindi

Aadharshila (English: The Foundation Stone) is a 1982 Hindi film written, produced and directed by Ashok Ahuja, starring Naseeruddin Shah and Anita Kanwar.

The film won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie and the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director.^[1]

Synopsis[]

The film is about Ajay (Naseeruddin Shah), a young filmmaker, hoping to direct his first film. He has just got married, and he shares his hopes with his wife Asha (Anita Kanwar). Asha works as a teacher to support them, while Ajay takes on other work, but is always hoping to make his film. Aadharshila portrays the struggles of young people - especially graduates of the Film and Television Institute of India - to find a foothold in the Indian film industry. The film ends with the completion of the film-within-a-film.

Soundtrack[]

"Mehka Hua Gulab Ho Tum" - Dilraj Kaur, Suresh Wadkar
"Sapnon Ka Sheher Hai Ye" -Bhupinder Singh
"Sabse Bada Hai Kyo" - Aziz Nazan, Mahendra Kapoor
"Yeh Jag Jhootha" - Anuradha Paudwal
"Sarka Le Khatiya Naa Baba" - Krishna Kalle, Bhushan Mehta

Cast[]

The film has an ensemble cast - almost a who's who of the parallel cinema in India. Except for Naseeruddin Shah, for most of the others, it was their first film, even though other films may have been released earlier.

Crew[]

Directed by—Ashok Ahuja
Written by—Ashok Ahuja
Produced by—Ashok Ahuja
Music -- Uttam Singh
Cinematography—Sharad Navel
Editing -- Renu Saluja

Awards[]

Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie
Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director
Film Ducat, International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg^[2]

Film Festivals[]

International Film Festival of India, CALCUTTA 1982
National Film Festival, NEW DELHI, 1982
TASHKENT International Film Festival, 1982
MANNHEIM International Filmwoche, 1982
HONGKONG International Film Festival, 1983
MOSCOW International Film Festival, 1983
PIA Film Festival, TOKYO, 1983

References[]

^ "29th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
^ "Films in 1982: 31st International Film Week Mannheim 04 - 09 October 1982". International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.

External links[]

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[29thawardPDF-1] "29th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 October 2011.

[mannheim-2] "Films in 1982: 31st International Film Week Mannheim 04 - 09 October 1982". International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.

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v t National Film Award for Best Debut Film of a Director
1980	(1980)
1981–2000	Aadharshila (1981) Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum (1982) Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983) Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai (1984) New Delhi Times (1985) Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin (1986) (1987) Trishagni (1988) (1989) Perumthachan (1990) (1991) Miss Beatty's Children (1992) (1993) Mogamul (1994) (1995) (1996) Bhoothakkannadi (1997) Daya (1998) Dollar Dreams and Laado (1999) Sayahnam (2000)
2001–present	Thilaadanam (2001) Patalghar and Prohor (2002) Margam (2003) Grahanam (2004) Parineeta (2005) Eakantham and Kabul Express (2006) Frozen (2007) A Wednesday! (2008) Lahore (2009) Baboo Band Baaja (2010) Aaranya Kaandam (2011) Chittagong and 101 Chodyangal (2012) Fandry (2013) Asha Jaoar Majhe (2014) Masaan (2015) Alifa (2016) Sinjar (2017) Naal (2018) Helen (2019)

v t Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film
1971–1980	Uski Roti (1971) Ashadh Ka Ek Din (1972) Maya Darpan (1973) Duvidha (1974) Rajnigandha (1975) Aandhi (1976) Mrigayaa (1977) Shatranj Ke Khilari {The Chess Players} (1978) Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan (1979) Jeena Yahan (1980)
1981–2000	Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai (1981) Aadharshila (1982) Masoom (1983) Sookha (1984) Damul (1985) Aghaat (1986) Om-Dar-B-Dar (1989) Khayal Gatha (1990) Kasba (1991) Diksha (1992) Idiot (1993) Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1994) Bandit Queen (1995) Bombay (1996) Khamoshi (1997) Virasat (1998) Satya (1999) Sarfarosh (2000)
2001-present	Halo (2001) Dil Chahta Hai (2002) The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2003) Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2004) Dev and Yuva (2005) Black (2006) Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2007) Chak De! India (2008) Mumbai Meri Jaan (2009) Firaaq (2010) Udaan (2011) Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2012) Gangs of Wasseypur (2013) The Lunchbox (2014) Ankhon Dekhi (2015) Piku (2016) Neerja (2017) Newton (2018) Andhadhun (2019) Article 15 and Sonchiriya (2020) Eeb Allay Ooo! (2021)