Tarang (1984) [N/A]

Featuring:
Amol Palekar, Smita Patil, Shreeram Lagoo

Written by:
Kumar Shahani
Roshan Shahani

Directed by:
Kumar Shahani


Release Date:
January 1, 1984

Original Title:
तरंग

Alternate Titles:
Tarang
Wages and Profits

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
National Film Development Corporation of India

Production Countries:
India

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 171

Rahul, the son-in-law of an old industrialist and one of the heirs to his fortune, clashes with Dinesh, the industrialist’s nephew who is openly unscrupulous. Rahul, on his part, conceals his personal ambition under a cloak of liberalism and encourages indigenous production.

Sethji is a widowed, a businessman and lives a comfortable life with his only daughter, Hansa, his son-in-law, Rahul, and a grandson, Munna. He has Rahul as his right-hand man, and a nephew named Dinesh who also assists in running the business. Petty rivalries and jealousies have grown in the family, and Sethji and Rahul feel that Dinesh is now trying to undermine the business. They would like to get rid of him, without attracting any attention to themselves. They do terminate Dinesh, but this affects Sethji's health, and he dies. Shortly thereafter, Hansa also dies, leaving Rahul to look after the business on his own. But there are many questions unanswered, like why was no one in attendance with the ailing Sethji; Hansa's death was a suicide, why was it covered up?; what of the affair that Rahul is having with Janki, their maidservant, who is full of venom against the family; and the involvement of Anita, Rahul's secretary, in his personal life. With the police getting involved, it is time for them to either come clean or go their separate ways.

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Rankings and Honors

Tarang (1984) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.0/10

Director:
Kumar Shahani

Director of Photography:
K.K. Mahajan

Editor:
Ashok Tyagi

Music:
Vanraj Bhatia

Writer:
Kumar Shahani
Roshan Shahani

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