Solva Sawan

Solva Sawan
Solva Sawan
	Promotional poster
Directed by	Bharathiraja
Starring	Sridevi; Amol Palekar;
Cinematography	P. S. Nivas
Music by	Jaidev
Distributed by	Chaitanya Films
Release date	1979;
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Solva Sawan (lit. 'Sixteenth Spring') is a 1979 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Bharathiraja. The film stars Sridevi and Amol Palekar, with Dina Pathak and Kulbhushan Kharbanda in supporting roles. It is a remake of Bharathiraja's own Tamil film 16 Vayathinile (1977), which also starred Sridevi. The film marked Sridevi's debut as a leading actress in Hindi cinema following an already successful and established career in South Indian cinema. She was 16 years old during the making of the film. Unlike the original, the film was a critical and commercial failure.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Mehna is a 16-year-old girl filled with ambitions of becoming a teacher. She is an intelligent woman living in a small community and experiences great love when sees the new vet who has come to visit. Many are impressed by this charming young fellow who has entered the village. He seems to be a wealthy, prosperous man and soon develops a relationship with Mehna. Mehna, who is deep in love, sacrifices her opportunity to study in the teaching college course to spend time with him. Little does she know, that he has not yet revealed his true colours when he leaves her and retires from the village when she refuses to commit to him.

Sri Devi's distant cousin played by Amol Palekar is intellectually disabled, and because he is lame, he is taken advantage of and isolated by the society. He is secretly in love with Mehna, and when he sees her in love with the vet, he is jealous and upset. After being shunned by the vet, Mehna has a new perspective on life and begins to accept Palekar's character, encouraging him to defend himself against those who constantly mock him. But when a rowdy villager, played by Kulbhushan Kharbanda, attempts to rape Mehna, Palekar's character kills him by throwing a brick at his head. Palekar's character is arrested for murder, and the film concludes with Mehna waiting at a train station for his return.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Jaidev, and lyrics were written by Naqsh Lyallpuri.^[3]

Track listing
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Bua Bakri Layi Haandi"	Anuradha Paudwal, K. J. Yesudas	5:19
2.	"Goriya Ho Goriya"	K. J. Yesudas, Vani Jairam	5:31
3.	"Sarra Rara Rara Dhol Kahin Par Baaj"	Vani Jairam	6:26
4.	"Pi Kaha"	Vani Jairam	6:02
Total length:			23:18

References

^ "Superstar to Supermom: Sridevi". The Times of India. 31 October 2007. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
^ Nayak, Satyarth (2019). Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess. India: Penguin Random House. pp. 41–42. ISBN 9789353056780.
^ "Solvaa Saawan". JioSaavn. January 1978. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.

External links

Solva Sawan at IMDb

[1] "Superstar to Supermom: Sridevi". The Times of India. 31 October 2007. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2009.

[2] Nayak, Satyarth (2019). Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess. India: Penguin Random House. pp. 41–42. ISBN 9789353056780.

[3] "Solvaa Saawan". JioSaavn. January 1978. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.

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