Mumbai, August 22, 2017: In a surprise for Gulzar's fan on his 83rd birthday, his unreleased film "Libaas" is all set to hit the theatres this year.
Libaas was made in 1988. Due to some reasons, it has been not released till date. But now, its unreleased status is about to change.
On the maestro's birthday on August 18- 'Woh Zamaana Kare Deewana', the brand proposition of Zee Classic, has announced the theatrical release of the movie "Libaas" by the end of this year, mentioned PTI report.
No one is unaware of Gulzar's contribution to Hindi cinema. He is one of the prominent and prolific names in Hindi cinema. He had directed many classics such as "Prichay", "Angoor", "Maachis"etc., Later, he stopped directing movies and focused completely on being a lyricist. He has won the Oscar for "Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire". He is still a very active lyricist.
A still from Libaas. Youtube
Libaas features various veteran actors such as Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi. It also features Annu Kapoor, Raj Babbar, Sushma Seth, Utpal Dutt and Savita Bajaj. The music has been composed by one of Gulzar's most frequent collaborators, RD Burman.
"Libaas" was screened at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa after a gap of 22 years on November 22, 2014. Earlier, it was also screened at the International Film Festival at Banglore in January 1992.
The plot of the movie is based on Gulzar's own short story 'Seema' from his evergreen 'Raavi Paar' collection. The movie basically revolves around a theatre director Sudhir(played by Naseeruddin ShahShah) and his actor wife Seema(portrayed by Shabana Azmi). The movie revolves around the fact that wherein the world of showbiz life appears to be picture perfect, the appearances behind the scene are often deceptive.
"Libaas" was produced by Late. Vikas Mohan. His sons Amul Vikas Mohan and Anshul Vikas Mohan will make their father's life -long dream come true by releasing "Libaas" by the end of this year.
Zee Studios will be distributing the film in India. The release date is yet to be announced.
–prepared by a Shivani Chowdhary of NewsGram. Twitter @cshivani31
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