Satyam Shivam Sundaram
Satyam Shivam Sundaram is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film produced and directed by Raj Kapoor and written by Jainendra Jain, starring Shashi Kapoor and Zeenat Aman. It talks about the differences between physical and spiritual love. The film was released on 24 March 1978 on the day of Holi. Heavily publicized before release, Satyam Shivam Sundaram ran for 29 weeks in Kolkata's Metro Cinema thus emerging a blockbuster in West Bengal and a hit elsewhere.
Plot
The story is set in a village where Roopa lives with her father, the village priest. As a child, the right side of Roopa's face and neck were burned by a pot of boiling oil, leaving part of her face disfigured. Henceforth, Roopa keeps her right cheek hidden under the veil of her sari. Despite the terrible accident, Roopa remains religious and goes to the village temple daily, singing hymns and devotional songs.
More details
| author | Jainendra K. Jain |
|---|---|
| director | Raj Kapoor |
| editor | Raj Kapoor |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | break drown engineer force love marriage proposal move open permission to marry reject rescue scar sing think wait wedding night |
| musicBy | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| producer | Raj Kapoor |
| productionCompany | R. K. Studio |
| publisher | Shemaroo Video Pvt. Ltd. |
| theme | romantic drama |