![]() ![]() In a way, it set her on the path of similar roles, which were way above her age, a case in point being the character of Amitabh Bachan’s mother in the Ramesh Sippy directed “Shakti”, released in 1982.Īs for “Tapasya”, the film had all the trappings of a typical Rajshri film, a low budget, a family-centric story, wholesome and clean entertainment, good music, assiduous direction and competent acting by the ensemble cast. Seen from a different perspective, it was a calculated risk for Rakhee, as the role required her to be shown in a mature, somewhat middle aged role at some point in the story, although she was not even 30 years in 1976. ![]() While “Kabhie Kabhie” had Rakhee pitted against an impressive array of top rung actors, in “Tapasya” she had the entire script woven around her character of Indrani Sinha, which she portrayed with amazing restraint and conviction. For Rakhee Gulzar (her name as it appears in the credits of the film), 1976 was a bumper year, as two of her films, the Yash Chopra opus, “Kabhie Kabhie” and “Tapasya”, produced by the formidable Tarachand Barjatya under his illustrious banner, Rajshri Productions, were acclaimed critically, and also did exceptionally well at the box-office.
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