Ijaazat
| Ijaazat | |
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| Directed by | Gulzar |
| Written by | Subodh Ghosh (story) Gulzar (screenplay & dialogues) |
| Produced by | R. K. Gupta |
| Starring | Rekha Naseeruddin Shah Anuradha Patel |
| Cinematography | Ashok Mehta |
| Edited by | Subhash Sehgal |
| Music by | R. D. Burman |
| Distributed by | Goldmines Telefilms |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Ijaazat (transl. Permission) is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Gulzar, based on a Bengali story, Jatugriha by Subodh Ghosh which had earlier been adapted in Bengali in 1964 as with the same name. Starring Rekha, Naseeruddin Shah, Anuradha Patel in lead roles, the film followed the story of couple who are separated and who accidentally meet in a railway station waiting room and discover some truths about their lives without each other. The film belongs to the art-house genre in India known as Parallel Cinema, and won two National Film Awards in the music category.
A book based on the film titled "Gulzar's Ijaazat: Insights into the film" by Pakistani author Mira Hashmi was launched in June 2019.