Amit Kumar Reception The lead pair, Anupam Kher and Rohini Hattangadi, were praised for their portrayals, described by The Tribune as "immortal performances". Chander Uday Singh of India Today wrote ″Although Bhatt has used artistes with little cinematic experience (barring Hattangady and Phule) he draws superb performances from them. Kher stops short of being brilliant only because he occasionally lapses into a vigour out of keeping with the ageing and broken Pradhan. Hattangady, fresh from the success of Gandhi, remains convincing in the difficult role of Parvati.″ Saaransh was included in the Panorama section of the 1984 International Film Festival of India (IFFI). It was India's official submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, though it did not make it to the final run. Among other awards, Bhatt received a special prize at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival, and was a nominee for the Golden Prize. Coming after the success of Arth (1982), the critical acclaim of Saaransh established Bhatt as a director of repute. Even today, it remains one of the few stand out in "middle-of-the-road" films of the 1980s decade Hindi cinema, which is retrospectively seen as a decade of decline of content in the mainstream cinema. Encyclopædia Britannica's "Encyclopedia of Hindi Cinema" described Saaransh as Mahesh Bhatt's "finest film – moving, mellow, and mature – as the viewer feels the pain and despair of an elderly couple..." In 2016, on the occasion of India celebrating its 70th Independence day, news agency NDTV compiled a list called "70 Years, 70 Great Films" and Saaransh was among the four Hindi-language films that found place in the list. Awards 32nd National Film Awards: Best Lyrics – Vasant Dev 32nd Filmfare Awards: Won Best Actor – Anupam Kher Best Story – Mahesh Bhatt Best Art Direction – Madhukar Shinde Nominated Best Film – Tarachand Barjatya Best Director– Mahesh Bhatt Best Actress – Rohini Hattangadi Best Supporting Actress – Soni Razdan References Bibliography External links 1984 films 1984 drama films Indian drama films 1980s Hindi-language films Rajshri Productions films Films set in Mumbai Films about old age Films shot in Mumbai Films scored by Ajit Varman Films directed by Mahesh Bhatt Hindi-language drama films