find Chinki performing at a village nautanki. He learns how drastically things changed after he left the village. Miitthu loses her mental balance and accidentally falls off a cliff and dies. Jugni dies from the shock and Chinki, with not much left to choose from, has joined her father's troupe. Gerulal rushes back to Jugni's crumbling old house to find Nimki, alone and aged beyond her years, looking almost like a reflection of her mother. This time, he takes her away with him. Themes The main characters of the movie are Gerulal and Nimki. Gerulal was depicted as a thread who brought together all the sporadic pearls of that family. Nimki is a person who is always ready to sacrifice and she always puts her interests after her sisters and mother. Cast Sanjeev Kumar as Gerulal Sharmila Tagore as Nimki Shabana Azmi as Mithu Waheeda Rehman as Jyoti/Jugni Kiran Vairale as Chinki Production Originally Rekha was cast in the role of Nimki, which was later played by Sharmila Tagore. Release Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by R. D. Burman and lyrics by Gulzar, and featured songs by playback singers Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle. Awards 30th National Film Awards: Best Audiography: Essabhai M. Suratwala 30th Filmfare Awards: Won Best Story – Samaresh Basu Best Art Direction – Ajit Nanerjee Nominated Best Supporting Actress – Kiran Vairale Best Supporting Actress – Waheeda Rehman References External links 1980s Hindi-language films Films scored by R. D. Burman 1982 films Films based on short fiction Films set in Himachal Pradesh Films about women in India Films directed by Gulzar Films that won the Best Audiography National Film Award Doordarshan television films Films based on works by Samaresh Basu