for "maintaining the era, etching the characters against the canvas, with perfect colour, design and execution"; Bhanu Athaiya was named Best Costume Designer for her "texture and tone of the costumes, which heighten the visual quality of the film"; Hridaynath Mangeshkar's won the Best Music Direction for "using traditional tunes and instruments creatively, with litting melody and haunting perfection", and Gulzar was awarded the Best Lyrics for "evoking beautiful imagery, created through lyrical poetry". Dimple Kapadia's performance was said to have lost the Best Actress award at the same function by one vote. It was nominated for three Filmfare Awards, winning one for Gulzar's lyrics. At the 55th Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, the film won three awards in the Hindi section, where Kapadia herself won the Best Actress award for another film. See also Moti Shahi Mahal Kshudhita Pashan References Bibliography External links 1990s Hindi-language films 1991 films Films set in Rajasthan Films based on short fiction Films based on works by Rabindranath Tagore Memorials to Rabindranath Tagore Films shot in Rajasthan Films directed by Gulzar Films whose production designer won the Best Production Design National Film Award Films that won the Best Costume Design National Film Award