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<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <p>The film is an adaptation of <i><i><a href="/facts/M%E1%B9%9Bcchakatika/7haeSzIk">Mṛcchakatika</a></i></i> (<i>The Little Clay Cart</i>), a ten-act <a href="/facts/Sanskrit_drama/DxCK1uat">Sanskrit drama</a> attributed to <a href="/facts/%C5%9Audraka/hjNpQeEd">Śūdraka</a>, an ancient playwright generally thought to have lived sometime between the second century BC and the fifth century AD whom the prologue identifies as a <a href="/facts/Kshatriya/HNT4nfs4">Kshatriya</a> king and a devotee of Siva who lived for 100 years.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> The play is set in the ancient city of <a href="/facts/Ujjayini/IABwWPMX">Ujjayini</a> during the reign of the King Pālaka, near the end of the <a href="/facts/Pradyota_dynasty/VwRM8h1c">Pradyota dynasty</a> that made up the first quarter of the fifth century BC.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="plot">Plot</h2> <p>The story is about a courtesan, <a href="/facts/Vasantasena/9kPuFezG">Vasantasena</a> (<a href="/facts/Rekha/Pjj0ttlF">Rekha</a>), and her chance meeting with a poor <a href="/facts/Brahmin/V3qxzHAP">Brahmin</a> man, Charudatta (<a href="/facts/Shekhar_Suman/qlzfbWjt">Shekhar Suman</a>), in <a href="/facts/Ujjain/IABwWPMX">Ujjain</a>. </p> <h2 id="cast">Cast</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Shashi_Kapoor/Hw2vbYFR">Shashi Kapoor</a> as Samsthanak</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rekha/Pjj0ttlF">Rekha</a> as <a href="/facts/Vasantasena/9kPuFezG">Vasantsena</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Amjad_Khan_(actor)/YMaYSKfF">Amjad Khan</a> as <a href="/facts/Vatsayana/vYQKhfMD">Vatsayana</a>, author of <a href="/facts/Kamasutra/FURRCFqD">Kamasutra</a>; narrator</li> <li><a href="/facts/Shankar_Nag/wu0AMrN0">Shankar Nag</a> as Sajjal, the thief</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kulbhushan_Kharbanda/42nrTffU">Kulbhushan Kharbanda</a> as Teacher of Aryak</li> <li><a href="/facts/Shekhar_Suman/qlzfbWjt">Shekhar Suman</a> as Charudutt</li> <li><a href="/facts/Neena_Gupta/vLgooDhB">Neena Gupta</a> as Madanika, courtesan slave in Vasantsena's house</li> <li><a href="/facts/Anuradha_Patel/Hpq9R7xj">Anuradha Patel</a> as Aditi, Charudutt's Wife</li> <li><a href="/facts/Anupam_Kher/QzP5EdNI">Anupam Kher</a> as Samsthanak's friend</li> <li><a href="/facts/Annu_Kapoor/JK9bpMSu">Annu Kapoor</a> as Masseur who is trying to be an ascetic</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sanjana_Kapoor/L5zp1UDr">Sanjana Kapoor</a> as A courtesan slave in Vasantsena's house</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kunal_Kapoor_(Kapoor_family)/WgMpTfju">Kunal Kapoor</a> as Aryak, the revolutionary.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Harish_Patel/CM8GS0Nh">Harish Patel</a> as Maitreya, Charudutt's friend.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Yunus_Parvez/PevnvGNR">Yunus Parvez</a> as One of the gamblers, who later becomes the owner of the masseur</li> <li><a href="/facts/Satish_Kaushik/9s7Tg7gk">Satish Kaushik</a> as Cart driver</li></ul> <h2 id="production">Production</h2> <p>The film was shot in Kolkebail, Karnataka in 1982–83. Producer Shashi Kapoor incurred a loss of Rs 1.5 crore after the film's release in 1984.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="soundtrack">Soundtrack</h2> <p>The film's soundtrack<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> was composed by <a href="/facts/Laxmikant-Pyarelal/bueSF7nc">Laxmikant-Pyarelal</a> and the lyrics were penned by <a href="/facts/Vasant_Dev/4WGu0m6B">Vasant Dev</a>. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Song</th><th>Singer</th></tr><tr><td>"Man Kyun Behka Re Behka Aadhi Raat Ko"</td><td><a href="/facts/Lata_Mangeshkar/Kb5S4ep0">Lata Mangeshkar</a>, <a href="/facts/Asha_Bhosle/8WzrTQPd">Asha Bhosle</a></td></tr><tr><td>"Neelam Pe Nabh Chhayi"</td><td><a href="/facts/Lata_Mangeshkar/Kb5S4ep0">Lata Mangeshkar</a></td></tr><tr><td>"Mera Man Baja Mridang, Manjira Khanke Re Ang Ang"</td><td><a href="/facts/Suresh_Wadkar/rPqB89F4">Suresh Wadkar</a>, <a href="/facts/Anuradha_Paudwal/66cWgwgx">Anuradha Paudwal</a>, <a href="/facts/Aarti_Mukherjee/MYQ6STN6">Aarti Mukherjee</a></td></tr><tr><td>"Sanjh Dhale Gagan Tale"</td><td><a href="/facts/Suresh_Wadkar/rPqB89F4">Suresh Wadkar</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="awards">Awards</h2> <ul><li>1985 <a href="/facts/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Art_Direction/wnM0Mdqo">National Film Award for Best Art Direction</a>: Nachiket Patwardhan, Jayoo Patwardhan</li> <li>1985 <a href="/facts/Filmfare_Best_Lyricist_Award/hF9ILDTk">Filmfare Best Lyricist Award</a>: <a href="/facts/Vasant_Dev/4WGu0m6B">Vasant Dev</a> - "Mann Kyun Behka" <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></li> <li>1985 <a href="/facts/Filmfare_Best_Female_Playback_Award/T66nEKBh">Filmfare Best Female Playback Award</a>: <a href="/facts/Anuradha_Paudwal/66cWgwgx">Anuradha Paudwal</a> - "Mere Man Baje Mridang"</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088335/"><i>Utsav</i></a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li> <li><a href="http://parallelcinema.blogspot.com/2005/08/utsav-1984.html">A study of film Utsav</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>https://twitter.com/NFAIOfficial/status/1192764152235708418 <a href="https://twitter.com/NFAIOfficial/status/1192764152235708418" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/NFAIOfficial/status/1192764152235708418</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Of Jennifer and MTR (Shashi Kapoor interview)". The Hindu. 31 January 2005. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140514043456/http://hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2005/01/31/stories/2005013101660100.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20140514043456/http://hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2005/01/31/stories/2005013101660100.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Utsav (1984)". Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). 23 August 1984. Retrieved 13 May 2014. <a href="http://cbfcindia.gov.in/html/SearchDetails.aspx?mid=29752&Loc=Backlog" target="_blank">http://cbfcindia.gov.in/html/SearchDetails.aspx?mid=29752&Loc=Backlog</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Richmond, Farley P. (1990). "Characteristics of Sanskrit Theatre and Drama". In Farley P. Richmond; Darius L. Swann; Phillip B. Zarrilli (eds.). Indian Theatre: Traditions of Performance. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. pp. 55–62. ISBN 0824811909. <a href="0824811909" target="_blank">0824811909</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Oliver, Revilo Pendelton (1938). "Introduction to 'The Little Clay Cart.'". In Rozelle Parker Johnson; Ernst Krenn (eds.). Illinois Studies in Language and Literature. 23. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. pp. 9–44. <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Of Jennifer and MTR (Shashi Kapoor interview)". The Hindu. 31 January 2005. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140514043456/http://hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2005/01/31/stories/2005013101660100.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20140514043456/http://hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2005/01/31/stories/2005013101660100.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/utsav.htm <a href="http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/utsav.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/utsav.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Best Lyricist (Popular)". Filmfare Awards Official wlistings, Indiatimes. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2014. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110518160558/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=33781002" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110518160558/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=33781002</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>