Katha (1982)

Name: Katha
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1982
Duration: 2 h 21 min
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Farooq Shaikh, Deepti Naval, Leela Mishra, Yatin Karyekar

Hindi movie · Comedy, Drama · 141 min · TMDB 5.2/10

A modern retelling of the classic folktale about the hare and the tortoise. Hard-working yet timid Rajaram has a secret crush on his neighbor. Before he gets the courage to tell her how he feels, fast-talking Bashu swoops in.

Cast: Naseeruddin Shah (Rajaram Purshotam Joshi), Farooq Shaikh (Bashudev), Deepti Naval (Sandhya Sabnis), Leela Mishra (Dadi Amma), Yatin Karyekar (Dancer), Mallika Sarabhai (Anuradha Dhindhoria).

Directed by Sai Paranjape.

Streaming in India on Prime Video.