Tamanna (1997 film)

Tamanna is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Mahesh Bhatt. It stars Paresh Rawal, Pooja Bhatt, Sharad Kapoor and Manoj Bajpayee. The screenplay was written by Tanuja Chandra. The story was written by Tanuja Chandra and Mahesh Bhatt. It was produced by Pooja Bhatt.

Plot
The year is 1975, the place is Mahim, Bombay. This is the story of Tikku, a Hijra and the only child of yesteryear Bollywood actress Nazneen Begum. Begum has fallen upon hard times, is virtually destitute, and is dependent on Tikku, who does make-up/hair-dressing of Bollywood actresses. When she passes away, Tikku is beside herself with grief. After the funeral, she witnesses a woman leaving a child in a garbage bin. Tikku picks up the girl, longing for human company, decides to keep her, names her Tamanna, and brings her up on her own with the help of a close friend, Saleem.

When she is old enough, Tikku arranges for her education in St. Mary's High School's hostel. When she completes school, she returns home to find Tikku in the guise of a hijra and shuns her, but subsequently relents. Then Tikku finds out that Tamanna is the daughter of Ranvir Chopra, an up-and-coming politician. She tells her, and she goes to their palatial house. What follows is the impact this visit has on the Chopra family and the excuse they have for abandoning Tamanna.

Cast

 * Paresh Rawal as Tikku
 * Pooja Bhatt as Tamanna Chopra
 * Baby Ghazal as a Young Tamanna Chopra
 * Sharad Kapoor as Sajid Khan
 * Kunal Khemu as young Sajid
 * Manoj Bajpayee as Saleem Khan
 * Kamal Chopra as Ranveer Chopra, Tamanna's biological father
 * Abha Ranjan as Geeta Chopra, Tamanna's biological mother
 * Ashutosh Rana as a contract killer
 * Akshay Anand as Jugal Chopra, Tamanna's brother
 * Nadira as Nazneen Begum, Tikku's mother
 * Zohra Sehgal as Ranveer Chopra's mother
 * Sulabha Deshpande as Kaushalya, servant of the Chopra family
 * Anupam Shyam as Anjum, Tikku's step-brother
 * Rita Bhaduri as Mother Superior (cameo)
 * Kunika as a movie actress, Tikku's client (cameo)
 * Shaheen Bhatt as Ashutosh Rana's character's daughter

Accolades
The film won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues in 1998.

Soundtrack
The music is composed by Anu Malik with lyrics by Rahat Indori, Nida Fazli, Indeevar and Kaifi Azmi. Kumar Sanu, Sonu Nigam and Alka Yagnik were selected to sing the tracks. Yeh Kya Hua became a very popular song in 1997.