Sunayana

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Sunayana
Directed by Hiren Nag
Produced by Tarachand Barjatya
Starring Naseeruddin Shah
Vijayendra Ghatge
Talluri Rameshwari
Music by Ravindra Jain
Production
company
Rajshri Pictures
Release date
1979
Running time
2 hours 11 min
Country India
Language Hindi

Sunayana is a 1979 Bollywood family drama film directed by Hiren Nag and produced by Tarachand Barjatya. [1] [2]

Contents

Cast

Soundtrack

Soundtrack for this film has been composed and written by Ravindra Jain.

  1. "Sunayana" – K. J. Yesudas
  2. "Aanso Bhi Hain"– K. J. Yesudas
  3. "Megha O Re Megha" – Hemlata
  4. "Kaisi Hoon Main" – Hemlata

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References

  1. "Sunayana (1979) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Retrieved 3 May 2022.[ dead link ]
  2. "SUNAYANA (1979)". BFI. Retrieved 3 May 2022.[ dead link ]