A doctor learns he fathered a child years earlier and tries to save her from a life in prostitution.
Direction
Gulzar's monsoon-as-metaphor is unmatched in Indian cinema.
Acting
Sharmila Tagore plays mother and daughter with heartbreaking distinction.
Score
Madan Mohan's music haunts every frame like weather itself.
Director
Gulzar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sharmila Tagore won the National Film Award for Best Actress, playing both mother and daughter at different ages.
Mausam pioneered the 'parallel cinema' blend of commercial stars with art-house sensibility, influencing decades of Hindi filmmaking.
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