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Thakurayeen
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| Thakurayeen | |
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| Directed by | Meeni Thakur Bhagwant Thakur |
| Written by | R. S. Pandey |
| Screenplay by | R. S. Pandey |
| Story by | R. S. Pandey |
| Produced by | Rajmani Singh |
| Starring | Padma Khanna Sujit Kumar |
| Cinematography | Hari Shukla |
| Music by | Chand Pardesi |
Production company | Rajesh Films Combines |
Release date |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bhojpuri |
Thakurayeen (Bhojpuri for The thakur’s wife) is a 1984 Bhojpuri-language film directed by Meeni Thakur and Bhagwant Thakur. The film was produced by Rajmani Singh under the banner of Rajesh Films Combines. The film stars Padma Khanna and Sujit Kumar in the lead roles, with Girija Mitra, Hari Shukla, Jayantimala and Brijesh Tripathi appearing in supporting roles. The music for the film was composed by Chand Pardesi, while the story, screenplay and dialogue were written by R. S. Pandey.
Cast
[edit]- Padma Khanna
- Sujit Kumar
- Girija Mitra
- Hari Shukla
- Jayantimala
- Brijesh Tripathi
Production and background
[edit]Thakurayeen was produced by Rajmani Singh under the banner of Rajesh Films Combines. The film’s prominence derives largely from the cast assembled by its producer. Kathryn Hardy’s research on Bhojpuri cinema shows that distributors consistently viewed star power—especially a well-known male lead—as central to a film’s commercial prospects, because major stars were believed to ensure strong openings and reduce financial risk.[1] In that context, Rajmani Singh’s decision to cast Sujit Kumar as the male lead reflected the industry’s broader emphasis on star-driven films. Press sources describe Kumar as the first “superstar” of Bhojpuri cinema[2] and one of the industry’s most accomplished actors.[3] Additionally, Padma Khanna, the female lead of the film, has also been described as a “superstar” of Bhojpuri cinema.[4]
The film holds particular significance for being the first Bhojpuri production co-directed by a female filmmaker, Meeni Thakur, a few years before Arati Bhattacharya became the first woman to independently direct the Bhojpuri film, Dagabaaz Balma (1988).[5]
Soundtrack
[edit]The soundtrack of Thakurayeen was composed by Chand Pardesi, with lyrics written by Maya Govind and Moti BA.[6][7]
| No. | Title | Singers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Are Rama Mile Na Jabania | Asha Bhosle |
| 2 | Aaja Aaja Raja Kareja Mein | Suresh Wadkar, Anuradha Paudwal |
| 3 | Lave Ke Love Par Na | Anuradha Paudwal, Dilraj Kaur |
| 4 | Jeeora Khol Ke Mang | Alka Yagnik |
| 5 | Jab Paniya Jabania Ke | Suresh Wadkar, Anuradha Paudwal |
| 6 | Mori Aarji Suni Maharaj Ho | Chandrani Mukherjee |
Release
[edit]Thakurayeen was released in India in 1984 as a Bhojpuri language feature film during a period within the broader phase of the “old Bhojpuri cinema” (1960s to the 1990s).[8] The feature Its release is generally situated within the revival that followed Dangal (1977), a period often contrasted with the “new Bhojpuri cinema” that emerged from the late 1990s onward.[8]
Reception
[edit]Thakurayeen and its contemporary releases belonging to the "old Bhojpuri cinema" era faced a near-total lack of rigorous critique in mainstream media. According to Ratnakar Tripathy, Bhojpuri films “are as a matter of rule not reviewed in newspapers or websites except for promotional commentaries and insertions,” resulting in “a near absence of textual analysis of Bhojpuri cinema either in the press or academic circles” at the time.[9] Historians, including Anjani Srivastava, document very limited archival coverage of this era.[10] In the absence of contemporary reviews, secondary sources discuss Thakurayeen chiefly in terms of its cast and crew and its position in broader histories of early Bhojpuri cinema.
References
[edit]- ^ Hardy, Kathryn C. (2014). Becoming Bhojpuri: Producing Cinema and Producing Language in Post-Liberalization India. South Asia Regional Studies (PhD dissertation). University of Pennsylvania. pp. 199–201.
- ^ "Happy Birthday, Sujit Kumar! The first superstar of Bhojpuri films was first approached by THIS director". The Times of India. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ "Bhojpuri cinema will always be indebted to Sujit Kumar". The Times of India. 6 February 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ^ Kanetkar, Riddhima (20 January 2024). "Meet actress who was once a superstar, played Kaikeyi's role in Ramayan, quit acting after marriage, she is now..." DNA India. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ^ Ghosh, Avijit (2010). Cinema Bhojpuri. New Delhi: Penguin Books India. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-14-310378-3.
- ^ "Thakuraain – JioSaavn". JioSaavn. Saregama. 1984.
- ^ "Thakuraain EP by Chand Pardesi". Spotify. Spotify AB. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ^ a b Maurya, Riya (2024). "Class Bias, Marginalisation and Sensationalism: Reading the Cultural Narratives and Social Dynamics of Bhojiwood". Journal of Media and Communication. 8 (2): 55. ISSN 2581-513X.
- ^ Tripathy, Ratnakar (2013). "Mapping the Invisible World of Bhojpuri Cinema and Its Changing Audience". In Gokulsing, K. Moti; Dissanayake, Wimal (eds.). Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas. London: Routledge. p. 261. doi:10.4324/9780203556054-13. ISBN 978-0-415-67774-5.
Bhojpuri films "are as a matter of rule not reviewed in newspapers or websites except for promotional commentaries and insertions", and there is "a near absence of textual analysis of Bhojpuri cinema either in the press or academic circles".
- ^ Srivastava, Anjani (2026). भोजपुरी सिनेमा तब अब सब (1961–2025) [Bhojpuri Cinema: Then and Now (1961–2025)]. India: Setu Prakashan. pp. 19–21. ISBN 978-9362012845.
External links
[edit]- Thakurayeen at IMDb
