Thakurayeen
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| Directed by | Meeni Thakur Bhagwant Thakur |
| Produced by | Rajmani Singh |
| Written by | R. S. Pandey |
| Screenplay by | R. S. Pandey |
| Story by | R. S. Pandey |
| Starring | Padma Khanna Sujit Kumar |
| Music by | Chand Pardesi |
| Cinematography | Hari Shukla |
Production company | Rajesh Films Combines |
Release date |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bhojpuri |
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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.
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 a Bhojpuri film, Dagabaaz Balma (1988).[1] The film's notability also arises from featuring leading Bhojpuri cinema stars. Padma Khanna, the principal female lead, has been described as a “superstar” of Bhojpuri films.[2] Sujit Kumar, who played the male lead, is acknowledged as the “first superstar” of Bhojpuri films,[3] and is regarded as an influential figure in Bhojpuri cinema.[4]
Cast
- Padma Khanna
- Sujit Kumar
- Girija Mitra
- Hari Shukla
- Jayantimala
- Brijesh Tripathi
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of Thakurayeen was composed by Chand Pardesi, with lyrics written by Maya Govind and Moti BA.[5][6]
| 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
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).[7] 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.[7]
Reception
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.[8] Historians, including Anjani Srivastava, document very limited archival coverage of this era.[9] 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
- ↑ Ghosh, Avijit (2010). Cinema Bhojpuri. New Delhi: Penguin Books India. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-14-310378-3. Search this book on
- ↑ 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 6 April 2026.
- ↑ "Happy Birthday, Sujit Kumar! The first superstar of Bhojpuri films was first approached by THIS director". The Times of India. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "Bhojpuri cinema will always be indebted to Sujit Kumar". The Times of India. 11 February 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "Thakuraain – JioSaavn". JioSaavn. Saregama. 1984.
- ↑ "Thakuraain EP by Chand Pardesi". Spotify. Spotify AB. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 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. 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".
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- ↑ 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. Search this book on
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