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Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Seema Pahwa
Written by	Seema Pahwa
Produced by	Jio Studios Drishyam Films
Starring	Naseeruddin Shah Vinay Pathak Vikrant Massey Konkona Sen Sharma Vineet Kumar Manoj Pahwa Parambrata Chattopadhyay Supriya Pathak Deepika Amin Ninad Kamat
Cinematography	Sudip Sengupta
Edited by	Dipika Kalra
Music by	Sagar Desai
Production companies	Drishyam Films Jio Studios
Distributed by	UFO Moviez
Release dates	17 October 2019 (2019-10-17) (Mumbai Film Festival) 1 January 2021 (2021-01-01) (India)
Running time	113 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	0.27 crore

Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language family drama film directed by Seema Pahwa and produced by Jio Studios and Drishyam Films. It features an ensemble cast of Naseeruddin Shah, Vikrant Massey, Konkona Sen Sharma, Parambrata Chatterjee, Vinay Pathak, Supriya Pathak, Manoj Pahwa, and Vineet Kumar. The film also marks the directorial debut for actress Seema Pahwa, who also wrote the film, based on her own play, Pind Daan.

The film premiered at the Mumbai Film Festival on 17 October 2019. It was released theatrically on 1 January 2021.

Synopsis

Ramprasad's entire family gathers at their ancestral home in Lucknow for 13 days after his death, to perform and observe the Hindu traditions and death rituals called the tehrvi. During the course, the family’s dynamics, politics, and insecurities come out, and then they realise that the importance of people and things are only evident in retrospect.

Cast

• Naseeruddin Shah as Ramprasad Bhargava (Bauji)
• Supriya Pathak as Amma (Mrs. Bhargava - Ramprasad's wife)
  • Sanah Kapur as Young Amma
• Konkona Sen Sharma as Seema Bhargava (Nishant's wife)
• Parambrata Chattopadhyay as Nishant Bhargava aka Neetu (Ramprasad's youngest son)/ Young Ramprasad Bhargava
• Vikrant Massey as Rahul Bhargava (Gajraj's son)
• Manoj Pahwa as Gajraj Bhargava (Ramprasad's eldest son)
• Ninad Kamat as Manoj Bhargava (Ramprasad's second son)
• Vinay Pathak as Pankaj Bhargava (Ramprasad's third son)
• Deepika Amin as Sushma Bhargava (Gajraj's wife)
• Divya Jagdale as Sulekha Bhargava (Manoj's wife)
• Sadiya Siddiqui as Pratibha Bhargava (Pankaj's wife)
• Anubha Fatehpura as Rani (Ramprasad's elder daughter)
• Sarika Singh as Dhaani (Ramprasad's younger daughter)
• Brijendra Kala as Prakash (Rani's husband)
• Shrikant Verma as Basant (Dhaani's husband)
• Rajendra Gupta as Tauji (Mr. Bhargava - Ramprasad's elder brother)
• Pushpa Joshi as Bua Ji (Ramprasad's elder sister)
• Vineet Kumar as Mamaji (Amma's brother)
• Alka Kaushal as Sheila (neighbour)
• Manukriti Pahwa as Bitto (Sheila's daughter)
• Sawan Tank as Samay Bhargava (Manoj's son)
• Neivan Ahuja as Saksham
• Yamini Das as Mamiji
• Mahesh Sharma as Vinod Bhargava (Tauji's son, who also drives him around)

Release

The film was premiered at Mumbai Film Festival in Mumbai on 17 October 2019.

The film was released theatrically on 1 January 2021.

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by Sagar Desai while lyrics written by Neeraj Pandey.

Awards and nominations

References

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External links

• Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi at IMDb
• Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi on Bollywood Hungama

• 2019 films
• Hindi-language drama films
• 2019 directorial debut films
• 2010s Hindi-language films
• Indian drama films
• Films about death
• Films set in Lucknow
• 2019 drama films
• Films about dysfunctional families
• Indian films based on plays