ALBUM - Masoom

Masoom  is a 1982 drama film and directorial debut of filmmaker Shekhar Kapur. It was an adaptation of 1980 novel Man, Woman and Child by Erich Segal which had earlier been adapted into a 1982 Malayalam movie Olangal and a 1983 American movie Man, Woman and Child. The film is a coming-of-age story starring Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi in lead roles along with Tanuja, Supriya Pathak and Saeed Jaffrey. It features Jugal Hansraj, Aradhana and Urmila Matondkar as child actors. 

 

Devendra 'DK' Kumar's everyday domestic life is turned upside down when he discovers that he has an illegitimate child from a past affair. When DK's wife, Indu, learns about it, she is devastated.

 

The music of the movie was composed by R. D. Burman and the lyrics were penned by the noted lyricist Gulzar who also wrote the screenplay for the film. Burman won the Filmfare Award for Best Music for this film.