Tunnu Ki Tina
1997 Indian film
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Tunnu Ki Tina (transl. Tunnu's Tina) is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film about a middle class Indian boy who dreams big and wants to marry a rich girl in college life. When he faces reality, however, he feels great pain.[1] Major characters were portrayed by Renuka Shahane, Rohini Hattangadi, Rajeshwari Sachdev, and Sunil Barve.
| Tunnu Ki Tina | |
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| Directed by | Paresh Kamdar |
| Written by | Paresh Kamdar |
| Produced by | National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) |
| Starring | Sunil Barve Rajeshwari Sachdev Rohini Hattangadi |
| Cinematography | K. K. Mahajan |
| Edited by | Paresh Kamdar |
| Music by | Vishal Bhardwaj |
| Distributed by | NFDC |
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Running time | 120 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
The film follows the story of Tunnu (Barve), a middle-class college student, and his string of romantic misfortunes. He initially falls for a girl from a similar background (Shahane), only to abandon her after being seduced by the glamorous Tina (Rajeshwari), who strokes his narcissism. Tunnu’s misadventures are interwoven with those of his conman father (Saxena), a shady real-estate broker. In the end, the father suffers a financial collapse, Tunnu’s sister elopes with a slum activist, and his girlfriend leaves him—leaving Tunnu wondering if she was ever real. Undaunted, he joins the real-estate business, his optimism still intact
Cast
- Sunil Barve as Tunnu
- Rohini Hattangadi as Tunnu Mother
- Rajeshwari Sachdev as Tina
- Niraj Sah as College student
- Ninad Kamat
- Veerendra Saxena as Tunnu's Father
- Ramesh Shah as Professor
- Renuka Shahane as Tunnu's First Girlfriend