• Producer : Shashi Kapoor
• Director : Girish Karnad
• Screenwriter- screenplay : Girish Karnad
• Editor : Girish Karnad
• Composer : Laxmikant - Pyarelal
• Lyricist : Vasant Dev
• Singer : Aarti Mukherjee , Anuradha Paudwal , Suresh Wadkar , Asha Bhosle , Lata Mangeshkar , Chorus
• Actress : Rekha ( Bhanurekha Ganesan) , Anuradha , Neena Gupta
• Actor : Shekhar Suman as (First Appearance), Shashi Kapoor , Kunal Kapoor ( Kunal Shashi Kapoor) , Amjad Khan , Kulbhushan Kharbanda , Yunus Parvez , Rajesh Puri , Anupam Kher , Gopi Desai , Harish Palav , Annu Kapoor

Based on the circa 2nd century BCE to 2nd Century CE, Sanskrit play "Daridra-Charudatta" by the famous Indian playwright Bhasa, "Utsav" faithfully follows Bhasa's story-line. Vasantasena, a courtesan who dances at the King Palaka's court hides in Charudatta's house while running away from the amorous attentions of the king's brother-in-law. She falls in love with Charudatta, though he is married and penniless. They have an affair. Meanwhile, the rightful heir to the throne - King Palaka's brother - escapes from prison. While he is being pursued by the king's troops, Charudatta helps him. The king's brother-in-law strangles Vasantasena when she refuses to submit to him and leaves her for dead. When Charudatta tries to have her jewels pawned, he is arrested for her murder. What happens to him and the other characters constitutes the final part of the film

This was the first film by actor " Shekhar Suman".

• Track 1 : Man Kyon Bahakaa Re Bahakaa Aadhi Raat Ko ( मन क्यों बहका रे बहका आधी रात को )
• Track 2 : Neelam Ke Nabh Chhayee ( नीलम के नभ छाई )
• Track 3 : Saanjh Dhale Gagan Tale ( सांझ ढले गगन तले )
• Track 4 : Mere Man Baja Miradang ( मेरे मन बाजा मृदंग )