Khandhar
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Directed by | Mrinal Sen |
Screenplay by | Mrinal Sen Premendra Mitra |
Based on | Telenapota Abishkar byPremendra Mitra |
Produced by | Jagadish Choukhani |
Starring | Shabana Azmi Naseeruddin Shah Sreela Majumdar |
Cinematography | K. K. Mahajan |
Edited by | Mrinmoy Chakraborty |
Music by | Bhaskar Chandavarkar |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Khandhar(English:Ruins) is a 1984 IndianHindi-language film directed byMrinal Sen,based onPremendra Mitra'sBengalishort storyTelenapota Abishkar(Discovering Telenapota).[1]The film starsShabana Azmi,Naseeruddin ShahandPankaj Kapur.[2]It was screened in theUn Certain Regardsection at the1984 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
Plot
[edit]Three friends from the city visit some ruins where an aged mother (Gita Sen) and her daughter Jamini live. The mother awaits the arrival of a distant cousin to marry Jamini, but the man is already married and living inCalcutta.The photographer Subhash takes pity on the family and pretends to be the awaited suitor. They keep up the charade for the duration of the trio's visit, Subhash quietly becoming attracted to Jamini even as he understands the fate awaiting her. When the friends leave, Jamini stays behind, facing a life of loneliness in the ruins.
Cast
[edit]- Shabana Azmias Jamini
- Naseeruddin Shahas Subhash
- Gita Sen as The Mother
- Pankaj Kapuras Dipu
- Annu Kapooras Anil
- Sreela Majumdaras Gauri
- Rajen Tarafder as Harihar
Awards
[edit]- 1985:Chicago International Film Festival:Grand Prize(Best Film)[4]
- 1985Filmfare Best Screenplay Award:Mrinal Sen
- 1984National Film Award for Best Director:Mrinal Sen[5]
- 1984National Film Award for Best Actress:Shabana Azmi[5]
- 1984National Film Award for Best Editing:Mrinmoy Chakraborty[5]
References
[edit]- ^Gulzar;Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003).Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema.Popular Prakashan. p. 337.ISBN81-7991-066-0.Archivedfrom the original on 30 August 2023.Retrieved30 August2023.
- ^Sethi, Sunil (28 February 1984)."Khandhar: Directed by Mrinal Sen, starring Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapoor".India Today.New Delhi:Living Media India Limited.Retrieved1 May2023.
- ^"Festival de Cannes: Khandhar".festival-cannes.Archivedfrom the original on 22 October 2014.Retrieved24 June2009.
- ^"50 Years of Memories: Highlights from the History of the Chicago International Film Festival"(PDF).chicagofilmfestival.Archived(PDF)from the original on 28 April 2016.Retrieved2 August2015.
- ^abc"31st National Film Awards"(PDF).Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 6. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012.Retrieved9 December2011.
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External links
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- 1984 films
- 1980s Hindi-language films
- 1980s Indian films
- Films directed by Mrinal Sen
- Films featuring a Best Actress National Award-winning performance
- Films based on short fiction
- Films whose director won the Best Director National Film Award
- Films whose editor won the Best Film Editing National Award
- 1980s Hindi-language film stubs