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Death of a Doctor
directed by Tapan Sinha; performed by Irrfan Khan, 1967-, Pankaj Kapur and Shabana Azmi, 1950- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 13 mins
Dr. Dipankar spends his days treating patients at a government hospital, and his nights working on a leprosy vaccine in his home laboratory. Straining both his health and his relationship with his wife, he finally brings his work to fruition. However, his achievements are immediately mired in controversy as his...
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directed by Tapan Sinha; performed by Irrfan Khan, 1967-, Pankaj Kapur and Shabana Azmi, 1950- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 13 mins
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Dr. Dipankar spends his days treating patients at a government hospital, and his nights working on a leprosy vaccine in his home laboratory. Straining both his health and his relationship with his wife, he finally brings his work to fruition. However, his achievements are immediately mired in controversy as his professional peers question the methods of his experiments and subsequent findings. The Department of Health, angry with Dr. Dipankar...
Dr. Dipankar spends his days treating patients at a government hospital, and his nights working on a leprosy vaccine in his home laboratory. Straining both his health and his relationship with his wife, he finally brings his work to fruition. However, his achievements are immediately mired in controversy as his professional peers question the methods of his experiments and subsequent findings. The Department of Health, angry with Dr. Dipankar for having released the news to the press without their approval, too refuses to recognize his research and goes further to transfer him to a village clinic. And when the John Anderson Foundation in Britain invites Dr. Dipankar to submit his papers to them, the Director of Health makes sure that the letter gets lost in a pile of paperwork. Strapped of time, Dr. Dipankar is unable to finish documenting his research and before he is able to do so, news breaks that two American scientists have already found a vaccine for leprosy. This film is based on the life and suicide of Dr. Subhash Mukhopadhyay, the first Indian doctor to create a test tube baby. Awards/Festivals: Second Best Feature Film, Best Director & Special Jury Award for Best Actor, National Film Awards, India; Best Film & Best Director, Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards; Best Screenplay, Film Fare Awards; Red Cross Film Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Date Written / Recorded
2011-04-27
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Irrfan Khan, 1967-, Pankaj Kapur, Shabana Azmi, 1950-
Author / Creator
Tapan Sinha, Irrfan Khan, 1967-, Pankaj Kapur, Shabana Azmi, 1950-
Date Published / Released
1990
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Public health, Scientific research
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1990 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
Awards Event
National Film Awards (India)
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Halodhia Choraye Baddhan Khai
directed by Jahnu Barua, 1952-; produced by Jahnu Barua, 1952-; performed by Purnima Pathak, fl. 1977-1987, Badal Das, fl. 1987 and Indra Bania, fl. 1985-2008 (Mumbai, Maharashtra: Dolphin Communications, 1987), 1 hour 57 mins
This film, directed by Jahnu Barua, is about about the interactions between a greedy landowner and a humiliated farmer.
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directed by Jahnu Barua, 1952-; produced by Jahnu Barua, 1952-; performed by Purnima Pathak, fl. 1977-1987, Badal Das, fl. 1987 and Indra Bania, fl. 1985-2008 (Mumbai, Maharashtra: Dolphin Communications, 1987), 1 hour 57 mins
Description
This film, directed by Jahnu Barua, is about about the interactions between a greedy landowner and a humiliated farmer.
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Purnima Pathak, fl. 1977-1987, Badal Das, fl. 1987, Indra Bania, fl. 1985-2008
Contributor
Jahnu Barua, 1952-
Author / Creator
Jahnu Barua, 1952-, Purnima Pathak, fl. 1977-1987, Badal Das, fl. 1987, Indra Bania, fl. 1985-2008
Date Published / Released
1987
Publisher
Dolphin Communications
Topic / Theme
Indian, Indian people, Landowners, Farmers, Greed, Korean
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1987 by Dolphin Communications
Awards Event
National Film Awards (India), Locarno International Film Festival
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Marhi Da Deeva
directed by Surinder Singh; performed by Deepti Naval, fl. 1977-2013, Pankaj Kapur and Raj Babbar, 1952- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 47 mins
The film is a social tragedy born out of the gradual transformation of feudalism into capitalism. It concerns the predicament of the protagonist Jasgir, who becomes the victim of the exploiter's tendencies of the young landlord. His father was treated kindly by the elder landlord, but the son Bhanta tries to retri...
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directed by Surinder Singh; performed by Deepti Naval, fl. 1977-2013, Pankaj Kapur and Raj Babbar, 1952- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 47 mins
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The film is a social tragedy born out of the gradual transformation of feudalism into capitalism. It concerns the predicament of the protagonist Jasgir, who becomes the victim of the exploiter's tendencies of the young landlord. His father was treated kindly by the elder landlord, but the son Bhanta tries to retrieve all of what his father had given to Jagsir. Against the background of this external oppression, Jagsir is also deprived of normal l...
The film is a social tragedy born out of the gradual transformation of feudalism into capitalism. It concerns the predicament of the protagonist Jasgir, who becomes the victim of the exploiter's tendencies of the young landlord. His father was treated kindly by the elder landlord, but the son Bhanta tries to retrieve all of what his father had given to Jagsir. Against the background of this external oppression, Jagsir is also deprived of normal life because he belongs to a low caste and cannot marry from among his own people as his parents' marriage was not acceptable to his maternal grandparents, who discarded his mother. Jagsir is thus condemned to live and die without a child who will light a lamp at his tomb. Jagsir however falls in love with his friend's wife Bhani. Does love hold any promise for the future, or is Jagsir to drag his life to death and become extinct without anybody to light his tomb?
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Film
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Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Deepti Naval, fl. 1977-2013, Pankaj Kapur, Raj Babbar, 1952-
Author / Creator
Surinder Singh, Deepti Naval, fl. 1977-2013, Pankaj Kapur, Raj Babbar, 1952-
Date Published / Released
1989
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Marriage, Romantic relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1989 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
Awards Event
National Film Awards (India)
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Miss Beatty's Children
directed by Pamela Rooks, 1958-; performed by Protima Bedi, 1949-1998, Faith Brook, 1922-2012 and Jenny Seagrove (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 46 mins
In 1936 Colonial India, Jane Beatty moves to Trippuvur to work for Mabel Forster, a missionary determined to make a difference and save young local girls from being sold to the temple for prostitution. When Jane purchases a girl to save her from such a fate, she brings the mission into a head-on conflict with Kam...
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directed by Pamela Rooks, 1958-; performed by Protima Bedi, 1949-1998, Faith Brook, 1922-2012 and Jenny Seagrove (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 46 mins
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In 1936 Colonial India, Jane Beatty moves to Trippuvur to work for Mabel Forster, a missionary determined to make a difference and save young local girls from being sold to the temple for prostitution. When Jane purchases a girl to save her from such a fate, she brings the mission into a head-on conflict with Kamla Devi, a senior temple woman. Jane is then forced to smuggle the girl out of Trippuvur and put her up for adoption in the city. How...
In 1936 Colonial India, Jane Beatty moves to Trippuvur to work for Mabel Forster, a missionary determined to make a difference and save young local girls from being sold to the temple for prostitution. When Jane purchases a girl to save her from such a fate, she brings the mission into a head-on conflict with Kamla Devi, a senior temple woman. Jane is then forced to smuggle the girl out of Trippuvur and put her up for adoption in the city. However, when Jane realizes that adopted children get sent back to the mission when their British foster parents move home to England, she is unwilling to leave the girl to such a fate. Thus, Jane Beatty makes her first adoption. However, being a single parent to Indian and Eurasian children proves to be challenging in a racially discriminating society. American doctor Alan Chandler helps her out along the way, becoming her confidante, but big changes are ahead as the beginnings of the Second World War start to brew. Awards/Festivals: Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director, Silver Lotus Award for Best Cinematography & Best Processing, National Film Awards, India; Montreal World Film Festival Canada; Asia Pacific Film Festival; Damascus Film Festival; International Women Directors Festival, Marseille; International Film Festival of India.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Protima Bedi, 1949-1998, Faith Brook, 1922-2012, Jenny Seagrove
Author / Creator
Pamela Rooks, 1958-, Protima Bedi, 1949-1998, Faith Brook, 1922-2012, Jenny Seagrove
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Prejudice, Adoption, Children, Racism
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1992 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
Awards Event
National Film Awards (India)
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Shantham
directed by Jayaraj Rajasekharan Nair; performed by M.G. Shashi, fl. 2002, K.P.A.C. Lalitha, fl. 1970 and Sima Bisvas, fl. 2002 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 37 mins
Persons on both sides of a bloody political struggle search for grace and forgiveness in this emotional drama from India. Velayudhan (I.M. Vijayam) is a young man living in a nation torn apart by civil strife; in the midst of a raging street battle, he attacked his best friend, who was killed in the melee. Velayud...
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directed by Jayaraj Rajasekharan Nair; performed by M.G. Shashi, fl. 2002, K.P.A.C. Lalitha, fl. 1970 and Sima Bisvas, fl. 2002 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 37 mins
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Persons on both sides of a bloody political struggle search for grace and forgiveness in this emotional drama from India. Velayudhan (I.M. Vijayam) is a young man living in a nation torn apart by civil strife; in the midst of a raging street battle, he attacked his best friend, who was killed in the melee. Velayudhan is overcome by guilt and remorse for his actions as Narayani Chechi (K.P.A.C. Lalitha), his friend's mother, tries to hold herself...
Persons on both sides of a bloody political struggle search for grace and forgiveness in this emotional drama from India. Velayudhan (I.M. Vijayam) is a young man living in a nation torn apart by civil strife; in the midst of a raging street battle, he attacked his best friend, who was killed in the melee. Velayudhan is overcome by guilt and remorse for his actions as Narayani Chechi (K.P.A.C. Lalitha), his friend's mother, tries to hold herself together while she arranges her son's funeral. Velayudhan's mother Karthiyayani (Seema Biswas) goes to a temple and prays for her son's forgiveness in hopes that he will be spared in the oncoming violence, despite his violence and wrongdoing; there, she encounters Narayani, who is stricken with her own feelings of grief over the death of her child.
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Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
M.G. Shashi, fl. 2002, K.P.A.C. Lalitha, fl. 1970, Sima Bisvas, fl. 2002
Author / Creator
Jayaraj Rajasekharan Nair, M.G. Shashi, fl. 2002, K.P.A.C. Lalitha, fl. 1970, Sima Bisvas, fl. 2002
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Emotions and feelings, Friendships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
Awards Event
Singapore International Film Festival, National Film Awards (India), Moscow International Film Festival
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The Shelter of Wings
directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta, 1944-; performed by Rajit Kapoor, fl. 1993-2012, Indrani Haldar, 1971- and Shankar Chakraborty, fl. 1991-2013 (India: Privately Published), 1 hour 22 mins
Based on the novel by Prafulla Roy, Charachar (Shelter of the Wings) revolves around the film's protagonist Lakha, who comes from a family of bird catchers. Each day Lakha traps birds and sells them to Shashmal, the local dealer who in turn sells them to wealthy people who live in the city. Unfortunately, before...
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directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta, 1944-; performed by Rajit Kapoor, fl. 1993-2012, Indrani Haldar, 1971- and Shankar Chakraborty, fl. 1991-2013 (India: Privately Published), 1 hour 22 mins
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Based on the novel by Prafulla Roy, Charachar (Shelter of the Wings) revolves around the film's protagonist Lakha, who comes from a family of bird catchers. Each day Lakha traps birds and sells them to Shashmal, the local dealer who in turn sells them to wealthy people who live in the city. Unfortunately, before they are sold, many of the birds die. Despite being in desperate need of the money he makes from the birds, Lakha's deep love for them...
Based on the novel by Prafulla Roy, Charachar (Shelter of the Wings) revolves around the film's protagonist Lakha, who comes from a family of bird catchers. Each day Lakha traps birds and sells them to Shashmal, the local dealer who in turn sells them to wealthy people who live in the city. Unfortunately, before they are sold, many of the birds die. Despite being in desperate need of the money he makes from the birds, Lakha's deep love for them inspires him to let many go free. Frustrated by her husband's lack of ambition and his obsession with the birds, Lakha's wife Sari has an affair with another bird catcher. This beautifully told narrative reveals the connection between humans and the natural world. Awards/Festivals: Nominated Golden Berlin Bear, Berlin International Film Festival 1994; Won Audience Award and Special Jury Award Fribourg International Film Festival 1995; Won Golden Lotus Award, India National Film Awards 1994.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Rajit Kapoor, fl. 1993-2012, Indrani Haldar, 1971-, Shankar Chakraborty, fl. 1991-2013
Contributor
Buddhadeb Dasgupta, 1944-
Author / Creator
Buddhadeb Dasgupta, 1944-, Rajit Kapoor, fl. 1993-2012, Indrani Haldar, 1971-, Shankar Chakraborty, fl. 1991-2013
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Bengali, Marriage, Infidelity
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1993 Used by permission of Buddhadeb Dasgupta.
Awards Event
National Film Awards (India), Fribourg International Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival
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তাদের গল্প
directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta, 1944-; produced by National Film Development Corporation of India; performed by Dipankar Dey, 1944-, Anashua Mujumdar, fl. 1992 and Mithun Chakraborty, 1950- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 32 mins
Shibnath has given his all for his country, including eleven years in prison. He also gave up part of his sanity for his country, since three of those years were spent in a mental ward. He was a hero to many for his passionate anticolonialism, and now it is 1953 and he has just been released from prison. His frien...
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directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta, 1944-; produced by National Film Development Corporation of India; performed by Dipankar Dey, 1944-, Anashua Mujumdar, fl. 1992 and Mithun Chakraborty, 1950- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 32 mins
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Shibnath has given his all for his country, including eleven years in prison. He also gave up part of his sanity for his country, since three of those years were spent in a mental ward. He was a hero to many for his passionate anticolonialism, and now it is 1953 and he has just been released from prison. His friends expect him either to continue as a political firebrand, or to shrug off his experiences and get on with life. What no one expects is...
Shibnath has given his all for his country, including eleven years in prison. He also gave up part of his sanity for his country, since three of those years were spent in a mental ward. He was a hero to many for his passionate anticolonialism, and now it is 1953 and he has just been released from prison. His friends expect him either to continue as a political firebrand, or to shrug off his experiences and get on with life. What no one expects is that he will be so broken by everything that has happened that he will sink into a well of passivity and despair.
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Date Written / Recorded
1992
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Dipankar Dey, 1944-, Anashua Mujumdar, fl. 1992, Mithun Chakraborty, 1950-
Contributor
National Film Development Corporation of India
Author / Creator
Buddhadeb Dasgupta, 1944-, Dipankar Dey, 1944-, Anashua Mujumdar, fl. 1992, Mithun Chakraborty, 1950-
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Emotions and feelings, Mental illnesses
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1992 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
Awards Event
National Film Awards (India)
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Adi Sankarcharya
directed by G.V. Iyer, 1918-; performed by Manjunath Bhatt, fl. 1983, M.V. Narayana Rao, fl. 1983 and Sarvadaman D. Banerjee, fl. 1983 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 58 mins
This film was directed by G.V. Iyer, and features Sarvadaman D. Banerjee, M.V. Narayana Rao and Manjunath Bhatt.
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directed by G.V. Iyer, 1918-; performed by Manjunath Bhatt, fl. 1983, M.V. Narayana Rao, fl. 1983 and Sarvadaman D. Banerjee, fl. 1983 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 58 mins
Description
This film was directed by G.V. Iyer, and features Sarvadaman D. Banerjee, M.V. Narayana Rao and Manjunath Bhatt.
Date Written / Recorded
1983
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Manjunath Bhatt, fl. 1983, M.V. Narayana Rao, fl. 1983, Sarvadaman D. Banerjee, fl. 1983
Author / Creator
G.V. Iyer, 1918-, Manjunath Bhatt, fl. 1983, M.V. Narayana Rao, fl. 1983, Sarvadaman D. Banerjee, fl. 1983
Date Published / Released
1983
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Person Discussed
Adi Shankara, 0788-0820
Topic / Theme
Philosophy
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1983 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
Awards Event
National Film Awards (India)
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Baadhon
directed by Jahnu Barua, 1952-; performed by Bina Potongia, fl. 2007-2012, Bishnu Kharghoria, fl. 1974-2014 and Jatin Bora, fl. 1989-2012 (Mumbai, Maharashtra: Dolphin Communications, 2012), 1 hour 35 mins
This film, directed by Jahnu Barua, is about an elderly couple who arrive in Mumbai to search for their missing grandson after the terror attack on November 26, 2008.
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directed by Jahnu Barua, 1952-; performed by Bina Potongia, fl. 2007-2012, Bishnu Kharghoria, fl. 1974-2014 and Jatin Bora, fl. 1989-2012 (Mumbai, Maharashtra: Dolphin Communications, 2012), 1 hour 35 mins
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This film, directed by Jahnu Barua, is about an elderly couple who arrive in Mumbai to search for their missing grandson after the terror attack on November 26, 2008.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Bina Potongia, fl. 2007-2012, Bishnu Kharghoria, fl. 1974-2014, Jatin Bora, fl. 1989-2012
Author / Creator
Jahnu Barua, 1952-, Bina Potongia, fl. 2007-2012, Bishnu Kharghoria, fl. 1974-2014, Jatin Bora, fl. 1989-2012
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Dolphin Communications
Topic / Theme
Indian, Terrorism, Grandparents, Grandchildren, Indian people, Missing persons, Mumbai Terrorism Attacks, November 26-29, 2008, Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 by Dolphin Communications
Awards Event
National Film Awards (India)
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Father
directed by Jyoti Sarup, 1954-; performed by Virendra Razdan, Kuber Sarup, 1986- and K.K. Raina, fl. 1982 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 21 mins
In the beautiful, mountainous Kashmiri region, a Hindu brahmin family is massacred by terrorists in the name of religion. Vinod, a thirteen-year-old boy is the only one who survives the rampage. Terrified that the terrorists will return for him, Vinod begs Mr. Wattal, the Home Secretary of the State to take him...
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directed by Jyoti Sarup, 1954-; performed by Virendra Razdan, Kuber Sarup, 1986- and K.K. Raina, fl. 1982 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 21 mins
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In the beautiful, mountainous Kashmiri region, a Hindu brahmin family is massacred by terrorists in the name of religion. Vinod, a thirteen-year-old boy is the only one who survives the rampage. Terrified that the terrorists will return for him, Vinod begs Mr. Wattal, the Home Secretary of the State to take him away from his village. Worried for the boy, Mr. Wattal appeals for the state to provide Vinod with a grant. He succeeds in securing t...
In the beautiful, mountainous Kashmiri region, a Hindu brahmin family is massacred by terrorists in the name of religion. Vinod, a thirteen-year-old boy is the only one who survives the rampage. Terrified that the terrorists will return for him, Vinod begs Mr. Wattal, the Home Secretary of the State to take him away from his village. Worried for the boy, Mr. Wattal appeals for the state to provide Vinod with a grant. He succeeds in securing the grant, prompting Vinod's uncle to return and stake his claim on the boy. However, Vinod finds himself used and mistreated by his uncle and runs away, back to Mr. Wattal. Faced with the responsibilities and pressures of his family, Mr. Wattal must decide what he can best do for the boy, without betraying his trust in him. 'Father' is one of only a handful of films, to have emerged from the conflicted Kashmiri region. Awards/Festivals: Best Feature on National Integration, National Film Awards, India.
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Date Written / Recorded
2011-06-06
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Virendra Razdan, Kuber Sarup, 1986-, K.K. Raina, fl. 1982
Author / Creator
Jyoti Sarup, 1954-, Virendra Razdan, Kuber Sarup, 1986-, K.K. Raina, fl. 1982
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Terrorism
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
Awards Event
National Film Awards (India)
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