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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
Description
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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Gandhi Se Mahatma Tak
directed by Shyam Benegal, 1934-; performed by Paul Slabolepszy, fl. 1983, Pallavi Joshi, fl. 1977 and Rajit Kapoor, fl. 1993-2012 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd, 1996), 2 hours 25 mins
One of two feuding Mohammedan cousins living in Britain but of Indian origin seek the assistance of an Indian Barrister to travel to Britain and settle their matter in a court of law. The Barrister travels to Britain, and finds that all Asians are treated as coolies, and their status is worse than of servants. Des...
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directed by Shyam Benegal, 1934-; performed by Paul Slabolepszy, fl. 1983, Pallavi Joshi, fl. 1977 and Rajit Kapoor, fl. 1993-2012 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd, 1996), 2 hours 25 mins
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One of two feuding Mohammedan cousins living in Britain but of Indian origin seek the assistance of an Indian Barrister to travel to Britain and settle their matter in a court of law. The Barrister travels to Britain, and finds that all Asians are treated as coolies, and their status is worse than of servants. Despite of being dressed in a suit and a tie, he is thrown out of a first class train compartment; is asked to remove his cap in a court o...
One of two feuding Mohammedan cousins living in Britain but of Indian origin seek the assistance of an Indian Barrister to travel to Britain and settle their matter in a court of law. The Barrister travels to Britain, and finds that all Asians are treated as coolies, and their status is worse than of servants. Despite of being dressed in a suit and a tie, he is thrown out of a first class train compartment; is asked to remove his cap in a court of law; asked to ride with the driver of the coach; and even shoved out on the footpath for daring to walk close to a bureaucrat's premises; beaten, and abused with no recourse to any justice. His attempts to grieve these issues is met with strong governmental and bureauctatic disapproval and opposition. Notwithstanding this, he settles the dispute between the two cousins out of court, and sets about trying to organize the local Asians to assert their rights, and even represents some of them in Court. Then he journeys to Durban, South Africa, where yet another struggle is taking place against the native Africans and the emigrant Asian community. This is where this young man summons his wife, and three children, and this is where he decides to garner support of the oppressed community to improve the lot of all people, and this is where he will find that though the laws are on his side - the people who interpret them, and legislators are opposed to any kind of fair or equal treatment that this young Barrister was asking for. The young Barrister will then re-locate to India to continue his struggle against the British - and he will soon be known and acknowledged by the world as -- Mahatma Gandhi.
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Date Written / Recorded
1996
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Paul Slabolepszy, fl. 1983, Pallavi Joshi, fl. 1977, Rajit Kapoor, fl. 1993-2012
Author / Creator
Shyam Benegal, 1934-, Paul Slabolepszy, fl. 1983, Pallavi Joshi, fl. 1977, Rajit Kapoor, fl. 1993-2012
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Person Discussed
Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948
Topic / Theme
Laws and legislation, Social conflict
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1996 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
Awards Event
National Film Awards (India)
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Mangamma
directed by T.V. Chandran; performed by Nedumudi Venu, 1948-, Thilakan, 1935-2012 and Revathy, 1966- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 38 mins
The film is set in two periods - the first in the political milieu of the 1960s when Kerala was brought under the Presidential rule after the dismissal of the first Communist ministry; the second in 1976 during the Emergency, the time of police excesses and political witch-hunting. Due to constant harassment by th...
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directed by T.V. Chandran; performed by Nedumudi Venu, 1948-, Thilakan, 1935-2012 and Revathy, 1966- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 38 mins
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The film is set in two periods - the first in the political milieu of the 1960s when Kerala was brought under the Presidential rule after the dismissal of the first Communist ministry; the second in 1976 during the Emergency, the time of police excesses and political witch-hunting. Due to constant harassment by the local MLA-cum-landlord, Mangamma (Revathi) and her father (Thilakan) are forced to flee their village on the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border...
The film is set in two periods - the first in the political milieu of the 1960s when Kerala was brought under the Presidential rule after the dismissal of the first Communist ministry; the second in 1976 during the Emergency, the time of police excesses and political witch-hunting. Due to constant harassment by the local MLA-cum-landlord, Mangamma (Revathi) and her father (Thilakan) are forced to flee their village on the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border. The landlord's son attempts to rape Mangamma's younger sister but unfortunately they both die in a fire that destroys the hut. Mangamma and her father are offered shelter and a job by Nair (Nedumudi Venu), who runs a tea shop with his adopted son Velayudhan. Nair marries Mangamma after her father's death.
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Date Written / Recorded
1997
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Nedumudi Venu, 1948-, Thilakan, 1935-2012, Revathy, 1966-
Author / Creator
T.V. Chandran, Nedumudi Venu, 1948-, Thilakan, 1935-2012, Revathy, 1966-
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
Awards Event
Kerala State Film Awards, National Film Awards (India)
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The Mourner
directed by Kalpana Lajmi, 1954-; performed by Raj Babbar, 1952-, Dimple Kapadia, 1957- and Rakhee Gulzar, 1947- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 55 mins
Sanichari lives alone in a village in Rajasthan, India, working as a bonded laborer. One day, Bhikni, a rudali (professional mourner) comes to stay with Sanichari prior to the death of the local landlord and Sanichari relates her life of miseries to her -- born into a lower caste, Sanichari's father had died shor...
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directed by Kalpana Lajmi, 1954-; performed by Raj Babbar, 1952-, Dimple Kapadia, 1957- and Rakhee Gulzar, 1947- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 55 mins
Description
Sanichari lives alone in a village in Rajasthan, India, working as a bonded laborer. One day, Bhikni, a rudali (professional mourner) comes to stay with Sanichari prior to the death of the local landlord and Sanichari relates her life of miseries to her -- born into a lower caste, Sanichari's father had died shortly after her birth and then her mother had abandoned her to join a traveling performance troupe. However, through all of her misfortu...
Sanichari lives alone in a village in Rajasthan, India, working as a bonded laborer. One day, Bhikni, a rudali (professional mourner) comes to stay with Sanichari prior to the death of the local landlord and Sanichari relates her life of miseries to her -- born into a lower caste, Sanichari's father had died shortly after her birth and then her mother had abandoned her to join a traveling performance troupe. However, through all of her misfortunes, her husband's death and the departure of her only son, Sanichari had never shed a tear, with her heart hardened to the harshness of life. Bhikni tries to change that for her by encouraging her to become a rudali, a profession that would give her the money and respect that has so far been out of her reach. Through an unexpected twist of events, Sanichari is transformed. Awards/Festivals: Best Actress, Filmfare Critics' Award; Best Actress & Best Costume Designer, National Film Awards, India; Best Actress & Best Music Director, Asia Pacific Film Festival; Best Actress, Damascus Film Festival; Best Art Director, Singapore Film Festival; International Film Festival of India; San Diego Film Festival; Damascus Film Festival.
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Date Written / Recorded
2011-04-21
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Raj Babbar, 1952-, Dimple Kapadia, 1957-, Rakhee Gulzar, 1947-
Author / Creator
Kalpana Lajmi, 1954-, Raj Babbar, 1952-, Dimple Kapadia, 1957-, Rakhee Gulzar, 1947-
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Economic conditions
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1992 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
Awards Event
Singapore International Film Festival, Damascus Film Festival, Asia-Pacific Film Festival, National Film Awards (India), Filmfare Awards
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Firingoti
directed by Jahnu Barua, 1952-; produced by Jahnu Barua, 1952-; performed by Chetana Das, 1954-, Hemen Choudhury, fl. 1992-1994 and Malaya Goswami, fl. 1985-2004 (Mumbai, Maharashtra: Dolphin Communications, 1992), 1 hour 57 mins
This film, directed by Jahnu Barua, is about a teacher who rebuilds a school, only to encounter trouble from locals.
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directed by Jahnu Barua, 1952-; produced by Jahnu Barua, 1952-; performed by Chetana Das, 1954-, Hemen Choudhury, fl. 1992-1994 and Malaya Goswami, fl. 1985-2004 (Mumbai, Maharashtra: Dolphin Communications, 1992), 1 hour 57 mins
Description
This film, directed by Jahnu Barua, is about a teacher who rebuilds a school, only to encounter trouble from locals.
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Chetana Das, 1954-, Hemen Choudhury, fl. 1992-1994, Malaya Goswami, fl. 1985-2004
Contributor
Jahnu Barua, 1952-
Author / Creator
Jahnu Barua, 1952-, Chetana Das, 1954-, Hemen Choudhury, fl. 1992-1994, Malaya Goswami, fl. 1985-2004
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Dolphin Communications
Topic / Theme
Indian, Indian people, Arson, Teachers, Schools, Korean
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1992 by Dolphin Communications
Awards Event
National Film Awards (India)
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Tiladaanam
directed by K. N. T. Sastry; performed by Brahmaji, fl. 1989-2014, Jaya Sheela, fl. 1981-2003 and Dattatreya H.G., fl. 2000-2011 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd, 2002), 1 hour 24 mins
Tiladanam is the first Telugu film to get an International award and the first Indian film at Pusan to get the award. Subbaiah Sastry, a highly respected scholar in his prime endures his neighbors' contempt due to his acceptance of Tiladanam, a lowly rite involving acceptance of the sins of the dead in exchange fo...
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directed by K. N. T. Sastry; performed by Brahmaji, fl. 1989-2014, Jaya Sheela, fl. 1981-2003 and Dattatreya H.G., fl. 2000-2011 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd, 2002), 1 hour 24 mins
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Tiladanam is the first Telugu film to get an International award and the first Indian film at Pusan to get the award. Subbaiah Sastry, a highly respected scholar in his prime endures his neighbors' contempt due to his acceptance of Tiladanam, a lowly rite involving acceptance of the sins of the dead in exchange for money. At odds with his son, Raghuram, a terrorist hunted by the police, Subbaiah has to perform an arcane, yet expensive, ritual to...
Tiladanam is the first Telugu film to get an International award and the first Indian film at Pusan to get the award. Subbaiah Sastry, a highly respected scholar in his prime endures his neighbors' contempt due to his acceptance of Tiladanam, a lowly rite involving acceptance of the sins of the dead in exchange for money. At odds with his son, Raghuram, a terrorist hunted by the police, Subbaiah has to perform an arcane, yet expensive, ritual to save his son and grandson from an evil influence. Portraying a father's belief in his religion and traditions versus his son's revolutionary ideology, the film focuses on the changing economic position of the Brahmins in today's changing times.
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Date Written / Recorded
2002
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Brahmaji, fl. 1989-2014, Jaya Sheela, fl. 1981-2003, Dattatreya H.G., fl. 2000-2011
Author / Creator
K. N. T. Sastry, Brahmaji, fl. 1989-2014, Jaya Sheela, fl. 1981-2003, Dattatreya H.G., fl. 2000-2011
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Family, Religion
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
Awards Event
Busan International Film Festival, National Film Awards (India), Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
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Uttoran
directed by Sandeep Ray, 1954-; performed by Lily Chakravarty, fl. 1962-2006, Bina, fl. 1930-1997 and Soumitra Chatterjee, 1935- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 18 mins
Sen Gupta, a doctor who only treats upper-class patients, is forced to confront his own moral and medical beliefs as he discovers rural India during an unexpected stop at a village. He finds a breathless man lying on the side of the road. With little sympathy, the doctor sends him back to his own village for treat...
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directed by Sandeep Ray, 1954-; performed by Lily Chakravarty, fl. 1962-2006, Bina, fl. 1930-1997 and Soumitra Chatterjee, 1935- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 18 mins
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Sen Gupta, a doctor who only treats upper-class patients, is forced to confront his own moral and medical beliefs as he discovers rural India during an unexpected stop at a village. He finds a breathless man lying on the side of the road. With little sympathy, the doctor sends him back to his own village for treatment. When Dr. Gupta discovers that the village wants a witch doctor to treat the man, he attends the exorcism and is shocked. A transf...
Sen Gupta, a doctor who only treats upper-class patients, is forced to confront his own moral and medical beliefs as he discovers rural India during an unexpected stop at a village. He finds a breathless man lying on the side of the road. With little sympathy, the doctor sends him back to his own village for treatment. When Dr. Gupta discovers that the village wants a witch doctor to treat the man, he attends the exorcism and is shocked. A transformation of the cold city man then follows.
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Film
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Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Lily Chakravarty, fl. 1962-2006, Bina, fl. 1930-1997, Soumitra Chatterjee, 1935-
Author / Creator
Sandeep Ray, 1954-, Lily Chakravarty, fl. 1962-2006, Bina, fl. 1930-1997, Soumitra Chatterjee, 1935-
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Medications, Poverty
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
Awards Event
National Film Awards (India)
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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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