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Antarjali Yatra
directed by Goutam Ghose; performed by Robi Ghosh, 1931-1997, Promode Ganguly, fl. 1940 and Vasant Choudhury, 1928-2000 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 1 mins
A father encourages his daughter to marry a dying man in order to inherit his wealth in this social drama set in 1830s India. She is expected to practice the ancient Hindu ritual known as suttee in which the widow throws herself on the burning funeral pyre of her late husband. The British colonial government has o...
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directed by Goutam Ghose; performed by Robi Ghosh, 1931-1997, Promode Ganguly, fl. 1940 and Vasant Choudhury, 1928-2000 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 1 mins
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A father encourages his daughter to marry a dying man in order to inherit his wealth in this social drama set in 1830s India. She is expected to practice the ancient Hindu ritual known as suttee in which the widow throws herself on the burning funeral pyre of her late husband. The British colonial government has outlawed the practice, and an untouchable tries to persuade the woman to abandon the idea that will lead to her death. The dying man oft...
A father encourages his daughter to marry a dying man in order to inherit his wealth in this social drama set in 1830s India. She is expected to practice the ancient Hindu ritual known as suttee in which the widow throws herself on the burning funeral pyre of her late husband. The British colonial government has outlawed the practice, and an untouchable tries to persuade the woman to abandon the idea that will lead to her death. The dying man often comes to life to display his jealousy as people prepare for his funeral on the banks of the Ganges River.
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Date Written / Recorded
1987
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
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Performer / Ensemble
Robi Ghosh, 1931-1997, Promode Ganguly, fl. 1940, Vasant Choudhury, 1928-2000
Author / Creator
Goutam Ghose, Robi Ghosh, 1931-1997, Promode Ganguly, fl. 1940, Vasant Choudhury, 1928-2000
Date Published / Released
1987
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Marriage, Religious practices
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Bank Jharoke
directed by Prema Karanth; performed by Tushar Dalvi, fl. 1992, Gulshan Grover, 1955- and Rati Agnihotri, 1960- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 52 mins
Drama centred around a woman who comes to terms with issues in her life. Sarita is a successful paediatrician living in Mumbai with her less successful husband Manohar who is a college teacher and their two children. When she hears that her mother has died Sarita returns to her father's house where in the quiet of...
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directed by Prema Karanth; performed by Tushar Dalvi, fl. 1992, Gulshan Grover, 1955- and Rati Agnihotri, 1960- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 52 mins
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Drama centred around a woman who comes to terms with issues in her life. Sarita is a successful paediatrician living in Mumbai with her less successful husband Manohar who is a college teacher and their two children. When she hears that her mother has died Sarita returns to her father's house where in the quiet of the pooja (prayer) room, she resolves the conflicts caused by her unhappy marriage as well as confronting the guilt of her brother's d...
Drama centred around a woman who comes to terms with issues in her life. Sarita is a successful paediatrician living in Mumbai with her less successful husband Manohar who is a college teacher and their two children. When she hears that her mother has died Sarita returns to her father's house where in the quiet of the pooja (prayer) room, she resolves the conflicts caused by her unhappy marriage as well as confronting the guilt of her brother's death imposed upon her by her mother.
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Date Written / Recorded
1997
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Film
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Performer / Ensemble
Tushar Dalvi, fl. 1992, Gulshan Grover, 1955-, Rati Agnihotri, 1960-
Author / Creator
Prema Karanth, Tushar Dalvi, fl. 1992, Gulshan Grover, 1955-, Rati Agnihotri, 1960-
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Family, Marriage
Copyright Message
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Biswaprakash
directed by Sushant Misra; performed by Carman Cordwell, fl. 1999, Anu Choudhury, 1978- and Binyaka, fl. 1999 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 14 mins
Biswaprakash's journey away from home time to time, becomes his endeavour for self realisation about the changing value system because of a new consumer culture. He develops friendship with Anjali, an independent young lady who stays along with her mother on the outskirts of the town in their old mansion near the...
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directed by Sushant Misra; performed by Carman Cordwell, fl. 1999, Anu Choudhury, 1978- and Binyaka, fl. 1999 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 14 mins
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Biswaprakash's journey away from home time to time, becomes his endeavour for self realisation about the changing value system because of a new consumer culture. He develops friendship with Anjali, an independent young lady who stays along with her mother on the outskirts of the town in their old mansion near the sea. Their relationship comes to an end soon. One day Biswaprakash meets a traveller named June from abroad and leans on her with the h...
Biswaprakash's journey away from home time to time, becomes his endeavour for self realisation about the changing value system because of a new consumer culture. He develops friendship with Anjali, an independent young lady who stays along with her mother on the outskirts of the town in their old mansion near the sea. Their relationship comes to an end soon. One day Biswaprakash meets a traveller named June from abroad and leans on her with the hope of escaping from the claustrophobic town. He gradually becomes friendly with many foreign travellers and slowly gets totally alienated from his friends, family and society. Time comes when June leaves for a new destination and that finds Biswaprakash stuck in a no-return situation.
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Date Written / Recorded
1999
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Film
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Performer / Ensemble
Carman Cordwell, fl. 1999, Anu Choudhury, 1978-, Binyaka, fl. 1999
Author / Creator
Sushant Misra, Carman Cordwell, fl. 1999, Anu Choudhury, 1978-, Binyaka, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Relationships, Romantic relationships
Copyright Message
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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.
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Haste Hassate
directed by Kalidas, fl. 1924; performed by Rohini Hattangadi, 1955-, Vikram Gokhale, fl. 1971 and Asrani, 1941- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 53 mins
This is the story of a retired P.T. teacher (Vikram Gokhale) who wants to create an Olympic champion for his country. On the course, he finds five boys--each of them having some speciality--and he starts training them. When each boy falls in love with a girl, the teacher thinks that their friendship with the girls...
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directed by Kalidas, fl. 1924; performed by Rohini Hattangadi, 1955-, Vikram Gokhale, fl. 1971 and Asrani, 1941- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 53 mins
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This is the story of a retired P.T. teacher (Vikram Gokhale) who wants to create an Olympic champion for his country. On the course, he finds five boys--each of them having some speciality--and he starts training them. When each boy falls in love with a girl, the teacher thinks that their friendship with the girls will affect their training; so he takes them to the house of his old student (Varsha Usgaonkar) and they rent the upper floor. During...
This is the story of a retired P.T. teacher (Vikram Gokhale) who wants to create an Olympic champion for his country. On the course, he finds five boys--each of them having some speciality--and he starts training them. When each boy falls in love with a girl, the teacher thinks that their friendship with the girls will affect their training; so he takes them to the house of his old student (Varsha Usgaonkar) and they rent the upper floor. During the same period, the teacher's relations with his wife go sour. The next day, one of the five girls (who happens to be the sister of Varsha) takes her four friends to Varsha's home where their lovers are living. Varsha decides that the girls will move in with her on the ground floor. Meanwhile, Prince, a gangster, warns Varsha to give him her home because there was a treasure saved in the ground of her house. Varsha rejects Prince's demands, and all the boys assault Prince. Varsha's old lover lives in her neighbourhood; but the relations between he and Varsha are not on good terms. The five boys and girls try to get them united again. Because of all this, the training soon becomes side-lined and Vikram decides to quit training completely. However, instead of going home he roams here and there. After some years he goes back to his home, wondering about the condition of his wife after his long absence. Once home, he is surprised to find that all five couples are now living in his house; not only are they all married, but each couple now has a child. It occurs to Vikram that he might still achieve his dream by training their children.
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Performer / Ensemble
Rohini Hattangadi, 1955-, Vikram Gokhale, fl. 1971, Asrani, 1941-
Author / Creator
Kalidas, fl. 1924, Rohini Hattangadi, 1955-, Vikram Gokhale, fl. 1971, Asrani, 1941-
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Romantic relationships, Sports
Copyright Message
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Janmadinam
directed by Suma Josson; performed by Surekha Sikri, fl. 1978 and Nandita Das, 1969- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 42 mins
Sarasu has come to the hospital to deliver her baby. Amma, her mother, is with her, to assist her. The actual time-span of the film is a single night which the mother and the daughter spend at the hospital. Sarasu, a TV-reporter working in Bombay, keeps a diary into which she pours her inner-most feelings. We find...
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directed by Suma Josson; performed by Surekha Sikri, fl. 1978 and Nandita Das, 1969- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 42 mins
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Sarasu has come to the hospital to deliver her baby. Amma, her mother, is with her, to assist her. The actual time-span of the film is a single night which the mother and the daughter spend at the hospital. Sarasu, a TV-reporter working in Bombay, keeps a diary into which she pours her inner-most feelings. We find out that Sarasu was forced by her father to marry Raghu, although she was in love with Ajay, a cameraman. A few months after her marri...
Sarasu has come to the hospital to deliver her baby. Amma, her mother, is with her, to assist her. The actual time-span of the film is a single night which the mother and the daughter spend at the hospital. Sarasu, a TV-reporter working in Bombay, keeps a diary into which she pours her inner-most feelings. We find out that Sarasu was forced by her father to marry Raghu, although she was in love with Ajay, a cameraman. A few months after her marriage, she passes through Bombay to join her husband. On the way, she meets Ajay in his flat. This is during the 1993 communal violence in Bombay. In the aftermath of this meeting, Sarasu is finally forced to make a choice. And Amma realizes that she also has to take a stand, as a result of Sarasu's choice. It is this unspoken, unseen, subtle tension between mother and daughter, and a slow psychological unfolding of the personal histories of the main characters, which form the content of this film.
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Performer / Ensemble
Surekha Sikri, fl. 1978, Nandita Das, 1969-
Author / Creator
Suma Josson, Surekha Sikri, fl. 1978, Nandita Das, 1969-
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Family, Romantic relationships
Copyright Message
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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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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
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Massey Saheb
directed by Pradip Krishen, 1948-; performed by Arundhati Roy, 1961-, Barry John, 1944- and Raghuvir Yadav, 1957- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 6 mins
Francis Massey is an Indian secretary, working for the British office in colonized India. Aspiring towards the status of a British personnel, he dresses like a British bureaucrat and sticks close to his British superior, Commissioner Charles Adam. During his course of duty, Massey is corrupt but well-intentioned...
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directed by Pradip Krishen, 1948-; performed by Arundhati Roy, 1961-, Barry John, 1944- and Raghuvir Yadav, 1957- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 6 mins
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Francis Massey is an Indian secretary, working for the British office in colonized India. Aspiring towards the status of a British personnel, he dresses like a British bureaucrat and sticks close to his British superior, Commissioner Charles Adam. During his course of duty, Massey is corrupt but well-intentioned. Fortunately for him, Commissioner Adam would intercede to get him out of trouble. However, Massey's latest crime may be beyond any...
Francis Massey is an Indian secretary, working for the British office in colonized India. Aspiring towards the status of a British personnel, he dresses like a British bureaucrat and sticks close to his British superior, Commissioner Charles Adam. During his course of duty, Massey is corrupt but well-intentioned. Fortunately for him, Commissioner Adam would intercede to get him out of trouble. However, Massey's latest crime may be beyond any pardon. Awards/Festivals: Best Actor, International Film Festival of India; Best Actor, Venice Film Festival; President's Gold Medal for Best Direction, India; San Francisco Film Festival; London Film Festival.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
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Arundhati Roy, 1961-, Barry John, 1944-, Raghuvir Yadav, 1957-
Author / Creator
Pradip Krishen, 1948-, Arundhati Roy, 1961-, Barry John, 1944-, Raghuvir Yadav, 1957-
Date Published / Released
1986
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Government occupations
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1985 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
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Mirch Masala
directed by Ketan Mehta, 1952-; performed by Om Puri, 1950-, Samita Patil, fl. 1974-1989 and Naseeruddin Shah, 1950- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 58 mins
In a British-ruled India, a subedar, an officer of the Indian Army, is sent to collect taxes in a village. Riding into the village, the subedar chances upon Sonbai, a beautiful, married woman. Abusing his power as an officer, he demands that Sonbai sleeps with him while her husband is away. To his surprise, Son...
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directed by Ketan Mehta, 1952-; performed by Om Puri, 1950-, Samita Patil, fl. 1974-1989 and Naseeruddin Shah, 1950- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 58 mins
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In a British-ruled India, a subedar, an officer of the Indian Army, is sent to collect taxes in a village. Riding into the village, the subedar chances upon Sonbai, a beautiful, married woman. Abusing his power as an officer, he demands that Sonbai sleeps with him while her husband is away. To his surprise, Sonbai slaps him in full view of his soldiers before running off. Enraged and embarrassed, the subedar orders his soldiers to capture Son...
In a British-ruled India, a subedar, an officer of the Indian Army, is sent to collect taxes in a village. Riding into the village, the subedar chances upon Sonbai, a beautiful, married woman. Abusing his power as an officer, he demands that Sonbai sleeps with him while her husband is away. To his surprise, Sonbai slaps him in full view of his soldiers before running off. Enraged and embarrassed, the subedar orders his soldiers to capture Sonbai. However, Sonbai escapes to the spice factory, where the elderly watchman locks the soldiers out to protect her. The town leader is then commanded to deliver Sonbai to the subedar and after some deliberation, the patriarchal village decides to sacrifice Sonbai. As the spice factory comes under attack, Sonbai and the female factory workers finally decide to stand up for themselves. Awards/Festivals: Best Feature Film, Hawaii International Film Festival; Moscow International Film Festival.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
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Performer / Ensemble
Om Puri, 1950-, Samita Patil, fl. 1974-1989, Naseeruddin Shah, 1950-
Contributor
Ketan Mehta, 1952-
Author / Creator
Ketan Mehta, 1952-, Om Puri, 1950-, Samita Patil, fl. 1974-1989, Naseeruddin Shah, 1950-
Date Published / Released
1986
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Indian, Military personnel, Towns, Political corruption, Sexual harassment, Gender roles, Indians (Asian)
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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
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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
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