Khandhar

Khandahar
French poster of the film
Directed byMrinal Sen
Screenplay byMrinal Sen
Premendra Mitra
Based onTelenapota Abishkar
by Premendra Mitra
Produced byJagadish Choukhani
StarringShabana Azmi
Naseeruddin Shah
Sreela Majumdar
CinematographyK. K. Mahajan
Edited byMrinmoy Chakraborty
Music byBhaskar Chandavarkar
Release date
  • 8 June 1984 (1984-06-08)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Khandhar (English: Ruins) is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Mrinal Sen, based on Premendra Mitra's Bengali short story Telenapota Abishkar (Discovering Telenapota).[1] The film stars Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah and Pankaj Kapur.[2] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.[3]

Plot

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 in Calcutta. 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

Awards

References

  1. ^ Gulzar; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 337. ISBN 81-7991-066-0. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. ^ 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. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Khandhar". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
  4. ^ "50 Years of Memories: Highlights from the History of the Chicago International Film Festival" (PDF). chicagofilmfestival.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  5. ^ a b c "31st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 6. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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