Dahan (film)
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DVD cover for Dahan. |
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Directed by | Rituparno Ghosh |
Written by | Suchitra Bhattacharya (story) Rituparno Ghosh (screenplay) |
Starring | Shakuntala Barua Abhishek Chatterjee Indrani Halder Subhendu Chatterjee Rituparna Sengupta |
Release date(s) | 1997 |
Running time | 145 minutes |
Language | Bengali |
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Dahan (Crossfire) (1997) is an award-winning Indian Bengali feature film directed by Rituparno Ghosh. The film is based on Suchitra Bhattacharya's story of the same name.
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[edit] Plot
A newly wed couple Romita (Rituparna Sengupta) and Palash (Abhishek Chatterjee) were attacked on the open road. The goons molested Romita, but nobody came forward to help. However, one lone schoolteacher, Jhinuk (Indrani Halder), rushed to the spot to help. She was later hailed a heroine by the press.
Jhinuk was determined to punish the assailants, and helped police. However, the experience of Jhinuk turned out to be a frustrating experience for her when even the victims and their family decided to back out.
[edit] Awards
Rituparna Sengupta and Indrani Halder shared the National Film Award for Best Actress in 1998 for the film. Ghosh won National Film Award for Best Screenplay.
[edit] Refernces
- DVD Review, The Telegraph, April 22, 2005.
- ‘I have learnt to make theplas ’, The Times of India, 13 April 2008.
- Shifting from the Bengali milieu, The Hindu, December 24, 2004.
[edit] External links
- Dahan at the Internet Movie Database
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