| Kamla | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jagmohan Mundhra |
| Produced by | Jagmohan Mundhra |
| Written by | Vijay Tendulkar |
| Screenplay by | Vijay Tendulkar |
| Story by | Vijay Tendulkar |
| Starring | Shabana Azmi Deepti Naval Marc Zuber A.K. Hangal Tun Tun Sulabha Deshpande |
| Music by | Bappi Lahiri |
| Cinematography | Pravin Bhatt |
| Editing by | Ashok Bandekar |
| Release date(s) | 1985 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Kamla is a 1985 Hindi film produced and directed by Jagmohan Mundhra, starring Deepti Naval, Shabana Azmi, and Marc Zuber. The film is titled after the character of Naval.[1]
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Jaisingh Jadav (Marc Zuber), a Delhi based journalist finds that even to this date, flesh trade exist in a village in Madhya Pradesh, the victims being girls belonging to the Bhil tribe. Like any avid journalist he travels to the village followed by really buying a girl named Kamla (Deepti Naval) and takes her to his home in Delhi. As his intentions were good, some days later he holds a press conference where he reveals the actually wrong doings going on in the village.[2]
Upon its release, Kamla received rave reviews. The Times of India in a review stated, "Deepti Naval is called to widen her eyes, tremble like a scared rabbit and drop pearly smiles. To her credit, she performs these chores competently." The Indian Express wrote, "Mundhara is to be complimented on getting two credible – perhaps notable – performances from Deepti Naval and Marc Zuber – whose talents have so far been pretty well concealed."[3]