Kamla Ki Maut
| Kamla Ki Maut | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Basu Chatterjee |
| Produced by | NFDC |
| Screenplay by | Basu Chatterjee |
| Story by | Swaraj Bandyopadhyay |
| Starring |
Pankaj Kapoor Supriya Pathak Roopa Ganguly |
| Music by | Salil Chowdhury |
| Cinematography | Ajay Prabhakar |
| Edited by | Kamal Saigal |
Release dates | 1989 |
Running time | 95 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Kamla Ki Maut (Death of Kamla) is a 1989 Hindi drama film directed by Basu Chatterjee. The film set in Mumbai, deals with issue of love, pre-marital sex and relationships in modern India. It stars Pankaj Kapoor, Supriya Pathak and Roopa Ganguly in lead roles.[1]
At the 36th Filmfare Awards the film won the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay for Basu Chatterjee.[2] In 2013, to commemorate 100 years of Indian cinema, National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) in partnership with Shemaroo, released a digitally re-mastered print of the film under "Cinemas of India" label.[3]
Plot
The film is set in a lower middle class chawl, an apartment building in Mumbai, a 20 year old and unmarried Kamla, unable to handle the news of her pregnancy commits suicide. This makes her neighbourhood examine their own secrets and the choices they have made in their own lives.
Cast
- Pankaj Kapoor as Sudhakar Patel
- Supriya Pathak as Anju
- Roopa Ganguly as Geeta S. Patel
- Asha Lata as Nirmala S. Patel
- Ashutosh Gowariker as Deepak
- Ramesh Goel as Nirmala's dad
- Devendra Khandelwal as Masterji
- Irrfan Khan as Ajit
- Jaya Mathur as Chameli
- Akhil Mishra as Prakash - Rashmi's husband
- Kavita Thakur as Kamla
Production
The film was shot at Gopal Bhawan, a residential building at Mangalwadi in Girgaum, besides Natraj Studio and R. K. Studio in Mumbai.
References
- ↑ "Movie: Kamla Ki Maut". India Today. December 15, 1990. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
- ↑ "Best Screenplay Award". Filmfare Award Official Listings, Indiatimes. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- ↑ Narayan, Hari (July 29, 2013). "Revisiting the masters". The Hindu. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
External links
- Kamla Ki Maut at the Internet Movie Database
- "Kamla Ki Maut, online". Cinemas of India, NFDC.