Tarpan (film)
| Tarpan | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | K. Bikram Singh |
| Produced by |
NFDC Doordarshan |
| Written by |
Neelabh K. Bikram Singh |
| Starring |
Om Puri Revathy Dina Pathak Manohar Singh Mita Vashisht |
| Music by | Rajat Dholakia |
| Cinematography | Venu |
| Edited by | Renu Saluja |
Release dates | 1994 |
Running time | 140 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Tarpan (English title: The Absolution[1]) was a 1994 Indian Hindi drama film written and directed by K. Bikram Singh, and starring Om Puri, Revathy, Dina Pathak, Manohar Singh and Mita Vashisht in lead roles. This directorial debut film was jointly produced by NFDC and Doordarshan.[2] The film set in the 1940s, in a fictitious village in the Shekhavati region in Rajasthan, where no girl child survives beyond the age of seven. It deals with larger issues of communalism and caste system through four inter-related stories.[2][3]
The film was screen at Moscow International Film Festival, Montreal International Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival and Cairo International Film Festival.[4]
Cast
- Om Puri as Jassu Kaka
- Revathy as Sumitra
- Dina Pathak as Rammo
- Manohar Singh as Sarpanch (Thakur Bir Singh)
- Mita Vashisht as Lachmi
- Ravi Jhankal as Joravar
- Savita Bajaj as Chintho Singh
- Virendra Saxena as Sukku Baba
- Rajendra Gupta as Lakhan Singh
- Vijay Kashyap as Phattu
- Lalit Tiwari as Jeetu Thakur
- Pavan Malhotra as Dhannu
- Anang Desai as Pratap Singh
- Babita Bhardwaj as Ganga
- Pradeep Bhatnagar as Vaid
- Rekha Kanda as Vidya
- Madhvi Kaushik as Mrs. Jeetu
- Usha Nagar as Dhannu's mom
- Zahida Parveen as Santosh
Awards
- Aravindhan award for best debut director.
References
- ↑ Tarpan New York Times.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tarpan". NFDC, Cinemas of India. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
- ↑ "Tarpan: Cast and Synopsis". Retrieved 2013-09-30.
- ↑ "K. BIKRAM SINGH". Public Service Broadcasting Trust. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
External links
- Tarpan at the Internet Movie Database
- Tarpan (streaming Online) Cinemas of India (NFDC)