Damul

Damul
Directed by	Prakash Jha ^[1]
Produced by	Prakash Jha^[2]
Written by	Shaiwal
Starring	Annu Kapoor Sreela Mazumdar Manohar Singh Deepti Naval Ranjan Kamath Pyare Mohan Sahay
Music by	Raghunath Seth
Cinematography	Rajen Kothari
Release dates	1985 (1985)
Running time	106 min
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Damul (English: Bonded until Death) is a 1985 Hindi film directed by Prakash Jha, based on the story Kaalsootra by Shaiwal, a native of Gaya district of Bihar.,^[3] and Annu Kapoor, Sreela Mazumdar, Manohar Singh, Deepti Naval, Ranjan Kamath and Pyare Mohan Sahay in lead roles.

Plot

The story is about a bonded labourer who is forced to steal for his landlord, to whom he is bonded until death. Set in rural Bihar of 1984, the film focuses on the caste politics and the oppression of the lower castes in the region, through bonded labour. The film also highlights the issue of heavy migration of the poor villagers of Bihar to richer states like Punjab in search of livelihood.^[4]

Awards

1984: National Film Award for Best Feature Film
1985: Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie

International acclaim

Damul was invited for both the competition and participation sections at the Montreal, Chicago and Moscow film festivals.

References

↑ http://www.indianexpress.com/news/retrospective-of-prakash-jha-movies-in-fiji/660991/
↑ http://theviewspaper.net/the-demise-of-parallel-cinema/
↑ Interview Part I passionforcinema.com.
↑ Damul One Hundred Indian Feature Films: An Annotated Filmography, by Shampa Banerjee, Anil Srivastava. Taylor & Francis, 1988. ISBN 0-8240-9483-2, ISBN 978-0-8240-9483-6. Page 66

External links

National Film Award for Best Feature Film

1953–1960	Shyamchi Aai (1953) Mirza Ghalib (1954) Pather Panchali (1955) Kabuliwala (1956) Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957) Sagar Sangamey (1958) Apur Sansar (1959) Anuradha (1960)

1961–1980	Bhagini Nivedita (1961) Dada Thakur (1962) Shehar Aur Sapna (1963) Charulata (1964) Chemmeen (1965) Teesri Kasam (1966) Hatey Bazarey (1967) Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1968) Bhuvan Shome (1969) Samskara (1970) Seemabaddha (1971) Swayamvaram (1972) Nirmalyam (1973) Chorus (1974) Chomana Dudi (1975) Mrigayaa (1976) Ghatashraddha (1977) No Award (1978) Shodh (1979) Akaler Shandhaney (1980)

1981–2000	Dakhal (1981) Chokh (1982) Adi Shankaracharya (1983) Damul (1984) Chidambaram (1985) Tabarana Kathe (1986) Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai (1987) Piravi (1988) Bagh Bahadur (1989) Marupakkam (1990) Agantuk (1991) Bhagwat Gita (1992) Charachar (1993) Unishe April (1994) Kathapurushan (1995) Lal Darja (1996) Thaayi Saheba (1997) Samar (1998) Vanaprastham (1999) Shantham (2000)

2001–present	Dweepa (2001) Mondo Meyer Upakhyan (2002) Shwaas (2003) Page 3 (2004) Kaalpurush (2005) Pulijanmam (2006) Kanchivaram (2007) Antaheen (2008) Kutty Srank (2009) Adaminte Makan Abu (2010) Deool and Byari (2011) Paan Singh Tomar (2012) Ship of Theseus (2013) Court (2014)

Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie

1971-1980	Uski Roti (1971) Ashadh Ka Ek Din (1972) Maya Darpan (1973) Duvidha (1974) Rajnigandha (1975) Aandhi (1976) Mrigayaa (1977) Shatranj Ke Khilari (1978) Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan (1979) Jeena Yahan (1980)

1981-2000	Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai (1981) Aadharshila (1982) Masoom (1983) Sookha (1984) Damul (1985) Aghaat (1986) Om-Dar-Ba-Dar (1989) Khayal Gatha (1990) Kasba (1991) Diksha (1992) Idiot (1993) Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1994) Bandit Queen (1995) Bombay (1996) Khamoshi (1997) Virasat (1998) Satya (1999) Sarfarosh (2000)

2001-present	Halo (2001) Dil Chahta Hai (2002) The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2003) Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2004) Dev and Yuva (2005) Black (2006) Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2007) Chak De! India (2008) Mumbai Meri Jaan (2009) Firaaq (2010) Udaan (2011) Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2012) Gangs of Wasseypur (2013) The Lunchbox (2014) Ankhon Dekhi (2015)

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