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]
| Tarpan | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | K. Bikram Singh |
| Written by | Neelabh K. Bikram Singh |
| Produced by | NFDC Doordarshan |
| Starring | Om Puri Revathy Dina Pathak Manohar Singh Mita Vashisht |
| Cinematography | Venu |
| Edited by | Renu Saluja |
| Music by | Rajat Dholakia |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
The film was screened at Moscow International Film Festival, Montreal World Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival and Cairo International Film Festival.[4]
Cast
edit- 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
edit- Aravindhan award for best debut director.
References
edit- ^ Tarpan New York Times.
- ^ a b "Tarpan". NFDC, Cinemas of India. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ^ "Tarpan: Cast and Synopsis". Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ^ "K. BIKRAM SINGH". Public Service Broadcasting Trust. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
External links
edit- Tarpan at IMDb
- Tarpan (streaming Online) Cinemas of India (NFDC)
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