If the documentary filmmaker pioneered parallel cinema with his debut film 'Ankur (1973),' new FTII graduate Shabana Azmi made her debut film 'Nishant', which was interestingly shot in Pochampalli, Telangana. Weaving was done in the village, which was the launchpad. It has two main actors
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He was in the illustrious company of Girish Karnad, Amrish Puri, Ananth Nag, Moha Agashe (all of whom became faces of parallel cinema) and Sadhu Mehar, who achieved greater fame as an Odia director and actor, known for his roles in Were known. , In Mrinal Sen's films like 'Bhuvan Shome' and 'Mrigaya'.
Incidentally, Shabana's father, Urdu poet Kaifi Azmi, had written the dialogues for 'Manthan' based on the script by Marathi playwright Vijay Tendulkar (who also wrote 'Nishant'). 'Manthan' also saw the return of Girish Karnad (who played the lead role of Dr. Rao), Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah and Amrish Puri under Benegal's direction.An old black-and-white picture from the 'Nishant' time, released at the Cannes show, shows Benegal with Shabana and Smita, looking like a traveling salesman with his heavy briefcase. The picture has been shared on Instagram by MUBI India, a cinema portal that showcases both classic and acclaimed contemporary films.
As was tradition in those days, both the actresses were accompanied by their mothers
Smita's mother, who was reputed to be the wife of Dadasaheb Shivajirao Patil, the famous state minister and leader of the cooperative movement in Maharashtra.
The dark tale of 'Nishant' centers around the sexual exploitation of women by village elites in rural Telangana during the rule of the Nizams in the 1930s and 1940s. It received the National Award for Best Hindi Feature Film and was invited to the London Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival and Chicago International Film Festival, where it received the Golden Plaque.
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He was in the illustrious company of Girish Karnad, Amrish Puri, Ananth Nag, Moha Agashe (all of whom became faces of parallel cinema) and Sadhu Mehar, who achieved greater fame as an Odia director and actor, known for his roles in Were known. , In Mrinal Sen's films like 'Bhuvan Shome' and 'Mrigaya'.
Incidentally, Shabana's father, Urdu poet Kaifi Azmi, had written the dialogues for 'Manthan' based on the script by Marathi playwright Vijay Tendulkar (who also wrote 'Nishant'). 'Manthan' also saw the return of Girish Karnad (who played the lead role of Dr. Rao), Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah and Amrish Puri under Benegal's direction.An old black-and-white picture from the 'Nishant' time, released at the Cannes show, shows Benegal with Shabana and Smita, looking like a traveling salesman with his heavy briefcase. The picture has been shared on Instagram by MUBI India, a cinema portal that showcases both classic and acclaimed contemporary films.
As was tradition in those days, both the actresses were accompanied by their mothers
Smita's mother, who was reputed to be the wife of Dadasaheb Shivajirao Patil, the famous state minister and leader of the cooperative movement in Maharashtra.
The dark tale of 'Nishant' centers around the sexual exploitation of women by village elites in rural Telangana during the rule of the Nizams in the 1930s and 1940s. It received the National Award for Best Hindi Feature Film and was invited to the London Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival and Chicago International Film Festival, where it received the Golden Plaque.
