Original title: Khandhar
Mrinal Sen/ India
Three friends take a couple of days off and run away from the mad hurry of city life to enjoy themselves in the silence of the ruins. In the midst of desolation lives a family of two, a mother and her daughter, heirs to a portion of the derelict mansion. The mother is sick and blind, surviving on a hope that a distant nephew of hers will one day come and, as promised, marry the daughter. After two days and a half, the three friends prepare to leave the ruins and go back to the city. Just before they leave, the photographer and the girl have a short meeting which excites a brief dialog and a mute understanding. Soon after the photographer is back at his post in his studio and the girl is left to terrifying loneliness and to her mother who now will know the whole truth.
Award
National Award for Best Direction
National Award for Best Actress
National Award for Best Editor
Golden Hugo for Best Film in Chicago
Silver Award in Montreal
Director: Mrinal Sen
Story: Premendra Mitra
Producer: Jagadish Chokhani
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Gita Sen, Pankaj Kapoor, Sreela Mazumder, Rajen Tarafdar, Annu Kapoor
Cinematographer: K. K. Mahajan
Music: Bhaskar Chandabharkar
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