Cast
Aditi Iqbalnath Kaul Anil Pandya Kanta Vyas
Credits
Written by: 
Kumar Shahani Nirmal Verma
Cinematography: K.K. Mahajan
Music: Bhaskar Chandavarkar
Editing: Madhu Sinha
Produced by: Nfdc India
Plot
Taran, a young woman living in a small town in India, is bound by her father's expectations and the social conventions of her family. She remains within the walls of the family home, her thoughts and feelings unexpressed. Kumar Shahani's 1972 film, one of the first formalist films in Indian cinema, with its measured camera movements and sparse dialogue, won the National Award for best Hindi feature.
Sinekatalog’s take
Kumar Shahani's debut follows a young woman in a small Indian town bound by her father's expectations, her feelings unspoken. Austere and formal, with painterly images and spare dialogue, it is a challenging, influential work of Indian art cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (114 votes)
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