Damul
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| 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 [3] |
| Cinematography | Rajen Kothari |
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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.,[4] 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.[5]
Awards
International acclaim
Damul was invited for both the competition and participation sections at the Montreal, Chicago and Moscow film festivals.
References
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- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Damul at IMDb
- Damul at Prakash Jha Productions
- Prakash Jha's Homepage
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- ↑ http://www.indianexpress.com/news/retrospective-of-prakash-jha-movies-in-fiji/660991/
- ↑ http://theviewspaper.net/the-demise-of-parallel-cinema/
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Raghunath_Seth
- ↑ 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
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