Susman (film)
| Susman | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Shyam Benegal |
| Written by | Shama Zaidi |
| Produced by | Shyam Benegal |
| Starring | Shabana Azmi Om Puri Kulbhushan Kharbanda |
| Cinematography | Ashok Mehta |
| Edited by | Bhanudas Divakar |
| Music by | Vanraj Bhatia |
Release date | 1987 |
Running time | 140 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Susman (Hindi pronunciation: handloom weavers in the wake of rapid industrialization.[1]
The film was selected for the Indian Panorama at Filmotsav 1987, invited to the London Film Festival, the Chicago Film Festival, the Vancouver International Film Festival, the Sydney and Melbourne Film Festivals 1987.[citation needed] It was remade as Kanchivaram in Tamil by Priyadarshan.
The film features poetry by the Indian mystic saint
Pandit Jasraj.[2]
Cast
- Shabana Azmi as Gauramma
- Om Puri as Ramulu
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Narasimha
- Neena Gupta as Mandira
- Mohan Agashe as President of Handloom Cooperative Society
- K.K. Raina
- Annu Kapoor as Lakshmaya
- Ila Arun
- Anita Kanwar
- Pankaj Kapur
- Jayant Kripalani
- Satish Kaushik
- Harish Patel
References
- ^ Rahman, M. (31 August 1986). "Shyam Benegal's film 'Susman' focuses on predicament of India's handloom weavers". India Today. New Delhi: Living Media. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ Basu, Bubla (14 December 2017). "Like all Shyam Benegal films, 'Susman' engages, informs and educates". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
External links
- Susman at IMDb
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