Damul

Damul
Damul
	File:Damul poster.jpg Poster
Directed by	Prakash Jha
Produced by	Prakash Jha
Written by	Shaiwal
Starring	Annu Kapoor; Sreela Mazumdar; Manohar Singh; Deepti Naval; Ranjan Kamath; Pyare Mohan Sahay
Music by	Raghunath Seth
Cinematography	Rajen Kothari
Release date	31 December 1984
Running time	106 min
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹12 lakh (US$17,000)

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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] starring Annu Kapoor, Sreela Majumdar, Manohar Singh, Deepti Naval, Ranjan Kamath and Pyare Mohan Sahay in lead roles.

PlotEdit

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]

AwardsEdit

1984: National Film Award for Best Feature Film
1985: Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie

International acclaimEdit

Damul was invited for both the competition and participation sections at the Montreal, Chicago and Moscow film festivals.

ReferencesEdit

↑ http://www.indianexpress.com/news/retrospective-of-prakash-jha-movies-in-fiji/660991/
↑ http://theviewspaper.net/the-demise-of-parallel-cinema/
↑ Sharma, Sanjukta (4 June 2010). "'For film-makers politics is risky'". Mint. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
↑ Interview Part I Archived 5 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine 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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[1] ttp://www.indianexpress.com/news/retrospective-of-prakash-jha-movies-in-fiji/660991/

[2] ttp://theviewspaper.net/the-demise-of-parallel-cinema/

[3] Sharma, Sanjukta (4 June 2010). "'For film-makers politics is risky'". Mint. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

[4] Interview Part I Archived 5 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine passionforcinema.com.

[5] 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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Damul
File:Damul poster.jpg Poster
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
Cinematography	Rajen Kothari
Release date	31 December 1984
Running time	106 min
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹12 lakh (US$17,000)^[3]