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	'''''Diksha''''' ({{lang-en\|The Initiation\|italic=yes}}) is [[Bollywood films of 1991\|1991]] Hindi film directed by [[Arun Kaul]] and is his only feature. The film is based on ~~a novella,~~ ''Ghatashraddha'' by ~~eminent [[Kannada]] writer~~ [[U. R. Ananthamurthy]].		'''''Diksha''''' ({{lang-en\|The Initiation\|italic=yes}}) is [[Bollywood films of 1991\|1991]] Hindi film directed by [[Arun Kaul]] and is his only feature. The film is based on the Kannada novel ''Ghatashraddha'' by [[U. R. Ananthamurthy]].<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/ur-ananthamurthys-books-taken-as-movies/article6345000.ece</ref>

	It was awarded the 1992 [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]] and 1992 [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie]]. Incidentally, ''Ghatasraddha'' was earlier adapted into a 1977 Kannada movie ''[[Ghatashraddha]]'', which had won the 1977 [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]]. The film participated in the [[International Film Festival of India]], 1993, and won several international awards, including the Annonay International Film Festival Award, France, 1992; Prix Du Public (Audience Awards); and Best Feature Film in Hindi by Madhya Pradesh Development Corporation, 1992.<ref>[http://www.nfdcindia.com/view_film.php?film_id=68 Diksha NFDC]</ref>		It was awarded the 1992 [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]] and 1992 [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie]]. Incidentally, ''Ghatasraddha'' was earlier adapted into a 1977 Kannada movie ''[[Ghatashraddha]]'', which had won the 1977 [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]]. The film participated in the [[International Film Festival of India]], 1993, and won several international awards, including the Annonay International Film Festival Award, France, 1992; Prix Du Public (Audience Awards); and Best Feature Film in Hindi by Madhya Pradesh Development Corporation, 1992.<ref>[http://www.nfdcindia.com/view_film.php?film_id=68 Diksha NFDC]</ref>

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{{Infobox film
| name = Diksha<br /> दीक्षा
| image = Diksha poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Arun Kaul]]
| producer = [[National Film Development Corporation of India|NFDC]] <br />[[Doordarshan]]
| writer = Arun Kaul
| screenplay = Arun Kaul
| story = [[U. R. Ananthamurthy]]
| based_on =''Ghatashraddha'' <br />by U. R. Ananthamurthy
| starring = [[Manohar Singh]] <br />[[Nana Patekar]]
| music = [[Mohinderjit Singh]]
| cinematography = [[Apurba Kishore Bir]]
| editing = Arun Kaul
| studio = [[National Film Development Corporation of India|National Film Development Corporation]]
| released = {{Film date|1991}}
| runtime = 120 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
}}

'''''Diksha''''' ({{lang-en|The Initiation|italic=yes}}) is [[Bollywood films of 1991|1991]] Hindi film directed by [[Arun Kaul]] and is his only feature. The film is based on a novella, ''Ghatashraddha'' by eminent [[Kannada]] writer [[U. R. Ananthamurthy]].

It was awarded the 1992 [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]] and 1992 [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie]]. Incidentally, ''Ghatasraddha'' was earlier adapted into a 1977 Kannada movie ''[[Ghatashraddha]]'', which had won the 1977 [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]]. The film participated in the [[International Film Festival of India]], 1993, and won several international awards, including the Annonay International Film Festival Award, France, 1992; Prix Du Public (Audience Awards); and Best Feature Film in Hindi by Madhya Pradesh Development Corporation, 1992.<ref>[http://www.nfdcindia.com/view_film.php?film_id=68 Diksha NFDC]</ref>

==Plot==
Placed in the early 1930s, ''Diksha'' is the story of a guru and his widowed daughter, the head disciple and the novice; the lowly-born "Koga", who dreams of learning the intricacy of scriptures.

In a weak moment, during the long absence of her father, the young widow falls for the temptations of the flesh. When she becomes pregnant, her lover refuses to accept his parental responsibility so the widow is forced to have an abortion.

In the ensuing commotion, the father is called back. He is forced to give his decision. He pronounces her dead and performs her "Ghata-Shraddha" (a ritual where an immoral person is ex-communicated, pronounced dead and her last rites performed when the accused is still alive, thus depriving her of all worldly relations).

While the Brahmin society praises the guru, individuals revolt. The head disciple leaves the town; the child-novice goes back to his parents; and the Koga refuses "heaven" and "salvation".

==Cast==
* [[Nana Patekar]] as Koga
* [[Manohar Singh]] as Udup Pandit
* [[Vijay Kashyap]] as Manjunath
* [[Ashish Mishra]] as Nanni
* [[Rajashri Sawant]] as Yamuna
* [[K. K. Raina]] as Sreekar
* [[Sulabha Arya]] as Koga's aunt

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0246567|title= Diksha}}
* [http://parallelcinema.blogspot.com/2005/11/dikshainitiation-1991.html An insightful study of Diksha]

{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Hindi}}
{{FilmfareCriticsAwardBestMovie}}

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