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	\| name = Susman		\| name = Susman
	\| image =		\| image =
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	\| director = [[Shyam Benegal]]		\| director = [[Shyam Benegal]]
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	\| editing = [[Bhanudas Divakar]]		\| editing = [[Bhanudas Divakar]]
	\| distributor =		\| distributor =
	\| released = 1987		\| released = {{Film date\|1987}}
	\| runtime = 140 min		\| runtime = 140 min
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| language = [[Hindi]]		\| language = Hindi
	\| budget =		\| budget =
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	'''Susman''' (Essence) is a [[~~Bollywood films of 1987\|1987~~]] ~~Hindi~~ film directed by [[Shyam Benegal]]. The film highlighted the struggle of rural [[handloom weaver]]s in the wake of rapid industrialization.		'''''Susman''''' ({{IPA\|hi\|sʊsmən}}; {{Translation\|''Essence''}}) is a 1987 [[Hindi]] film directed by [[Shyam Benegal]]. The film highlighted the struggle of rural [[handloom weaver]]s in the wake of rapid industrialization.<ref>{{cite magazine \|last=Rahman \|first=M. \|date=31 August 1986 \|title=Shyam Benegal's film 'Susman' focuses on predicament of India's handloom weavers \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/films/story/19860831-shyam-benegal-film-susman-focuses-on-predicament-of-indias-handloom-weavers-801170-1986-08-30 \|magazine=[[India Today]] \|location=New Delhi \|publisher=[[Living Media]] \|access-date=9 December 2023 \|archive-date=9 December 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209104331/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/films/story/19860831-shyam-benegal-film-susman-focuses-on-predicament-of-indias-handloom-weavers-801170-1986-08-30 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	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 & Melbourne Film Festivals 1987.~~<ref>[http://www.reachouthyderabad.com/newsmaker/nm66a.htm Shyam Benegal Awards]</ref>~~ It was remade as ''[[Kanchivaram]]'' in Tamil by Priyadarshan.		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\|date=December 2023}} It was remade as ''[[Kanchivaram]]'' in [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] by [[Priyadarshan]].

	The film features poetry by the Indian mystic saint [[Kabir]], who was born into a family of weavers, sung by [[Pandit Jasraj]].<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Basu \|first1=Bubla \|title=Like all Shyam Benegal films, 'Susman' engages, informs and educates \|url=https://scroll.in/reel/860584/like-all-shyam-benegal-films-susman-engages-informs-and-educates \|website=[[Scroll.in]] \|date=Dec 14, 2017}}</ref>		The film features poetry by the Indian mystic saint [[Kabir]], who was born into a family of weavers, sung by [[Pandit Jasraj]].<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Basu \|first1=Bubla \|title=Like all Shyam Benegal films, 'Susman' engages, informs and educates \|url=https://scroll.in/reel/860584/like-all-shyam-benegal-films-susman-engages-informs-and-educates \|website=[[Scroll.in]] \|date=Dec 14, 2017 \|access-date=26 January 2021 \|archive-date=31 January 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131042158/https://scroll.in/reel/860584/like-all-shyam-benegal-films-susman-engages-informs-and-educates \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	==Cast==		==Cast==
	* [[Shabana Azmi]] - Gauramma		* [[Shabana Azmi]] as Gauramma
	* [[Om Puri]] - Ramulu		* [[Om Puri]] as Ramulu
	* [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] - Narasimha		* [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as Narasimha
	* [[Neena Gupta]] -Mandira		* [[Neena Gupta]] as Mandira
	* [[Mohan Agashe]] - President of Handloom Cooperative Society		* [[Mohan Agashe]] as President of Handloom Cooperative Society
	* [[K.K. Raina]]		* [[K.K. Raina]]
	* [[Annu Kapoor]] - Lakshmaya		* [[Annu Kapoor]] as Lakshmaya
	* [[Ila Arun]]		* [[Ila Arun]]
	* [[Anita Kanwar]]		* [[Anita Kanwar]]
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	* [[Jayant Kripalani]]		* [[Jayant Kripalani]]
	* [[Satish Kaushik]]		* [[Satish Kaushik]]
			* [[Harish Patel]]
			* Pallavi Joshi as daughter Chinna <ref>{{Cite web \|date=1986-08-31 \|title=Shyam Benegal's film 'Susman' focuses on predicament of India's handloom weavers \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/films/story/19860831-shyam-benegal-film-susman-focuses-on-predicament-of-indias-handloom-weavers-801170-1986-08-30 \|access-date=2025-05-13 \|website=India Today \|language=en}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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{{other uses|Sussman (disambiguation)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Susman
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Shyam Benegal]]
| producer = Shyam Benegal
| writer = [[Shama Zaidi]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Shabana Azmi]]<br />[[Om Puri]]<br />[[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]]
| music = [[Vanraj Bhatia]]
| cinematography = [[Ashok Mehta]]
| editing = [[Bhanudas Divakar]]
| distributor =
| released = 1987
| runtime = 140 min
| country = India
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget =
}}

'''Susman''' (Essence) is a [[Bollywood films of 1987|1987]] Hindi film directed by [[Shyam Benegal]]. The film highlighted the struggle of rural [[handloom weaver]]s in the wake of rapid industrialization.

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 & Melbourne Film Festivals 1987.<ref>[http://www.reachouthyderabad.com/newsmaker/nm66a.htm Shyam Benegal Awards]</ref> It was remade as ''[[Kanchivaram]]'' in Tamil by Priyadarshan.

The film features poetry by the Indian mystic saint [[Kabir]], who was born into a family of weavers, sung by [[Pandit Jasraj]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Basu |first1=Bubla |title=Like all Shyam Benegal films, 'Susman' engages, informs and educates |url=https://scroll.in/reel/860584/like-all-shyam-benegal-films-susman-engages-informs-and-educates |website=[[Scroll.in]] |date=Dec 14, 2017}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Shabana Azmi]] - Gauramma
* [[Om Puri]] - Ramulu
* [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] - Narasimha
* [[Neena Gupta]] -Mandira
* [[Mohan Agashe]] - President of Handloom Cooperative Society
* [[K.K. Raina]]
* [[Annu Kapoor]] - Lakshmaya
* [[Ila Arun]]
* [[Anita Kanwar]]
* [[Pankaj Kapur]]
* [[Jayant Kripalani]]
* [[Satish Kaushik]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0094081|Susman}}

{{Shyam Benegal}}

[[Category:1978 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Shyam Benegal]]

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