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{{Infobox film
| name = Trishagni
| image = Trishagni.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Poster
| native_name =
| director = [[Nabendu Ghosh]]
| producer = NFDC
| writer =
| screenplay = Nabendu Ghosh K.Shailendra (dialogue)
| story =
| based_on = {{based on|''Moru O Sangho''|[[Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay]]}}
| narrator =
| starring = [[Nana Patekar]] [[Alok Nath|Aloknath]] [[Pallavi Joshi]] [[Nitish Bhardwaj]]
| music = [[Salil Chowdhury]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1988}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Trishagni |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/trishagni/movieshow/61329607.cms |access-date=29 May 2024}}</ref>
| runtime = 102 min
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Trishagni''''' ({{Langx|hi|तृषाग्नि|4=The Sandstorm}}) is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1988|1988]] [[Hindi film]] directed by [[Nabendu Ghosh]], who also co-wrote the screenplay.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Trishagni (1988) |url=https://indiancine.ma/ADHI |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=1989-01-01 |title=Trishagni Cast List {{!}} Trishagni Movie Star Cast {{!}} Release Date {{!}} Movie Trailer {{!}} Review- Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/trishagni/cast/ |access-date=2024-05-29 |language=en}}</ref> The film was based on a historical short story set some time after the Asokan Missions, ''Moru O Sangho'' written by [[Saradindu Bandopadhyay]], and inspired by [[Buddha]]'s ''[[Fire Sermon]]''.<ref>{{cite book |title=Conscience of the race: India's offbeat cinema |author=Bibekananda Ray |author2=Naveen Joshi |publisher=Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Publications Division |year=2005|isbn=8123012985 |page=69 }}</ref> The film starred [[Nana Patekar]], [[Alok Nath|Aloknath]], [[Nitish Bharadwaj]], [[Pallavi Joshi]] in the lead roles.<ref name=":0" />

The film received critical acclaim,<ref>{{cite book |title= Encyclopedia of Hindi Cinema |author=Gulzar |author-link= Gulzar |author2=Govind Nihalani |author3=Saibal Chatterjee |publisher=Popular Prakashan |year=2003|isbn=8179910660 |page=554 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&q=trishagni+1988&pg=PT578 }}</ref> and was awarded the [[36th National Film Awards|1988]] [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]] for [[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director|Best First Film of a Director]], "For excellent exploration of complex philosophical theme for the first time in Indian cinema."<ref name="36thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/36nfa.pdf|title=36th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=30 April 2013|archive-date=7 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107085713/http://dff.nic.in/2011/36nfa.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-13 |title=On the Buddha’s Trail - Nabendu Ghosh's Trishagni {{!}} Ratnottama Sengupta |url=https://learningandcreativity.com/silhouette/trishagni-nabendu-ghosh/ |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=Silhouette Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
The film is set in the Buddhist town of Sariput in the deserts of [[Central Asia]], around 200 B.C., when the town is struck by a devastating sandstorm that leaves only four survivors: two monks, and two children, taking refuge in the monastery. Twenty years later, the monks have aged, while the boy ([[Nitish Bhardwaj]]) and the girl ([[Pallavi Joshi]]) have grown up and fallen in love. The jealous monk deceitfully persuades the boy to become a monk, but the girl wins him back. As a result, both are expelled from the monastery, which is when the sandstorm strikes again.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trishagni |url=http://www.induna.com/1000012599-productdetails/ |publisher=induna |access-date=30 April 2013 |archive-date=9 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509001134/http://www.induna.com/1000012599-productdetails/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Trishagni (1988) |url=https://www.avclub.com/film/reviews/trishagni-1988 |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Nana Patekar]] as Uchanda
* [[Alok Nath|Aloknath]] as Thera
* [[Pallavi Joshi]] as Iti
* [[Nitish Bharadwaj]] as Nirvana

==Song==
The film contains only one song, composed by [[Salil Chowdhury]].
* "Aisa Lage Kahin Door Se" - [[Asha Bhosle]]

== Critical reception ==
Trishagni is also one of the films featured in Avijit Ghosh's book, 40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed

== References ==
{{reflist|3}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0300575}}
* [https://learningandcreativity.com/silhouette/trishagni-nabendu-ghosh/]
* [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08949468.2020.1830674 Review Essay in Visual Anthropology]

[[Category:1988 Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian erotic films]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian short stories]]
[[Category:Films set in the 1st century BC]]
[[Category:Films about Buddhism]]
[[Category:1988 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Salil Chowdhury]]
[[Category:Best Debut Feature Film of a Director National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:1988 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:Films based on works by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay]]

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