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}}'''''Rukmavati Ki Haveli''''' ( | }}'''''Rukmavati Ki Haveli''''' ({{langx|en|Rukmavati's Mansion}}) is a 1991 Indian film. The film is directed by [[Govind Nihalani]] and is based on [[Federico Garcia Lorca]]'s Spanish play ''[[The House of Bernarda Alba]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Jain |first=Madhu |date=31 December 1990 |title=Teletalk |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/story/19901231-sponsor-sources-for-dd-appear-to-be-drying-up-813457-1990-12-30 |magazine=[[India Today]] |location=New Delhi |publisher=[[Living Media]] |access-date=17 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250117081914/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/story/19901231-sponsor-sources-for-dd-appear-to-be-drying-up-813457-1990-12-30 |archive-date=17 January 2025 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |quote=Tamas is a difficult act to follow on the small screen. But Govind Nihalani seems set to do it with three Hindi telefilms based on modern European classics. He's just completed Rukmavati Ki Haveli, the working title of his adaptation of Federico Garcia Lorca'sThe House of Bernada Alba, with Uttara Baokar, Pallavi Joshi and Kittu Gidwani.}}</ref> The screenplay is written by Nihalani himself. | ||
The film is directed by [[Govind Nihalani]] and is based on [[Federico Garcia Lorca]]'s Spanish play ''[[The House of Bernarda Alba]]'' | |||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Nihalani's screenplay transports Lorca's Spanish setting on to a Rajasthan village. Rukmavati, a domineering matriarch has five daughters Savitri, Damayanti, Chandra, Mumal and Padma, all unmarried. The domineering woman has inexorable control over her daughters placing them all in a repressive setting where they don't have any social life of their own outside their home. The frustrated and angry daughters respond in their individual ways to their mother's cruelty leading to a tragic ending. | Nihalani's screenplay transports Lorca's Spanish setting on to a Rajasthan village. Rukmavati, a domineering matriarch has five daughters Savitri, Damayanti, Chandra, Mumal and Padma, all unmarried. The domineering woman has inexorable control over her daughters placing them all in a repressive setting where they don't have any social life of their own outside their home. The frustrated and angry daughters respond in their individual ways to their mother's cruelty leading to a tragic ending. | ||
Nahar Singh starts courting the eldest daughter Savitri but the youngest daughter Padma falls in love with him. He also responds to her. This makes Mumal jealous of her. One night as Padma goes out with Nahar, Mumal follows them leading to a confrontation. Rukmavati fires at Nahar. Padma commits suicide. Rukmavati, shaken but unbending still, has only to say, "My daughter died a virgin." | Nahar Singh starts courting the eldest daughter Savitri but the youngest daughter Padma falls in love with him. He also responds to her. This makes Mumal jealous of her. One night as Padma goes out with Nahar, Mumal follows them leading to a confrontation. Rukmavati fires at Nahar. Padma commits suicide. Rukmavati, shaken but unbending still, has only to say, "My daughter died a virgin." | ||
==Cast== | |||
*[[Uttara Baokar]] as Rukmavati. | |||
*[[Ila Arun]] as Savitri. | |||
*[[Kitu Gidwani]] as Mumal. | |||
*[[Pallavi Joshi]] as Padma. | |||
*[[Jyoti Subhash]] as Dhapabai. | |||
*[[Sohaila Kapur]] as Damayanti. | |||
*[[Suneeta Sengupta]] as Chandra. | |||
*[[Shikha Diwan]] as Bhanwari. | |||
*[[chandrima bhaduri]] as Nanisa. | |||
==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
Ajay Munjal and A.M. Padmanabhan won the 39th National Film Award for | Ajay Munjal and A.M. Padmanabhan won the [[39th National Film Awards]] for [[National Film Award for Best Audiography|Best Audiography]] and [[Samir Chanda]] for [[National Film Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]] for the film.<ref name="39thaward">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/78_39ndNfacatalogue.pdf|title=39th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=2 September 2020|archive-date=10 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710185719/http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/78_39ndNfacatalogue.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Films directed by Govind Nihalani]] | [[Category:Films directed by Govind Nihalani]] | ||
[[Category:Films whose production designer won the Best Production Design National Film Award]] | [[Category:Films whose production designer won the Best Production Design National Film Award]] | ||
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| Rukmavati Ki Haveli | |
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| Directed by | Govind Nihalani |
| Written by | Federico García Lorca (play) Govind Nihalani (screenplay) |
| Starring | Uttara Baokar, Ila Arun, Kitu Gidwani, Jyoti Subhash, Pallavi Joshi, Sohaila Kapur, Suneeta Sengupta. |
| Music by | Ila Arun |
| Cinematography | Govind Nihalani |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Rukmavati Ki Haveli (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is a 1991 Indian film. The film is directed by Govind Nihalani and is based on Federico Garcia Lorca's Spanish play The House of Bernarda Alba.[1] The screenplay is written by Nihalani himself.
Plot[edit | edit source]
Nihalani's screenplay transports Lorca's Spanish setting on to a Rajasthan village. Rukmavati, a domineering matriarch has five daughters Savitri, Damayanti, Chandra, Mumal and Padma, all unmarried. The domineering woman has inexorable control over her daughters placing them all in a repressive setting where they don't have any social life of their own outside their home. The frustrated and angry daughters respond in their individual ways to their mother's cruelty leading to a tragic ending.
Nahar Singh starts courting the eldest daughter Savitri but the youngest daughter Padma falls in love with him. He also responds to her. This makes Mumal jealous of her. One night as Padma goes out with Nahar, Mumal follows them leading to a confrontation. Rukmavati fires at Nahar. Padma commits suicide. Rukmavati, shaken but unbending still, has only to say, "My daughter died a virgin."
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Uttara Baokar as Rukmavati.
- Ila Arun as Savitri.
- Kitu Gidwani as Mumal.
- Pallavi Joshi as Padma.
- Jyoti Subhash as Dhapabai.
- Sohaila Kapur as Damayanti.
- Suneeta Sengupta as Chandra.
- Shikha Diwan as Bhanwari.
- chandrima bhaduri as Nanisa.
Awards[edit | edit source]
Ajay Munjal and A.M. Padmanabhan won the 39th National Film Awards for Best Audiography and Samir Chanda for Best Art Direction for the film.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Jain, Madhu (31 December 1990). "Teletalk". India Today. New Delhi: Living Media. Archived from the original on 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
Tamas is a difficult act to follow on the small screen. But Govind Nihalani seems set to do it with three Hindi telefilms based on modern European classics. He's just completed Rukmavati Ki Haveli, the working title of his adaptation of Federico Garcia Lorca'sThe House of Bernada Alba, with Uttara Baokar, Pallavi Joshi and Kittu Gidwani.
- ↑ "39th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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