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| director = [[Shyam Benegal]] | | director = [[Shyam Benegal]] | ||
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| editing = [[Bhanudas Divakar]] | | editing = [[Bhanudas Divakar]] | ||
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| released = 1987 | | released = {{Film date|1987}} | ||
| runtime = 140 min | | runtime = 140 min | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
| language = | | language = Hindi | ||
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'''Susman''' (Essence) is a [[ | '''''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, | 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]] | * [[Shabana Azmi]] as Gauramma | ||
* [[Om Puri]] | * [[Om Puri]] as Ramulu | ||
* [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] | * [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as Narasimha | ||
* [[Neena Gupta]] | * [[Neena Gupta]] as Mandira | ||
* [[Mohan Agashe]] | * [[Mohan Agashe]] as President of Handloom Cooperative Society | ||
* [[K.K. Raina]] | * [[K.K. Raina]] | ||
* [[Annu Kapoor]] | * [[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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[[Category:1978 films]] | [[Category:1978 films]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1987 Hindi-language films]] | ||
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Shama Zaidi]] | |||
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[[Category:Films directed by Shyam Benegal]] | [[Category:Films directed by Shyam Benegal]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:33, 19 March 2026
| Susman | |
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| Directed by | Shyam Benegal |
| Produced by | Shyam Benegal |
| Written by | Shama Zaidi |
| Starring | Shabana Azmi Om Puri Kulbhushan Kharbanda |
| Music by | Vanraj Bhatia |
| Cinematography | Ashok Mehta |
| Edited by | Bhanudas Divakar |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Susman (hi; transl. Essence) is a 1987 Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal. The film highlighted the struggle of rural handloom weavers in the wake of rapid industrialization.[1]
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] 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.[2]
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Shabana Azmi as Gauramma
- Om Puri as Ramulu
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Narasimha
- Neena Gupta as Mandira
- Mohan Agashe as President of Handloom Cooperative Society
- K.K. Raina
- Annu Kapoor as Lakshmaya
- Ila Arun
- Anita Kanwar
- Pankaj Kapur
- Jayant Kripalani
- Satish Kaushik
- Harish Patel
- Pallavi Joshi as daughter Chinna [3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Rahman, M. (31 August 1986). "Shyam Benegal's film 'Susman' focuses on predicament of India's handloom weavers". India Today. New Delhi: Living Media. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ↑ Basu, Bubla (14 December 2017). "Like all Shyam Benegal films, 'Susman' engages, informs and educates". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ↑ "Shyam Benegal's film 'Susman' focuses on predicament of India's handloom weavers". India Today. 31 August 1986. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
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