Hari-Bhari

Hari-Bhari
Hari-Bhari
Directed by	Shyam Benegal
Produced by	NFDC
Written by	Priya Chandrasekar (Screenplay); Shama Zaidi (Screenplay & Dialogue)
Starring	Shabana Azmi; Rajit Kapur; Rajeshwari Sachdev; Nandita Das
Music by	Vanraj Bhatia
Cinematography	Rajan Kothari
Edited by	Aseem Sinha
Release date	2000;
Running time	134 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

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Hari-Bhari (Fertility) is a 2000 Hindi film by Shyam Benegal, starring Shabana Azmi, Rajit Kapur, Rajeshwari Sachdev, Surekha Sikri and Nandita Das in the lead roles.

The film revolves around the story of five women, belonging to different generations, each looking emancipation and the right to run their lives their own way. The film's main theme is the issue of women's 'fertility rights' empowerment.

The film won the 2000 National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare.

Plot[edit]

The movie tells the story of a middle aged Muslim woman Gazala (Shabana Azmi), who is ill-treated by her husband and sent back to her parents’ home, just because she is unable to give birth to a son. Gazala does have a daughter Salma (Rajeshwari Sachdev). The plot revolves around Gazala's stay at her mother's home and the problems faced by the women of the house, namely her mother and sisters-in-law. The film is a beautiful description of the problems faced by women in the name of fertility, or in a different sense the urge to have a male child, especially in rural India.

Shyam Benegal provides a masterpiece, reflecting on the sorrowful plight of rural Indian women. The irony lies in the point where the movie begins with a scene which shows a bull being brought to impregnate a buffalo. Five different women, each with a different story depicting the harsh realities of a woman's life.

Cast[edit]

Shabana Azmi as Ghazala
Rajit Kapur as Khurshid
Rajeshwari Sachdev as Salma
Surekha Sikri as Hasina
Nandita Das as Afsana
Seema Bhargava as Rampyari
Lalit Tiwari as Khaleej

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