Hasina (film)

Hasina
File:Hasina 2004.jpg
Directed by	Girish Kasaravalli
Written by	Bhanu Mustak
Starring	Taara
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Hasina is a 2004 Kannada-language film by Girish Kasaravalli.The lead actress, Taara, won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her role as Hasina about the story of a Muslim Indian woman deserted by her husband.

Synopsis

Tara (left) and Girish Kasaravalli (right), Director of the movie.

The film, based on the story Kari Nagaragalu by Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq, looks at Hasina (Taara) who marries auto driver Yakub (Chandrahas Ullal) against his mother's wishes. The couple have three daughters the visually impaired Munni, Shubby and Habeeb. Pregnant with their fourth child, the couple break social codes and do a pregnancy scan to ascertain the baby's gender. When Yakub realises it is yet another girl, he becomes at turns abusive and neglectful, eventually leaving Hasina to fend for herself.

Cast

Tara in Hasina's look and her performance won her National Film Award for Best Actress.

• Tara as Hasina
• Chandrahas Ullal as Yakoob
• Chitra Shenoy as Jhuleka Begum
• Purushottam Talavata as Muthuvalli Saab
• Ruthu as Muthuvalli's Wife
• Baby Bodhini as Munni

Awards and honours

Award	Award Category – Winner
2004 National Film Awards	Best Actress – Thara Best Costume Design – Ishrath Nissar,M. N. Swamy Best Film on Family Welfare
Karnataka State Film Awards (2004–05)	Karnataka State Film Award for Best Social film – Girish Kasaravalli Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Female) – Baby Bodhini Bhargavi

DVD Release

Total Kannada Video released movie's DVD in August 2016,after a gap of 12 years of release.

External links

• Hasina on IMDb