Kamla (film)
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Kamla | |
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File:Kamla-poster.jpg | |
Directed by | Jagmohan Mundhra |
Produced by | Jagmohan Mundhra |
Written by | Vijay Tendulkar Vasant Dev (dialogue) |
Screenplay by | Vijay Tendulkar |
Story by | Vijay Tendulkar |
Based on | Kamala by Vijay Tendulkar |
Starring | Shabana Azmi Deepti Naval Marc Zuber A.K. Hangal Tun Tun Sulabha Deshpande |
Music by | Bappi Lahiri |
Cinematography | Pravin Bhatt |
Edited by | Ashok Bandekar |
Release date |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Kamla is a 1984 Hindi film produced and directed by Jagmohan Mundhra, starring Deepti Naval, Shabana Azmi, and Marc Zuber in lead roles. The film is titled after the character of Naval.[1] The screenplay by Vijay Tendulkar was based on his play Kamala, written in 1981.
Plot[edit]
Jaisingh Jadav (Marc Zuber), a Delhi-based journalist finds that even to this date, the flesh trade exists in a village in Madhya Pradesh, the victims being girls belonging to the Bhil tribe. Like any avid journalist, he travels to the village, followed by really buying a girl named Kamla (Deepti Naval) and takes her to his home in Delhi. As his intentions were good, some days later he holds a press conference where he reveals the actual wrongdoings going on in the village.[2]
Cast[edit]
- Deepti Naval as Kamla
- Shabana Azmi as Sarita Jadhav
- Marc Zuber as Jaisingh Jadhav
- A.K. Hangal as Kakasaab (Sarita's uncle)
- Sulabha Deshpande
- Tun Tun
Music[edit]
- "Aaj Phir Aaine Se" - Salma Agha
- "Insaano Ko Neelam Kare Duniya" - Pankaj Udhas
- "Kaisa Yeh Karam" - Pankaj Udhas
Critical reception[edit]
Upon its release, Kamla received rave reviews. The Times of India in a review stated, "Deepti Naval is called to widen her eyes, tremble like a scared rabbit and drop pearly smiles. To her credit, she performs these chores competently." The Indian Express wrote, "Mundhara is to be complimented on getting two credible – perhaps notable – performances from Deepti Naval and Marc Zuber – whose talents have so far been pretty well concealed."[3]
True Incident Inspiration[edit]
The movie is based on Tendulkar's play, which in turn is inspired by a real life expose by the journalist Ashwini Sarin, of The Indian Express. In the expose he actually bought a girl from the rural flesh market, from a village of Dholpur, Rajsthan, for an amount of Rs20000. He presented the woman at a press conference.
References[edit]
- ↑ Somaaya, Bhawana (2004). Cinema: Images & Issues. Rupa&Co. p. 389. ISBN 9788129103703.
- ↑ "Deepti Naval Filmography - Kamla".
- ↑ "Kamla Reviews".
External links[edit]
- Hindi-language movies
- 1984 films
- 1984 drama films
- 1980s Hindi-language films
- Indian films
- Indian drama films
- Films about human trafficking in India
- Films about women in India
- Films set in Delhi
- Atlantic Entertainment Group films
- Films scored by Bappi Lahiri
- 1985 drama films
- 1985 films
- Indian films based on plays
- Hindi-language drama films