Damul Explained

Damul
Director:Prakash Jha[1]
Starring:Annu Kapoor
Sreela Majumdar
Manohar Singh
Deepti Naval
Ranjan Kamath
Pyare Mohan Sahay
Music:Raghunath Seth
Cinematography:Rajen Kothari
Producer:Prakash Jha[2]
Runtime:106 min
Country:India
Language:Hindi
Budget:[3]

Damul (English: italic=yes|Bonded until Death) is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Prakash Jha, based on the story Kaalsootra, by Shaiwal, a native of Gaya district of Bihar,[4] starring Annu Kapoor, Sreela Majumdar, Manohar Singh, Deepti Naval, Ranjan Kamath and Pyare Mohan Sahay in lead roles.

Plot

The story is about a bonded labourer who is forced to steal for his landlord, to whom he is bonded until death. Set in rural Bihar of 1984, the film focuses on the caste politics and the oppression of the lower castes in the region, through bonded labour. The film also highlights the issue of heavy migration of the poor villagers of Bihar to richer states like Punjab in search of livelihood.[5]

Awards

International acclaim

Damul was invited for both the competition and participation sections at the Montreal, Chicago and Moscow film festivals.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Retrospective of Prakash Jha movies in Fiji this week - Indian Express . 28 April 2012 . 9 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130409005716/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/retrospective-of-prakash-jha-movies-in-fiji/660991 . dead .
  2. Web site: The Demise of Parallel Cinema . 28 April 2012 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064457/http://theviewspaper.net/the-demise-of-parallel-cinema/ . dead .
  3. News: 'For film-makers politics is risky'. Sharma. Sanjukta. Mint. 4 June 2010. 8 April 2018.
  4. http://passionforcinema.com/prakash-jha-hrishikesh-mukharjee-cried-after-watching-my-film/ Interview Part I
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=zX4GY37rG8kC&pg=PA66&dq=Prakash+Jha&sig=ACfU3U0VH3L9S9rYt814G_FFcjweiDL1Tg Damul