Kasba (film)
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Fareeda Mehta
by Anton Chekhov
M. K. Raina
Manohar Singh
Shatrughan Sinha
Mita Vashisht
Raghubir Yadav
| Kasba | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kumar Shahani |
| Written by | Kumar Shahani Fareeda Mehta |
| Based on | In the Ravine by Anton Chekhov |
| Starring | Navjot Hansra M. K. Raina Manohar Singh Shatrughan Sinha Mita Vashisht Raghubir Yadav |
| Cinematography | K. K. Mahajan |
| Music by | Vanraj Bhatia |
| Distributed by | National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) |
Release date |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Kasba (English: The Town) is a 1991 Indian drama film written and directed by Kumar Shahani. It is based on the short story "In the Ravine" by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov.[1] The movie is an important work in the Indian Parallel Cinema movement which started in the early 1970s. It is one of the last films to be part of the movement as it died out by the early 1990s.[2]
The story centers on a small town entrepreneur named Maniram who makes a major profit by cheating people and selling them tainted food. His business is run by his daughter-in-law, Tejo, who is married to Maniram's mentally challenged younger son. Things go awry when Maniram's elder son comes back into town to get married. He runs away from his wife after their marriage night and ends up being arrested in Delhi. The police, with further investigation, start to crack down on Maniram's corrupt business, and all the while Tejo starts to become mad with power and greed.[3]
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