Debshishu
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| Debshishu | |
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 Promotional Poster | |
| Directed by | Utpalendu Chakrabarty |
| Produced by | NFDC |
| Starring | Smita Patil Om Puri Rohini Hattangadi Sadhu Meher |
Release date |
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Running time | 1 hour 40 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Debshishu (transl. Lord's children) is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Utpalendu Chakrabarty, starring Smita Patil and Om Puri. The film is an NFDC production,[1] and Patil worked without remuneration.[2]
Plot
[edit]An illiterate man and his wife live life on the road after their village was destroyed by a flood. When the man's wife gives birth to a deformed baby, proclaimed to be a 'child of the devil' by the local pundit (Hindu priest) who forces them to abandon the infant and exiles them from the community. The couple's journey then takes them on a series of bizarre and heart-breaking revelations.
Cast
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Arunachalam, Param (2020). BollySwar: 1981–1990. Mavrix Infotech. p. 553. ISBN 9788193848227.
- ^ Ray, Kunal (17 October 2015). "'Smita struggled with curious contradictions'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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