Sadgati
| Sadgati | |
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| Directed by | Satyajit Ray |
| Written by |
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| Screenplay by | Satyajit Ray |
| Based on | Short story Sadgati by Premchand |
| Produced by | Doordarshan |
| Starring | Om Puri Smita Patil Mohan Agashe Gita Siddharth Richa Mishra |
| Cinematography | Soumendu Roy |
| Edited by | Dulal Dutta |
| Music by | Satyajit Ray |
Release date |
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Running time | 52 min[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Sadgati (transl. Salvation [or] Deliverance) is a 1981 Hindi television film directed by Satyajit Ray, based on a short story of same name by Munshi Premchand. Ray called this drama of a poor Dalit "a deeply angry film [...] not the anger of an exploding bomb but of a bow stretched taut and quivering."[2]
Cast
- Om Puri as Dukhi
- Smita Patil as Jhuria
- Mohan Agashe as The Priest
- Gita Siddharth as The wife
- Richa Mishra as Dhania
Reception
The Film Sufi's reviewer rated the film 3.5/5 and commented, "The Brahmin and his wife are not evil people, but they are comfortably situated inside a system that perpetuates injustice – and they take advantage of it for their own selfish gains. And those who remain, such as Dukhi and Jhuria, can do nothing but suffer. Dukhi was a dedicated believer in the social system in which he lived, even though he was an outcast. This filming of Sadgati has just the right tone for the telling of this tale. Besides the cinematography of Soumendu Roy, there is the impeccable work of Ray’s usual film editor, Dulal Dutta. And, as usual, there is Ray’s moody, low-key music that maintains the right tone."[3] Shaikh Ayaz of The Indian Express noted, "Having the distinction of being Doordarshan’s first colour outing, Sadgati is 40 years old today but it’s message is still relevant".[4]
References
- ^ Satyajit Ray (2 April 2013). Satyajit Ray on Cinema. Columbia University Press. pp. 158–. ISBN 978-0-231-53547-2.
- ^ Ray, Satyajit. The Chess Players and Other Screenplays. London: Faber and Faber, 1989, p. 80. ISBN 0-571-14074-2
- ^ ""Sadgati" - Satyajit Ray (1981)". filmsufi.com.
- ^ "Satyajit Ray's 'cruellest' film to date, Sadgati, turns 40". The Indian Express.
