Janani (1993 film)
| Janani (1993 film) | |
|---|---|
.jpeg) Roopa Ganguly in a still from the film | |
| Directed by | Sanat Dasgupta |
| Screenplay by | Partha Banerjee Ashutosh Sarkar Sanat Dasgupta |
| Story by | Mahasweta Devi |
| Produced by | Sanat Dasgupta |
| Starring | Roopa Ganguly Debesh Roy Chowdhury Shuvojit Dasgupta Gyanesh Mukherjee |
| Edited by | Prosanto Dey |
| Music by | Partha Sengupta |
Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Janani (Bengali : জননী, Jononee) is a 1993 Bengali film directed and produced by Sanat Dasgupta with a financial assistance from National Film Development Corporation of India.[1][2] The film narrates the life of a little boy and his ostracized mother who is isolated from him as she is believed to be a witch in the village she lives in.[3][4] It is based on a Bengali short story named Baen (Bengali: বাঁয়েন) written by the renowned Bengali author Mahasweta Devi.[5] It was scripted by Partha Banerjee, Ashutosh Sarkar and Sanat Dasgupta himself.[6] The music of the film was scored by Partha Sengupta.[7] It stars Roopa Ganguly in the central role.[8][9]
The film won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues in 1993 for its delicate portrayal of an obscurantist practice like witchcraft, prevalent in certain parts of the country.[10] The film was internationally screened under the title Mother.[11] For its social issues, this film attracted huge attention at several international film festivals. It was nominated for the Crystal Globe Award but lost to Mariano Barroso's film My Soul Brother (1994). It won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 1994.[12][13] It was also screened in the category "Cinema of Today : Reflections of Our Time" at the Montreal World Film Festival, 1994.[14] It was also screened at several other international film festivals including Cairo International Film Festival, 1994 and Dhaka International Film Festival, 1994 as closing film.[15] The film was not theatrically released in India.
Cast
- Roopa Ganguly
- Debesh Roy Chowdhury
- Suvojit Dasgupta
- Gyanesh Mukherjee
- Nemai Ghosh
- Ramen Roy Chowdhury
- Rajat Sen Gupta
- Simanta Chatterjee
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Caregory | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | National Film Award | Best Film on Other Social Issues | Won[16] |
| 1994 | Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Special Mention | Won[12] |
| Crystal Globe | Best Feature Film | Nominated[12] |
References
- ^ Mother (1993), retrieved 29 May 2017
- ^ "Media Gallery -". sanatdasgupta.weebly.com. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "SM2-Gender: LESSON 2 GENDER, CULTURE AND HISTORY". sol.du.ac.in. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "Bengali films | Talking about cinema | Page 6". chasingcinema.wordpress.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "JANANI (1994)". BFI. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Media Gallery -". sanatdasgupta.weebly.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Media Gallery -". sanatdasgupta.weebly.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ Mother (1993), retrieved 30 May 2017
- ^ Janani (in Polish), retrieved 17 June 2017
- ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). iffi.nic.in. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "KVIFF | Mother". www.kviff.com. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ a b c "Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (1994)". Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ Visarius, Karsten. "Interfilm - Das Netzwerk kirchlicher Filmarbeit!". old.gep.de. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Awards & Achievements -". sanatdasgupta.weebly.com. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Awards & Achievements -". sanatdasgupta.weebly.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). iffi.nic.in. Retrieved 30 May 2017.