Sadgati
| Sadgati | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Satyajit Ray |
| Written by | Amrit Rai, Satyajit Ray (Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Satyajit Ray |
| Story by | Munshi Premchand |
| Produced by | Doordarshan, Govt. of India (Indian National Television) |
| 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 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Sadgati (The Deliverance) is a 1981 Hindi film, primarily made for TV, by Satyajit Ray, based on a short story of same name by Munshi Premchand.
Plot
The film is a vicious indictment of the Indian caste system; when a poor and out-caste, village shoemaker, Dukhi (Om Puri), goes to village Brahmin (Hindu priest) (Mohan Agashe) to get the date oft his daughter's marriage fixed, the Brahmin in turn asks for labour without pay in exchange, the ensuing events however turn the table against the priest, who in the end has to fore-go all the lofty tradition, including that of untouchability, he held so dearly, all this life, in his life as village priest.[1]
Cast
- Om Puri as Dukhi
- Smita Patil as Jhuria
- Mohan Agashe as The Brahmin
- Gita Siddharth as The Brahmin's wife
- Richa Mishra as Dhania
Crew
- Art direction: Ashoke Bose
- Sound designer: Amulya Das
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