| Khandahar | |
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 French poster of the film | |
| Directed by | Mrinal Sen |
| Screenplay by | Mrinal Sen Premendra Mitra |
| Based on | Telenapota Abishkar byPremendra Mitra |
| Produced by | Jagadish Choukhani |
| Starring | Shabana Azmi Naseeruddin Shah Sreela Majumdar |
| Cinematography | K. K. Mahajan |
| Edited by | Mrinmoy Chakraborty |
| Music by | Bhaskar Chandavarkar |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Khandhar (English:Ruins) is a 1984 IndianHindi-language film directed byMrinal Sen, based onPremendra Mitra'sBengali short storyTelenapota Abishkar (Discovering Telenapota).[1] The film starsShabana Azmi,Naseeruddin Shah andPankaj Kapur.[2] It was screened in theUn Certain Regard section at the1984 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
Three friends from the city visit some ruins where an aged mother (Gita Sen) and her daughter Jamini live. The mother awaits the arrival of a distant cousin to marry Jamini, but the man is already married and living inCalcutta. The photographer Subhash takes pity on the family and pretends to be the awaited suitor. They keep up the charade for the duration of the trio's visit, Subhash quietly becoming attracted to Jamini even as he understands the fate awaiting her. When the friends leave, Jamini stays behind, facing a life of loneliness in the ruins.
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