Maya Darpan (1973)
1h 47m
Running Time
August 2, 1973Release Date
Maya Darpan (1973)
1h 47m
Running Time
August 2, 1973Release Date
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Plot.
In his debut feature film, Kumar Shahani employs highly innovative forms for depicting the conflict between oppressive feudal norms and a changing industrial landscape while making female sexuality and its complex mindscape the focus. The protagonist, Taran, the younger daughter of a Rajasthani zamindar revolts against the social code set by the class system by a sexual encounter with an engineer. This film was one of the earlier and successful examples experimentation in colour during the advent of New Indian cinema.
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Cast & Crew.

Aditi
Taran

Anil Pandya
Diwan Saab

Kanta Vyas
Taran's Mother

Iqbalnath Kaul
Engineer Saab

Kumar Shahani
Director / Writer

Nirmal Verma
Story

Bhaskar Chandavarkar
Composer

K.K. Mahajan
Cinematographer
Details.
This Movie Is About.
india
bollywood
Wiki.
Maya Darpan (transl. the illusory mirror) is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Kumar Shahani. It is a significant work of the Indian Parallel Cinema movement which started during the 1950s with filmmakers Satyajit Ray ,Mrinal Sen and Ritwik Ghatak. The film was forgotten soon after its release, but was rediscovered and is today considered a landmark work of Indian cinema. The film stars Aditi and Anil Pandya.
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