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Bhavni Bhavai (1981)

2h 15m

Running Time

Bhavni Bhavai (1981)

Name: Bhavni Bhavai
Genre: Drama
Released: 1981-01-09

2h 15m

Running Time

Plot.

In a drought-stricken city in India, the emperor Maharaja Dhiraj Chandrasen, who has two wives, and no children, orders all kinds of rituals to appease the Rain Gods

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Cast & Crew.

Smita Patil

Ujam

Naseeruddin Shah

King Chakrasen

Mohan Gokhale

Jeevla / Raj Kumar

Om Puri

Maanav Bhagat

Dina Pathak

Bhagat's wife

Benjamin Gilani

Prime Minister

Nalin Dave

Gopi Desai

Suhasini Mulay

Kalilash Pandya

Ketan Mehta

Director / Writer

Meera Lakhia

Production Design

Ramesh Asher

Editor

Gaurang Vyas

Music

Hriday Lani

Dialogue

Media.

Details.

Release Date
January 9, 1981

Original Name
ભવની ભવાઈ

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 15m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2024-09-20

This Movie Is About.

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Wiki.

Bhavni Bhavai (Gujarati: ભવની ભવાઈ; The Tale of the Life) is a 1980 Gujarati film directed by Ketan Mehta, starring Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Smita Patil, Mohan Gokhale, Benjamin Gilani. It tells the story of untouchability through folklore and Bhavai.

Bhavni Bhavai was Ketan Mehta's debut film and received a critical acclaim. Mehta won the prestigious Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration, while Meera Lakhia won National Film Award for Best Production Design at the 28th National Film Awards. The film was selected for a festival at the Museum of Modern Art and received UNESCO Club Human Rights award at the Three Continents Festival.