Paar (film)

Paar
File:Paar Poster.JPG Poster of Paar
Directed by	Goutam Ghose
Written by	Partha Banerjee
Based on	Paathi by Samaresh Basu
Starring	Shabana Azmi Naseeruddin Shah Om Puri Utpal Dutt
Release dates	1984
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Paar (translation: "The Crossing ") is a 1984 Hindi movie directed by Goutam Ghose. The film stars Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri. Naseeruddin Shah won a Volpi Cup for his role as Naurangia. The film was based on Bengali story Paathi by Samaresh Basu.

Plot

The film of exploitation in rural Bihar, in which a landlord (Utpal Dutt)’s men wreck a village and kill the benevolent schoolmaster (Anil Chatterjee) who was a progressive force in the village. The labourer Naurangia (Naseeruddin Shah) breaks with a tradition to passive resistance and retaliates by killing the landlord’s brother. Naurangia and his wife Rama (Shabana Azmi) become fugitives from justice. After many efforts to find sustenance elsewhere, the two decide to return home. To earn the fare, they agree to drive the herd of pigs through the river, causing the pregnant Rama to believe she has lost her baby.But they have to swim across a wide, swiftly flowing river, in which they nearly drown before reaching safety. At the end of the film Naurangia puts his ear to her belly and listens to the heartbeats of the unborn baby.

Cast

• Naseeruddin Shah ... Naurangia
• Shabana Azmi ... Rama
• Om Puri ... Ram Naresh(Village Pradhan)
• Utpal Dutt ... Landlord

Awards

• Best Screenplay for Goutam Ghose and Partha Banerjee
• National Film Award for Best Actor for Naseeruddin Shah
• National Film Award for Best Actress for Shabana Azmi
• Volpi Cup Best Actor for Naseeruddin Shah
• UNESCO Award at Venice Film Festival
• Fipresci Award
• Red Cross Award at Verna Film Festival (1987)

External links

• Paar at IMDb