Atithee

1978 2h 18m HI

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 1

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Navendhu Kumar lives a poor lifestyle with his handicapped father, Mohan, housewife mom, two unmarried sisters, Leela and Rajni, a younger brother, Kundan, and a sweetheart in Meena. He works for Avinash Gupta, however, when differences occur, he is framed by Gupta for breaking and entering, arrested by the police, tried in Court, and exiled from the town for a period of 12 months. After he leaves, the family is almost destitute and are exploited by Gupta. Then some months later, a young man, Anand, comes to visit them, informing them that Navendhu has sent him. He gives them some money for day to day expenses, gets some clothes for everyone, and a wheelchair for Mohan. He arranges the marriage of Rajni with her boyfriend, Ajay, despite strong opposition from Gupta, and falls in love with Leela. What the Kumar family do not know is that Anand is a fugitive on the run from the police in Bombay, and he harbors a dark secret that will change their lives forever.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Shashi Kapoor
Anand
Shabana Azmi
Leela M. Kumar / Julie
Shatrughan Sinha
Navendhu M. Kumar
Vidya Sinha
Meena / Martha
Utpal Dutt
Avinash Gupta
Mac Mohan
Abdullah
Deven Verma
Station Master
Bharat Bhushan
Mohan Kumar

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Arabind Sen
Writers: Prafulla Roy, Prafulla Roy
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Arabind Sen, shot by Marshall Braganza. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ramesh Pai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Shashi Kapoor and Shabana Azmi and Shatrughan Sinha carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0077183 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Arabind Sen directs. Marshall Braganza behind the camera. Ramesh Pai cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

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148 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Arabind Sen, shot by Marshall Braganza. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Ramesh Pai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Shashi Kapoor and Shabana Azmi and Shatrughan Sinha carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0077183 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.