Bawandar

2000 2h 5m HI

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6.2

MID

★6.2TMDB · 4

Drama

Synopsis

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A rural Indian woman joins a campaign against social injustice. Her activism sparks violent retaliation from village elders, forcing her to navigate a corrupt legal system.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nandita Das
Saanvri
Raghubir Yadav
Sohan
Deepti Naval
Shobha Devi
Rahul Khanna
Ravi
Laila Rouass
Amy
Govind Namdeo
Dhanraj Meena
Lillete Dubey
Anita
Ishrat Ali
Purnia Gujjar

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jag Mundhra
Writers: Sudha Arora, Ashok Mishra
Languages: Hindi

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ERA

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

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jag Mundhra, shot by Ashok Kumar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Nandita Das and Raghubir Yadav and Deepti Naval carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0280465 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Jag Mundhra directs. Ashok Kumar behind the camera. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

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126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Jag Mundhra, shot by Ashok Kumar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Nandita Das and Raghubir Yadav and Deepti Naval carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0280465 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.