Main Zinda Hoon

1988 1h 54m HI

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 9

Drama

Synopsis

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Beena, a villager married to a man in the city, is shocked to find that her husband has left the house. She begins to provide for the family, but faces issues when she falls in love with a co-worker.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Deepti Naval
Beena
Pankaj Kapur
Ravi
Alok Nath
Alok
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Father
Sushmita Mukherjee
Anjali
Rajendra Gupta
Father-in-law
Sarita Joshi
Mother-in-law

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sudhir Mishra
Writers: Sudhir Mishra
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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ERA

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38 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 Sudhir Mishra, shot by Rajesh Joshi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Renu Saluja 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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Deepti Naval and Pankaj Kapur and Alok Nath carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0446395 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sudhir Mishra directs. Rajesh Joshi behind the camera. Renu Saluja cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

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138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Sudhir Mishra, shot by Rajesh Joshi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Renu Saluja shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Deepti Naval and Pankaj Kapur and Alok Nath carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0446395 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.