Char Adhyay
Char Adhyay (English: Four Chapters) 1997 Indian Hindi language drama film written and directed by Kumar Shahani. It is based on Rabindranath Tagore's last novel by the same name, written in 1934.[1]
| Char Adhyay | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kumar Shahani |
| Produced by | National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) Doordarshan |
| Written by | Kumar Shahani Udayan Vajpeyi (dialogue) |
| Based on | Char Adhyay (1934) by Rabindranath Tagore |
| Music by | Vanraj Bhatia |
| Cinematography | K. K. Mahajan |
| Edited by | Sujata Narula |
Release date | 1997 |
Running time | 110 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
The film is set in the late Bengali Renaissance of the 1930s and 1940s, and a group of young intellectuals and revolutionaries involved with the Indian independence movement. It deals with the impact of political issues on personal lives and questions blind nationalism and blind adherence to a leader and delves into the ugly face of idealism.[1][2][3]
Most of the cast included non-actors, Nandini Ghosal was an Odissi dancer a disciple of Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra, Kaushik Gopal was a psychoanalyst, while Sumanto Chattopadhyay worked in advertising and acted in theatre.[3]
Cast
- Sumanto Chattopadhyay as Atindra
- Nandini Ghosal as Ela
- Kaushik Gopal as Indranath
- Shiboprosad Mukherjee
- Shruti Yusufi
- Rajat Kapoor
- Ramchandra Parihar
References
- Rabindranath Tagore (2011). The Essential Tagore. Harvard University Press. p. 656. ISBN 978-0-674-05790-6.
- "Kumar Shahani". The 5th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- Madhu Jain (14 July 1997). "Char Adhyay: Tagore novel adaptation is set to create ripples". India Today. Retrieved 4 May 2014.