In his debut feature film, Kumar Shahani employs highly innovative forms for depicting the conflict between oppressive feudal norms and a changing industrial landscape while making female sexuality and its complex mindscape the focus. The protagonist, Taran, the younger daughter of a Rajasthani zamindar revolts against the social code set by the class system by a sexual encounter with an engineer. This film was one of the earlier and successful examples experimentation in colour during the advent of New Indian cinema.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Aditi, Anil Pandya, Kanta Vyas, Iqbalnath Kaul
Crew: Kumar Shahani (Director), Nirmal Verma (Story), Kumar Shahani (Writer)
Country: India
Language: हिन्दी
Studio: Film Finance Corporation, National Film Development Corporation of India
Runtime: 107 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Aug 02, 1973
IMDb: 4.6
Keywords:india
