Patang ('Kite') is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Goutam Ghose, starring Shabana Azmi, Shafiq Syed, Om Puri and Rabi Ghosh. It is set in small railway station near Gaya and shows the lives of people in illegal slums near it.[1][2] The film was shot in Gaya and Manpur in Bihar.
| Patang | |
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| Directed by | Goutam Ghose |
| Screenplay by | Goutam Ghose Ain Rasheed Khan, Sanjay Sahay |
| Story by | Sanjay Sahay |
| Produced by | Sanjay Sahay Durba Sahay |
| Starring | Shabana Azmi Shafiq Syed Om Puri Rabi Ghosh |
| Cinematography | Goutam Ghose |
| Edited by | Moloy Banerjee |
| Music by | Goutam Ghose |
Production company | G.N.S. Motion Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
At the 41st National Film Awards (for 1993), Patang won the award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.[3] At the Taormina Film Fest, Shabana Azmi won the Best Actress Award.[4] Child actor Shafiq Syed, who played the lead role of Krishna (Chaipau) in Mira Nair's Academy Award-nominated film Salaam Bombay! (1988), acted in the film. This was the only other one he did.[5]
Cast
edit- Shabana Azmi as Jitni
- Shafiq Syed as Somra
- Om Puri as Mathura
- Rabi Ghosh
- Abul Khair
- Mohan Agashe
- Kamlesh Kunti Singh
- Ashad Sinha
- Shatrughan Sinha as Rabbani
- Durba Sahay as Collector's Wife
References
edit- ^ "Patang". Goutam Ghose website. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ Sandra Brennan. "Patang". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 June 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "41st National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Patang – Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ K.M. Rakesh (1 May 2012). "Salaam Bombay tea boy to TV help". The Telegraph (Kolkata). Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
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