Hasina (film)
Hasina is a 2004 Kannada-language film by Girish Kasaravalli.The lead actress, Taara, won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her role as Hasina about the story of a Muslim Indian woman deserted by her husband.[1]
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Directed by | Girish Kasaravalli |
Written by | Bhanu Mustak |
Starring | Taara |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Synopsis
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The film, based on the story Kari Nagaragalu by Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq, looks at Hasina (Taara) who marries auto driver Yakub (Chandrahas Ullal)[2] against his mother's wishes. The couple have three daughters the visually impaired Munni, Shubby and Habeeb. Pregnant with their fourth child, the couple break social codes and do a pregnancy scan to ascertain the baby's gender. When Yakub realises it is yet another girl, he becomes at turns abusive and neglectful, eventually leaving Hasina to fend for herself.[3]
Cast
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- Tara as Hasina
- Chandrahas Ullal as Yakoob
- Chitra Shenoy as Jhuleka Begum
- Purushottam Talavata as Muthuvalli Saab
- Ruthu as Muthuvalli's Wife
- Baby Bodhini as Munni
Awards and honours
Award | Award Category – Winner |
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2004 National Film Awards | Best Actress – Thara [4] Best Costume Design – Ishrath Nissar,M. N. Swamy [4] Best Film on Family Welfare [4] |
Karnataka State Film Awards (2004-05) | Karnataka State Film Award for Best Social film – Girish Kasaravalli Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Female) – Baby Bodhini Bhargavi[5] |
DVD Release
Total Kannada Video released movie's DVD in August 2016,after a gap of 12 years of release.
References
- "Upperstall.com". Girish Kasaravalli's films.
- "imdb.com". Chandrahas Ullal's films.
- "The Hindu". Seeking a voice.
- Awards for Hasina. IMDb.
- Karnataka State Film Awards 2004-05 announced – Monalisa bagged the first best film award