Patang (film)
Patang (English: 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 |
| Produced by | Sanjay Sahay Durba Sahay |
| Screenplay by | Goutam Ghose Ain Rasheed Khan, Sanjay Sahay |
| Story by | Sanjay Sahay |
| Starring | Shabana Azmi Shafiq Syed Om Puri Rabi Ghosh |
| Music by | Goutam Ghose |
| Cinematography | Goutam Ghose |
| Edited by | Moloy Banerjee |
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
- 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
- "Patang". Goutam Ghose website. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- "Patang". New York Times. 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). Retrieved 15 June 2014.
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