Pestonjee

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Pestonjee
A. K. Bir
  • Rajan Kothari
    • Edited byRenu Saluja
    Music byVanraj Bhatia
    Release date
    • 20 May 1988 (1988-05-20) (India)
    Running time
    		125 minutes
    CountryIndia
    LanguageHindi

    Pestonjee is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Vijaya Mehta, starring Anupam Kher, Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi, based on a story by film journalist B. K. Karanjia.

    At the 35th National Film Awards, it won the award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.[1]

    Synopsis

    The film is an intimate look into the life and manners of the

    Kiron Kher
    ), Pesi's mistress whom Phiroj had thought of as a loose woman, ends up paying for the funeral which Phiroj repays to her as he cannot abide the thought that in even his death, Pesi's mistress has a hold on him. In the end, Phiroj realizes that life was not what he imagined it would be and it is everybody's journey in life to find and determine what their own happiness is.

    Cast

    Reception

    Critically, the film was generally well appreciated, both for its meticulous depiction of Parsi life and for the performances by all the lead actors. Scholars Gokulsing and Dissanayake write: "... there is certainly a strain of sentimentality in the film. But it is counterbalanced by the comic observations of the director and the humour generated by the dialogue as well as the acting."[2]

    Academic and activist

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    Awards

    References

    1. ^ a b c "35th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
    2. ISBN 1858563291
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    3. ^ Vanita, Ruth. "A Conservative Rebel" (PDF). Retrieved 13 May 2013.
    4. ^ a b "BFJA Awards (1989)". Retrieved 21 March 2013.

    External links

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