Massey sahib
Krishen, Pradip
Massey sahib videorecording directed by Pradip Krishen. - Mumbai National Film Development Corporation Ltd c1986 - 1 videodisc (118 min.) sd., col 4 3/4 in. - Cinemas of India .
Videodisc release of the 1986 motion picture.
In a small, tribal district town of Central India in 1929, Francis Massey is the 'English Type Babu' at the Deputy Commissioner's office. For a man of lowly birth, Massey has risen to a dizzying height. Whenever the real world fails him, he improvises - boldly. Alas, the unsmiling, implacable machinery of the Raj has no room for Massey Sahib the entertainer. Right up to the bitter end, Massey believes that Deputy Commissioner Adam Sahib will step in and save him...
Music, Vanraj Bhatia. Music, Vanraj Bhatia.
Raghuvir Yadav, Barry John, Arundhati Roy, Virendra Saxena.
DVD; NTSC all regions.
In Hindi within English subtitles
Awards : Venice International Film Festival Fipresci Critics award (Best actor) ; Indian director's association award (Best director) ; International film festival of India (Best actor).
Man-woman relationships- Drama- India --
Motion pictures, Hindi
Ethnic relations.
Colonial administrators.
Social history.
Loyalty.
Feature films.
791.4372 / MA
Massey sahib videorecording directed by Pradip Krishen. - Mumbai National Film Development Corporation Ltd c1986 - 1 videodisc (118 min.) sd., col 4 3/4 in. - Cinemas of India .
Videodisc release of the 1986 motion picture.
In a small, tribal district town of Central India in 1929, Francis Massey is the 'English Type Babu' at the Deputy Commissioner's office. For a man of lowly birth, Massey has risen to a dizzying height. Whenever the real world fails him, he improvises - boldly. Alas, the unsmiling, implacable machinery of the Raj has no room for Massey Sahib the entertainer. Right up to the bitter end, Massey believes that Deputy Commissioner Adam Sahib will step in and save him...
Music, Vanraj Bhatia. Music, Vanraj Bhatia.
Raghuvir Yadav, Barry John, Arundhati Roy, Virendra Saxena.
DVD; NTSC all regions.
In Hindi within English subtitles
Awards : Venice International Film Festival Fipresci Critics award (Best actor) ; Indian director's association award (Best director) ; International film festival of India (Best actor).
Man-woman relationships- Drama- India --
Motion pictures, Hindi
Ethnic relations.
Colonial administrators.
Social history.
Loyalty.
Feature films.
791.4372 / MA