Diksha videorecording directed by Arun Kaul ; produced by NFDC

By: Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmSeries: Cinamas of IndiaPublication details: Mumbai National Film Development Corporation c1991Description: 1 videodisc (120 min.) sd., col 4 3/4 inOther title:
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  • 791.4372 DI
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Diksha is 1991 Hindi film directed by Arun Kaul and is his only feature. The film is based on the Kannada novel Ghatashraddha by U. R. Ananthamurthy. Acharya Udupa is a vedic scholar running a residential school - a gurukul. An austere man demanding rigorous discipline from the novices under training, he accepts the latest disciple, Nanni, with the utmost reluctance. Nanni's training begins at two levels, the formal one with the Acharya, informal one with a couple of fellow novices. Also living with Udupa is Yamuna, his young daughter, a widow, whose life has a secret side to it. She is in love with the local schoolmaster - a forbidden, abhorrent idea for the Brahmin society. One night, during the Acharya's absence from the village, Yamuna has an intimate meeting with the schoolmaster. She becomes pregnant and a target for the orthodox society.
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  • Awards : National Award 1992 (Best Hindi Film) ; Filmfare Critics Award (Best Hindi Film, Best Screenplay) ; Annonay International Film Festival, France Prix Du Public Award (Best Film) ; Madhya Pradesh Film Development corporation (Best Film).
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Diksha is 1991 Hindi film directed by Arun Kaul and is his only feature. The film is based on the Kannada novel Ghatashraddha by U. R. Ananthamurthy. Acharya Udupa is a vedic scholar running a residential school - a gurukul. An austere man demanding rigorous discipline from the novices under training, he accepts the latest disciple, Nanni, with the utmost reluctance. Nanni's training begins at two levels, the formal one with the Acharya, informal one with a couple of fellow novices. Also living with Udupa is Yamuna, his young daughter, a widow, whose life has a secret side to it. She is in love with the local schoolmaster - a forbidden, abhorrent idea for the Brahmin society. One night, during the Acharya's absence from the village, Yamuna has an intimate meeting with the schoolmaster. She becomes pregnant and a target for the orthodox society.

DVD; NTSC all regions.

In Hindi with English subtitles.

Awards : National Award 1992 (Best Hindi Film) ; Filmfare Critics Award (Best Hindi Film, Best Screenplay) ; Annonay International Film Festival, France Prix Du Public Award (Best Film) ; Madhya Pradesh Film Development corporation (Best Film).

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