Kharij
Sign in to saveKharij, often translated as The Case is Closed, is a 1982 Bengali film directed by Mrinal Sen and produced by Neelkanth Films. It is based on the 1974 novel of the same by Ramapada Chowdhury. It follows a Calcutta family struggling with guilt after their child servant dies from carbon monoxide poisoning in the kitchen, exposing the Bengali middle class's societal structure that upholds the status quo for social and economic survival. The film was a box office success and won the Jury Prize at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival along with widespread critical acclaim.
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7.0A pre-teenager servant boy dies of carbon monoxide poisoning on a cold winter night in the kitchen. The happy household is suddenly thrown into a psychological trauma. Torn between a sense of guilt and fear of a police case and consequently scandal, the employer and his wife expose their petty, hypocritical selves.
Released: 1982-12-3191 minDir: Mrinal SenDrama
Cast
- Anjan Dutt as Anjan Sen
- Mamata Shankar as Mamata Sen
- Sreela Majumdar as Sreela
- Debatosh Ghosh
- Nilotpal Dey
- Bimal Chatterjee
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1982
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Bangla
- Director
- Mrinal Sen
- Screenwriter
- Mrinal Sen
- Cast member
- Sreela Majumdar
- Composer
- B. V. Karanth
- Narrative location
- Kolkata
- Duration
- +95
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Kharij, often translated as The Case is Closed, is a 1982 Bengali film directed by Mrinal Sen and produced by Neelkanth Films. It is based on the 1974 novel of the same by Ramapada Chowdhury. It follows a Calcutta family struggling with guilt after their child servant dies from carbon monoxide poisoning in the kitchen, exposing the Bengali middle class's societal structure that upholds the status quo for social and economic survival. The film was a box office success and won the Jury Prize at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival along with widespread critical acclaim.
==Plot== The movie tells the story of a middle-class family whose child servant, Palan, is found dead in their kitchen, and their efforts to pacify his grieving father.
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1982 Bengali-language films1982 drama films1982 filmsBengali-language Indian filmsFilms based on works by Ramapada ChowdhuryFilms directed by Mrinal SenFilms set in KolkataFilms whose production designer won the Best Production Design National Film AwardFilms whose writer won the Best Original Screenplay National Film AwardJury Prize (Cannes Film Festival) winnersSecond Best Feature Film National Film Award winners