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Umbartha
Sign in to saveUmbartha (IPA: Umbaraṭhā; ) is a 1982 Indian drama film produced by D. V. Rao and directed and coproduced by Jabbar Patel. The film was simultaneously shot in Marathi and Hindi, the latter titled Subah, with the same cast. It tells the story of a woman's dream to step outside her four walled home and bring change in the society. Smita Patil played the lead protagonist in the film for which she won Marathi Rajya Chitrapat Puraskar for Best Actress. The film was adjudged as the Best Feature Film in Marathi at the 29th National Film Awards for "a sincere cinematic statement on the theme of a woma
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6.9After her husband’s death, Mrs. Mahajan runs a prosperous household with her two sons, while her daughter-in-law Sulabha grows increasingly restless in her domestic role. When she accepts a job as a Superintendent of a distant women’s reformatory against her family’s wishes, she sets out to seek her independence and pursue a career in social service.
Cast
- Smita Patil as Sulabha Mahajan
- Girish Karnad as Subhash Mahajan
- Shrikant Moghe as Mohan Mahajan
- Ashalata Wabgaonkar as Maya Mahajan
- Daya Dongre as Chairman Sheela Samson
- Kusum Kulkarni as Nani
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Marathi
- Director
- Jabbar Patel
- Screenwriter
- Vijay Tendulkar
- Cast member
- Girish Karnad
- Composer
- Hridaynath Mangeshkar
- Producer
- Jabbar Patel
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- publication date
- 1982-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Soundtrack
- Awards
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Umbartha (IPA: Umbaraṭhā; ) is a 1982 Indian drama film produced by D. V. Rao and directed and coproduced by Jabbar Patel. The film was simultaneously shot in Marathi and Hindi, the latter titled Subah, with the same cast. It tells the story of a woman's dream to step outside her four walled home and bring change in the society. Smita Patil played the lead protagonist in the film for which she won Marathi Rajya Chitrapat Puraskar for Best Actress. The film was adjudged as the Best Feature Film in Marathi at the 29th National Film Awards for "a sincere cinematic statement on the theme of a woman seeking to establish her identity by pursuing a career, even at the risk of alienation from her family".
The film is based on a Marathi novel Beghar () by Shanta Nisal. This film also tells the social issues on LGBTQ in 80s.
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