Paar (film)

1984 Indian Hindi film by Goutam Ghose

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Paar

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Directed by| Goutam Ghose
Written by| Partha Banerjee
Based on| Paathi
by Samaresh Basu
Starring| Shabana Azmi
Naseeruddin Shah
Om Puri
Utpal Dutt

Release date

* 21 May 1984 (1984-05-21)

Country| India
Language| Hindi

Paar (translation: "The Crossing ") is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Goutam Ghose and produced by Swapan Sarkar. The film stars Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri. Naseeruddin Shah won a Volpi Cup for his role as Naurangia. The film was based on Bengali story Paari by Samaresh Basu.[1][2]

## Plot

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The film of exploitation in rural Bihar, in which a landlord (Utpal Dutt)’s men wreck a village and kill the benevolent schoolmaster (Anil Chatterjee) who was a progressive force in the village. The labourer Naurangia (Naseeruddin Shah) breaks with a tradition to passive resistance and retaliates by killing the landlord's brother. Naurangia and his wife Rama (Shabana Azmi) become fugitives from justice. After many efforts to find sustenance elsewhere, the two decide to return home. To earn the fare, they agree to drive the herd of pigs through the river, causing the pregnant Rama to believe she has lost her baby. But they have to swim across a wide, swiftly flowing river, in which they nearly drown before reaching safety. At the end of the film Naurangia puts his ear to her belly and listens to the heartbeats of the unborn baby.

## Cast

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* Naseeruddin Shah ... Naurangia
* Shabana Azmi ... Rama
* Om Puri ... Ram Naresh (Village Pradhan)
* Utpal Dutt ... Landlord
* Anil Chatterjee ... Schoolmaster
* Mohan Agashe ... Hari, Landlord's brother
* Kamu Mukherjee ... Jute mill sardar
* Ruma Guha Thakurta ... Schoolmaster's wife
* Usha Ganguly ... Wife of a jute mill worker
* Rupa Ganguly[a]
* Kalyan Chatterjee
* Sunil Mukherjee ... Kolkata pavement dweller
* Bimal Deb ... Agent of piggery

## Awards and nominations

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Nominee(s)  | Result  | Ref.

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1984 | Venice International Film Festival | Golden Lion | Goutam Ghose | Nominated  | [4]
UNESCO Award  | Won
Volpi Cup for Best Actor | Naseeruddin Shah | Won
1985 | National Film Awards | Best Feature Film in Hindi | Goutam Ghose and Swapan Sarkar  | Won  | [5]
Best Actor | Naseeruddin Shah | Won
Best Actress | Shabana Azmi | Won
1986  | Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards | Best Actor | Naseeruddin Shah | Won  |
Best Actress | Shabana Azmi | Won  |
1986 | Filmfare Awards | Best Screenplay | Goutam Ghose and Partha Banerjee | Won  |

## Note

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1. ^ She is Ashok Kumar's daughter, not the famous Indian actress Roopa Ganguly.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Bubla Basu (4 August 2017). "Book versus movie: Swimming pigs and a perfectly adapted short story in Goutam Ghose's 'Paar'". scroll.in. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
2. ^ Gulazar; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia Of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 357\. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.
3. ^ "Bollywood actor Deven Verma passes away". The Economic Times. 2 December 2014. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
4. ^ "VENICE FILM FESTIVAL – 1984". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
5. ^ "32nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

## External links

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* Paar at IMDb

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Films directed by Goutam Ghose

* Maa Bhoomi (1979)
* Dakhal (1981)
* Paar (1984)
* Antarjali Jatra (1987)
* Padma Nadir Majhi (1992)
* Patang (1993)
* Gudia (1997)
* Abar Aranye (2003)
* Yatra (2006)
* Kaalbela (2009)
* Moner Manush (2010)
* Shunyo Awnko (2012)

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National Film Award for Best Hindi Feature Film

1954–1960|

* Mirza Ghalib (1954)
* Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955)
* - (1956)
* Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957)
* Madhumati (1958)
* Anari (1959)
* Mughal-e-Azam (1960)

Certificate of Merit|

* Jagriti (1954)
* Shree 420 and Devdas (1955)
* Basant Bahar (1956)
* Mother India and Musafir (1957)
* Lajwanti and Karigar (1958)
* - (1959)
* Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai and Kanoon (1960)

1961–1980|

* Dharmputra (1961)
* Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962)
* Bandini (1963)
* Dosti (1964)
* Shaheed (1965)
* Anupama (1966)
* Hamraaz (1967)
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* Satyakam (1969)
* Anand (1970)
* - (1971)
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* - (1974)
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* - (1976)
* Shatranj Ke Khilari (The Chess Players) (1977)
* Kasturi and Junoon (1978)
* Sparsh (1979)
* Aakrosh (1980)

Certificate of Merit|

* Gunga Jumna and Pyaar Ki Pyaas (1961)
* - (1962)
* Mere Mehboob and Gumrah (1963)
* Yaadein and Geet Gaya Patharon Ne (1964)
* Oonche Log and Guide (1965)
* Discontinued after 1965

1981–2000|

* Arohan (1981)
* Katha (1982)
* Ardh Satya (1983)
* Paar (1984)
* Anantyatra (1985)
* Mirch Masala (1986)
* Pestonjee (1987)
* Salaam Bombay! (1988)
* Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro (1989)
* Drishti (1990)
* Diksha and Dharavi (1991)
* Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1992)
* Patang (1993)
* Mammo (1994)
* Bandit Queen (1995)
* Gudia (1996)
* Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa (1997)
* Godmother (1998)
* Shool (1999)
* Zubeidaa (2000)

2001–2020|

* Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
* The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)
* Raghu Romeo (2003)
* Raincoat (2004)
* Black (2005)
* Khosla Ka Ghosla (2006)
* 1971 (2007)
* Rock On!! (2008)
* Paa (2009)
* Do Dooni Chaar (2010)
* I Am (2011)
* Filmistaan (2012)
* Jolly LLB (2013)
* Queen (2014)
* Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015)
* Neerja (2016)
* Newton (2017)
* Andhadhun (2018)
* Chhichhore (2019)
* Toolsidas Junior (2020)

2021–present|

* Sardar Udham (2021)
* Gulmohar (2022)

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