Shodh
| Shodh | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Biplab Roy Chowdhury |
| Produced by | Sitakant Misra |
| Starring | Om Puri |
| Music by | Santanu Mohapatra |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Shodh (transl. Discovery or Finding) is a 1979 Indian Bollywood ghost movie directed by Biplab Roy Chowdhury and produced by Sitakant Misra, based on the Bengali book Gorom Bhat O Nichhok Bhooter Goppo (transl. A story of hot rice and mere ghosts) by Sunil Gangopadhyay.
Plot
Surendra, having been exiled from his village in youth and established himself in the city, comes back to the news of his father's demise, reportedly at the hands of a phantom. He announces a prize for anyone who succeeds in showing him a ghost, which attracts the greed of the poor hungry peasants, resulting in the accusations of innocent people as haunted, and even murders with the hope of producing a ghost.
Cast
- Om Puri – Surendra
Awards
- 1980 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film
- 1980 – National Film Award for Best Cinematography – Rajan Kinagi
References
- ↑ Gulzar; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 337. ISBN 81-7991-066-0.
- ↑ Asian recorder, Volume 26. K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press. 1980. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
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