Vastupurush = Vāstupurushā / Rāsṭrīya Citrapāṭha Vikāsa Mahāmaṇḍala prastuta ; a film by Sumitra Bhave & Sunil Sukthankar ; produced by National Film Development Corporation Ltd.
Publisher:
National Film Development Corporation,
Copyright Date:
2012
Description:
1 videodisc of 1 (DVD) (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Copyright notice on disc: National Film Development Corporation Ltd. Siddharth Daftardar, Uttara Baokar, Sadashiv Amarapurkar, Ravindra Mankani, Atul Kulkarni, Tushar Dalwi, Rajesh More, Liannehill. "Cinemas of India"--Container. "Collector's edition"--Container. Originally released theatrically in 2002. Summary taken from container.
Summary:
Dr. Bhaskar Narayan Deshpande, a Magsaysay award winner, is visiting his native village after forty years. While watching the ruins of his manor, he remembers the critical year before joining the medical college. It was not his Gandhian freedom fighter nor his feudal uncle or romantic elder brother, but his mother, who motivated him to be a doctor for the service of the poor. She believed that is the only way to appease the Vastupurush - the guardian spirit of the house. Bhaskar is indebted to another lower caste women, krishnatai - his brother's beloved - who was enlightened enough to support his mother's dream. Bhaskar is now back home to fulfil his mother's wish.
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