Ek doktor ki maut [videorecording] = death of a doctor / story, Ramapada Chowdhury ; producer, M/S National Film Development Corporation ; script, dialogue, music, direction, Tapan Sinha.
Shabana Azmi, Pankaj Kapur, Deepa Sahi, Vijayendra, Irfan Khan. Awards : National Film Award (Best second Film, Best Director, Special Jury award for the best actor). "Collector's edition". Originally released in 1990.
Summary:
After years of painstaking research at the cost of his personal life, Dr. Dipankar Roy (Pankaj Kapoor) discovers a vaccine for leprosy. The news is flashed over television and overnight, an insignificant junior doctor receives international recognition. Professional jealousy and abuse of power threaten Dr. Roy, even as the Secretary of Health reprimands him for breaking the news to the press.
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