Copyright notice on disc: National Film Development Corporation Ltd. Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Rajeshwari, Vijay Kashyap. Originally released theatrically in 1994. "Cinemas of India"--Container. "Collector's edition"--Container. "Śivamūrti ke upansyāsa "Tiriyācarittara" para ādhārita"--Title frames. Summary taken from container.
Summary:
Bimli, the daughter of poor parents, works in a kiln and is the only bread-winner in the family. As per the custom she has been betrothed at the age of 13 years but her husband is away working in Calcutta. At the kiln she is befriended by Billar, a truck driver, who proposes marriage which is acceptable to her parents since Billar will give them a huge amount of money. Hearing of this, her father-in-law Bisram turns up and takes her away to his village where he rapes her. However, the male dominated panchayat punishes Bimli for his crime....
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