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Susman (film)

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Susman
Directed byShyam Benegal
Written byShama Zaidi
Produced byShyam Benegal
StarringShabana Azmi
Om Puri
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
CinematographyAshok Mehta
Edited byBhanudas Divakar
Music byVanraj Bhatia
Release date
  • 1987 (1987)
Running time
140 min
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Susman (Hindi pronunciation: [sʊsmən]; transl.Essence) is a 1987 Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal. The film highlighted the struggle of rural handloom weavers in the wake of rapid industrialization.[1]

The film was selected for the Indian Panorama at Filmotsav 1987, invited to the London Film Festival, the Chicago Film Festival, the Vancouver International Film Festival, the Sydney and Melbourne Film Festivals 1987.[citation needed] It was remade as Kanchivaram in Tamil by Priyadarshan.

The film features poetry by the Indian mystic saint Kabir, who was born into a family of weavers, sung by Pandit Jasraj.[2]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Rahman, M. (31 August 1986). "Shyam Benegal's film 'Susman' focuses on predicament of India's handloom weavers". India Today. New Delhi: Living Media. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  2. ^ Basu, Bubla (14 December 2017). "Like all Shyam Benegal films, 'Susman' engages, informs and educates". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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