Godhuli

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Godhuli
Directed by Girish Karnad
B. V. Karanth
Produced byB. M.Venkatesh
Chandulal Jain
Written by B. V. Karanth
Girish Karnad
Sharad Joshi (dialogue)
Based onTabbaliyu Neenaade Magane
by S.L.Bhairappa
Starring Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Om Puri
Naseeruddin Shah
Cinematography Apurba Kishore Bir [1]
Release date
1977
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Godhuli (English: The Hour of the Gods) is a 1977 Hindi drama film co-directed by Girish Karnad and B. V. Karanth, starring Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Om Puri and Naseeruddin Shah. [2]

Hindi Indo-Aryan language spoken in India

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Girish Karnad Indian playwright

Girish Karnad was an Indian actor, film director, Kannada writer, playwright and a Rhodes Scholar, who predominantly worked in South Indian cinema and Bollywood. His rise as a playwright in the 1960s, marked the coming of age of modern Indian playwriting in Kannada, just as Badal Sarkar did in Bengali, Vijay Tendulkar in Marathi, and Mohan Rakesh in Hindi. He was a recipient of the 1998 Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honour conferred in India.

B. V. Karanth Indian film director

Babukodi Venkataramana Karanth was a noted film and theatre personality from India. Throughout his life he was director, actor and musician of modern Indian theatre both in Kannada as well as Hindi, and one of the pioneers of Kannada and Hindi new wave cinema. He was born in Dakshina Kannada.

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It is based on the Kannada novel Tabali neenade Magane, written by S.L. Byrappa as an allegory for nation-building and the clash of modernity with tradition in rural India. It portrays the story of a modern agriculturist who returns from US after studying agriculture and brings his American wife to the village. [3] [4] The film was made in Hindi and Kannada versions: Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane . [5] [2]

Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane 1977 film by B. V. Karanth, Girish Karnad

Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane is a 1977 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Girish Karnad and B. V. Karanth, with Naseeruddin Shah, Lakshmi Krishnamurthy, Manu and Paula Lindsay in pivotal roles. The film is based on S. L. Bhyrappa's Kannada novel of the same name. The Hindi version of the film was called Godhuli.

Godhuli was included the 1984 International Film Festival of India (IFFI). [2] At the 25th National Film Awards, S. P. Ramanathan won the Best Audiography. [6] [7] It won the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay at the 27th Filmfare Awards for Girish Karnad and B.V. Karanth. [8]

International Film Festival of India annual film festival held in Goa, India

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The 25th National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1977. Ceremony took place in April 1978.

The National Film Award for Best Audiography is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal.

Plot

Set in an underdeveloped village in the vast rural hinterland, the story opens with Public Works Department workers taking measurements for construction of a road that is to pass through which is a common cow grazing ground and has a memorial dedicated to the son of the village landlord, who is respected by the populace, leading to upheaval and resistance. Venkatesh, village priest and teacher (Naseeruddin Shah), cautions restraint and counsels negotiations with Government agencies.

But this minor irritant is grossly exacerbated with the arrival of Nandan Gowda (Kulbhushan Kharbanda), son of the headman with his American wife, Lydia (Paula Lindsay). Bristling with ideas of modern farming and dairy development, he starts on the wrong note by drawing water from the baoli that is adjacent to the village temple, and which is considered auspicious by the villagers. Further, rumours spread about Lydia being a beef eater, primarily by a hot-headed, somewhat mischievous, holier than thou Gowda family lackey (Om Puri). To develop his dairy business, Nandan fetches some cows from his house, which is opposed by his mute mother, who fears their slaughter.

Incidents move fast as an aging cow is sent for the slaughter house. An incensed Venkatesh curses for termination of Lydia's pregnancy and end of the Gowda clan. Matters reach the village panchayat, which hands a stiff punishment to Nandan, who performs the same in deference to his love for the land. His mother, shattered by the entire experience, does gau daan, donation of cows to the village priest, to ensure their protection, before she dies.

A teary eyed Nandan wants to participate in the funeral procession but is unable to do so as his wife suffers labour pains (even as Om Puri gets his head shaved). Curse of the priest comes true, when the newborn's survival is at stake because Lydia is incapable of breast feeding. A lactating mid-wife comes to their rescue.

The beleaguered Nandan is all set to pack up for good and while packing is underway his infant son's survival is threatened been hungry for two days. A servant suggests that the milk of a cow now owned by Venkatesh can save the child's life who initially refuses but relents after intervention by the villagers. The incident chastens the priest who repents and handovers all his cows to Nandan while urging him to bring back the ones sold to the dairy.

Nandan rushes but is unable to identify his cows amidst other ones calls them by their names in the midst of incessant bellowing.

Cast

Kulbhushan Kharbanda Indian actor

Kulbhushan Kharbanda is an Indian actor who works in Hindi and Punjabi films. He is best known for his role as the antagonist Shakaal in Shaan (1980), inspired by the character Blofeld from James Bond movies. Starting off with the Delhi-based theatre group 'Yatrik' in the 1960s, he moved to films with Sai Paranjpye's Jadu Ka Shankh in 1974. He worked in several parallel cinema films before working in the mainstream Hindi film industry. He appeared in Mahesh Bhatt's classic Arth (1982), Ek Chadar Maili Si (1986), and in all three parts of Deepa Mehta's Elements trilogy: Fire (1996), Earth (1998), and Water (2005).

Om Puri Indian actor

Om Prakash Puri, was an Indian actor who appeared in mainstream commercial Hindi films, as well as independent and art films. He is best known for his author-backed roles in films like Aakrosh (1980), Arohan (1982), Ardh Satya and television films like Sadgati (1981) and Tamas (1987) and also light-hearted roles in Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983) and Chachi 420 (1997). He had various collaborations with director Shyam Benegal and Govind Nihalani. Puri also appeared in non-Indian productions in the United States, Britain and Pakistan.

Naseeruddin Shah Indian actor

Naseeruddin Shah is an Indian film and stage actor and director in the Hindi language film industry. He is considered among the finest actors of India and is a prominent figure in Indian parallel cinema. He has won numerous awards in his career, including three National Film Awards, three Filmfare Awards and an award at the Venice Film Festival. The Government of India has honoured him with the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan awards for his contributions to Indian cinema.

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 DIFF 1978, p. 101.
  3. ↑ Valicha 1988, p. 81, 99.
  4. ↑ Chakravarty 2011, p. 257-258.
  5. ↑ Ray & Joshi 2005, p. 97.
  6. ↑ "25th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India . Retrieved 4 October 2011.
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  8. ↑ "Best Screenplay Award". Official Listings, Indiatimes. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2013.

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