Hasina (film)

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Hasina
Hasina 2004.jpg
Directed by Girish Kasaravalli
Written by Banu Mushtaq
Produced byIP Mallegowda
Starring Taara
Release date
  • 2004 (2004)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Hasina is a 2004 Kannada-language film by Girish Kasaravalli based on the story Karinaagaragalu by Banu Mushtaq. The lead actress, Taara, won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her role as Hasina about the story of a Muslim Indian woman deserted by her husband. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Tara (left) and Girish Kasaravalli (right), Director of the movie. The Director Girish Kasaravalli and the National Award Winner Actress of film 'Hasina', Tara at a Press Conference during the ongoing 36th International Film Festival of India - 2005 in Panaji, Goa on December 3, 2005.jpg
Tara (left) and Girish Kasaravalli (right), Director of the movie.

The film, based on the story Karinaagaragalu by Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq, looks at Hasina (Taara) who marries auto driver Yakub (Chandrahas Ullal) against his mother's wishes. The couple have three daughters the visually impaired Munni, Shubby and Habeeb. Pregnant with their fourth child, the couple break social codes and do a pregnancy scan to ascertain the baby's gender. When Yakub realises it is yet another girl, he becomes at turns abusive and neglectful, eventually leaving Hasina to fend for herself. [4]

Cast

Tara in Hasina's look and her performance won her National Film Award for Best Actress. Tara (Kannada actress).jpg
Tara in Hasina's look and her performance won her National Film Award for Best Actress .

Awards and honours

AwardAward Category – Winner
2004 National Film Awards Best Actress  Thara
Best Costume Design  – Ishrath Nissar,M. N. Swamy
Best Film on Family Welfare
Karnataka State Film Awards (2004–05) Karnataka State Film Award for Best Social film  Girish Kasaravalli
Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Female)  – Baby Bodhini Bhargavi [5]

References

  1. Chitraloka review
  2. Webindia review
  3. Indiaglitz review
  4. "The Hindu". Seeking a voice. Archived from the original on 8 February 2007.
  5. Karnataka State Film Awards 2004-05 announced – Monalisa bagged the first best film award