Kharij

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Kharij
KharijPoster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Mrinal Sen
Written byMrinal Sen
Ramapada Chowdhury
Based onKharij by Ramapada Chowdhury
Starring Anjan Dutt
Mamata Shankar
Sreela Majumdar
Cinematography K. K. Mahajan
Edited byGangadhar Naskar
Music by B. V. Karanth
Production
company
Neelkanth Films
Release date
  • 1982 (1982)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Kharij, [a] often translated as The Case is Closed, is a 1982 Bengali film directed by Mrinal Sen and produced by Neelkanth Films. It is based on the 1974 novel of the same by Ramapada Chowdhury. [1] [2] It follows a Calcutta family struggling with guilt after their child servant dies from carbon monoxide poisoning in the kitchen, exposing the Bengali middle class's societal structure that upholds the status quo for social and economic survival. [3] [4] The film was a box office success and won the Jury Prize at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival along with widespread critical acclaim. [5] [6]

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Plot

The movie tells the story of a middle-class family whose child servant, Palan, is found dead in their kitchen, and their efforts to pacify his grieving father. [5]

Cast

Critical response

Awards

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Bengali: খারিজ

References

  1. ↑ "Kharij (1982)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. ↑ Sarkar, Dipankar (22 December 2021). "Guilty or Not Guilty: On Mrinal Sen's 'Kharij'". Vague Visages. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  3. 1 2 "'Kharij' (1982) - 7 international award-winning Bengali films you shouldn't miss". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 Awards Internet Movie Database .
  5. 1 2 Bhattacharjee, Rudradeep (2 January 2019). "Film flashback: In Mrinal Sen's 'Kharij', a young boy dies and nobody cares (except the director)". Scroll.in. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Cannes all winners | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Kharij". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2009.


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