Phir Ussi Mod Par

Phir Ussi Mod Par
Directed by	Lekh Tandon
Written by	Story: Pt. Revati Sharan Sharma Screenplay & Dialogues: Lekh Tandon
Produced by	KMPL production. Kanika, Anshula and Trinetra Bajpai.
Starring	Nadira Babbar Kanwaljeet Singh Parmeet Sethi Jividha Sharma Kanika Bajpai Rajeev Verma Govind Namdev Smita Jaykar
Cinematography	Jahangir Chaudhary
Edited by	Awadh Narayan Singh
Music by	Shankar Jaikishan Trinetra Bajpai Agnel Faizan
Production company	Kanika Multiscope Pvt Ltd
Running time	134 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Phir Ussi Mod Par (English: "Back to Square One") is a 2019 Hindi drama film directed by Lekh Tandon. ^{[1] [2]}

The film addresses the practice of triple talaq, a tradition in Islam where a husband can legally divorce his wife by pronouncing three repudiations at once. It highlights the consequences of this practice.

Phir Ussi Mod Par premiered at the Berlin Film Festival on 8 March 2019, ^[3] and was received well. It was produced by Trinetra, Kanika, and Anshula Bajpai under their banner, Kanika Multiscope (KMPL).

Plot

In the film, Naaz is pregnant when her husband, Shaheed, uses triple talaq to divorce her. Following this, Naaz attempts suicide but is rescued by Rasheed, a man described as righteous. He marries her, offering her a new beginning. Later, when Naaz encounters another triple talaq situation, she decides to confront it and stand up for her rights.

Cast

• Kanika Bajpai as Ruby Begum
• Nadira Babbar as Anchor
• Kanwaljeet Singh as Rasheed
• Govind Namdev as Zahid Khan
• Parmeet Sethi as Shaheed Khan
• Jividha Sharma as Naaz
• Shikha Iktaan as Shabnam
• S. M. Zaheer as MunshiJi
• Smita Jaykar as Beghum
• Vineeta Malik as Ammi
• Rajeev Verma as ADV. Usman Shaikh
• Haider Ali as Sufi
• Sanjay Sharma as Maulvi
• Brij Bhooshan Sahani as ADV. Pandit
• Deepika Amin as Doctor
• Arun Bali

Release

The world premiere was held at the Zoo Palast Theatre during the Berlin Film Festival 2018. ^[4]

References

1. bureau, Odisha Diary (1 March 2019). "This women's day film based on Tripal Talaq "Phir Ussi Mod Par" to hit silver Screens all over India". OdishaDiary. Retrieved 7 March 2019.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
2. "Lekh Tandon passes away: Celebrities pay tribute to Amrapali director". 16 October 2017.
3. Team, Tellychakkar. "Lekh Tandon's last film on Triple Talak at Berlin Film Festival".
4. India-West, R.M. VIJAYAKAR, Special to. "Lekh Tandon's Swansong 'Phir Ussi Mod Par - Back To Square One' Premiered at Berlin Film Festival".

External links

• at Cinestaan