Phir Ussi Mod Par

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Phir Ussi Mod Par
Directed by Lekh Tandon
Written byStory:
Pt. Revati Sharan Sharma
Screenplay & Dialogues:
Lekh Tandon
Produced byKMPL production. Kanika, Anshula and Trinetra Bajpai.
Starring Nadira Babbar
Kanwaljeet Singh
Parmeet Sethi
Jividha Sharma
Kanika Bajpai
Rajeev Verma
Govind Namdev
Smita Jaykar
CinematographyJahangir Chaudhary
Edited byAwadh Narayan Singh
Music by Shankar Jaikishan
Trinetra Bajpai
Agnel
Faizan
Production
company
Kanika Multiscope Pvt Ltd
Release date
  • 2019 (2019)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Phir Ussi Mod Par (English: "Back to Square One") is a 2019 Hindi drama film directed by Lekh Tandon. [1] [2] It was released after Tandon's death in 2017. [3]

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

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

Plot

Naaz (Jividha Sharma) is pregnant when her husband, Shaheed (Parmeet Sethi), divorces her by triple talaq. Shocked, Naaz attempts suicide but is rescued by Rasheed (Kanwaljeet Singh). Rasheed marries her, offering her a new beginning.

Later in life, Naaz encounters another's triple talaq, and she decides to confront it and stand up for the wife's rights.

Cast

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. "Actor and filmmaker Lekh Tandon passes away at 88". The Indian Express. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  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".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)