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Phir Ussi Mod Par is a 2019 Hindi drama film directed by Lekh Tandon. The film explores the controversial divorce practice of triple talaq.

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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
Running time
134 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

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

The film tackles the practice of triple talaq, a tradition in Islam in which a husband pronounces three repudiations at once in order to legally divorce his wife, and highlights the negative consequences of the widespread practice.

Phir Ussi Mod Par premiered at the Berlin Film Festival on March 8 2019, [3] and received a positive response. 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, pronounces the triple talaq to divorce her. This leads Naaz to attempt suicide, but she is rescued by Rasheed, a man who is righteous, according to the Holy Quran. He marries her and offers her a fresh start. Later in life, when Naaz encounters another triple talaq situation, she decides to confront it directly rather than accept it passively.

Cast

Release

The world premiere took place at the Zoo Palast theatre during the Berlin Film Festival 2018. [4]

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References

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  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".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)