Rui Ka Bojh

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Rui Ka Bojh
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Directed bySubhash Agrawal
Produced by NFDC
Starring Pankaj Kapoor
Reema Lagoo
Raghubir Yadav
CinematographyMahesh Chandra
Music byK. Narayan
Release date
1997
Running time
117 min.
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Rui Ka Bojh (The Weight of Cotton) is a 1997 Hindi drama film directed by Subhash Agarwal, based on Chandra Kishore Jaiswal's novel Gawah Ghair Hazir with Pankaj Kapoor, Reema Lagoo and Raghubir Yadav in lead roles.

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In 2013, to commemorate 100 years of Indian cinema, National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) released a digitally re-mastered print of the film under "Cinemas of India" label. [1]

Plot

Kishan Shah, a self-respecting, wise old man who, divides his property amongst his family and decides to stay with his youngest son, Ram Sharan. However, he is not able to get along with his son and daughter-in-law for long. Due to misunderstanding with his family he plans to renounce his family and the world forever and spend the rest of his life in a temple. But on the way to the temple he changes his mind and recalls the affection which his family gave to him anhe decides to d retuns. [2] [3]

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