Sara Akash

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Sara Akash
Directed by Basu Chatterjee
Produced byBasu Chatterjee
Written byBasu Chatterjee (screenplay),
Kamleshwar (dialogue)
Rajendra Yadav (story)
Starring Rakesh Pandey
Madhu Chakravarty,
Nandita Thakur,
A. K. Hangal,
Dina Pathak,
Mani Kaul,
Tarla Mehta,
Shaily Shailendra,
Jalal Agha,
Aarti Bole
Music by Salil Choudhury
Cinematography K. K. Mahajan
Edited byIshwar Chandra
Ashok Gaind
Production
company
Cineye Films
Release date
1969
Running time
100 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Sara Akash (English: The Whole Sky) is a 1969 Hindi film directed by Basu Chatterjee, based on first part of novel Sara Akash (The Infinite Cosmos, 1951) by Rajendra Yadav. This was Yadav's debut novel, originally published as Pret Bolte Hain (Ghosts Speak), renamed in 1960, the title in turn was taken from a poem by Ramdhari Singh Dinkar. [1] [2] The film starred Rakesh Pandey, Madhu Chakravarty, Nandita Thakur, A. K. Hangal and Dina Pathak in lead roles. Set in a traditional middle class joint family in Agra, the film deals with internal conflicts of a newly wed couple, both of whom find themselves unprepared for domestic life. [3]

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The film marked the debut of Basu Chatterjee as director, and was also the first film of cinematographer K. K. Mahajan, who won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for his black-and-white camera work in the film. [4] Along with Uski Roti and Bhuvan Shome other notable films of the year, it is regarded as one of the films which started the Indian New Wave. [5] [6]

Plot

Agra-based collegian, Samar Thakur (Rakesh Pandey), lives in a joint family consisting of his father (A. K. Hangal), mother (Dina Pathak), brother Amar (film director Mani Kaul, in his only major acting role) and his wife; as well as a married sister, Munni, estranged from her husband. His parents force him to marry Prabha (Madhu Chakravarty), a matriculate, much to his chagrin as this interferes with his future plans. The marriage does take place, and he soon finds that he is not only incompatible with her, she was well versed in household chores. Leading to arguments, abuse and neglect, which may result in the end of this marriage.

Cast

Crew

Production

The film was shot on location in Agra, and in Rajendra Yadav's old family house in Raja Ki Mandi area, Agra. [2] [6] In his foreword to the second edition of the novel, Yadav relates how it was a thrilling experience to go around the house with the director and cinematographer. Mahajan said to Chatterjee that the house was a "ready-made set", better than anything that could be built in Bombay. Yadav offered to make it available for the shooting. [7]

Awards

Critical reception

Sara Akash was one of the films featured in Avijit Ghosh's book, 40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed

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References

  1. ↑ Alan Goble (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 940. ISBN   978-3-11-095194-3.
  2. 1 2 "Eminent Hindi writer Rajendra Yadav passes away". The Times of India. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  3. ↑ Srivastava Banerjee (13 September 2013). One Hundred Indian Feature Films: An Annotated Filmography. Taylor & Francis. pp. 198–. ISBN   978-1-135-84105-8.
  4. ↑ "17th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "'Mani Kaul's films didn't come to you, you had to go to them'". Indian Express. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  6. 1 2 K. Moti Gokulsing; Wimal Dissanayake (2013). Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas. Routledge. p. 21. ISBN   978-1-136-77284-9.
  7. ↑ Yadav, Rajendra (2000). Sara Akash. Radhakrishna Prakashan. ISBN   81-7119-443-5.
  8. ↑ "Best Screenplay Award". Filmfare Award Official Listings, Indiatimes . Retrieved 28 April 2014.

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