Gudia (1997 film)

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Gudia
Directed by Gautam Ghose
Written byAin Rasheed Khan
Produced by Amit Khanna
Starring Mithun Chakraborty
CinematographyGautam Ghose
Edited byMoloy Banerjee
Music byGautam Ghose
Arthur Gracias
Production
company
PLUS Films
Release date
  • May 1997 (1997-05)
Running time
139 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Gudia is a 1997 Indian drama film directed by Gautam Ghose. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. [1] It won the National Film Award for Best Feature film in Hindi. It is based on a short story of Mahasweta Devi. [2]

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Plot

It is the story of a ventriloquist (Mithun Chakraborty), his life and love. [3]

Cast

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References

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  2. Thapa, Vijay Jung (31 May 1997). "Mannequin magic". India Today . New Delhi: Living Media. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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