''Doghi'' ('Two Sisters') is a 1995 Indian

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directed by filmmaker duo

Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar Sumitra Bhave (12 January 1943 19 April 2021) and Sunil Sukthankar (born 31 May 1966) were an Indian filmmaker duo working predominantly in Marathi cinema and Marathi theatre. Bhave and Sukthankar had made seventeen feature films, more than f ...

and produced by

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in association with

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. The film won three awards at the

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in 1995; the Best Film on Other Social Issues, the Best Female Playback Singer, and a

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for

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and nine awards including the Best Film at 32nd

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in 1996.

Plot

The oldest of two sisters, Gauri (Renuka Daftadar), is getting married and there is festivity in the household. Elders of the village advise her to visit a temple before the groom arrives. Accompanied by her younger sister, Krishna,(

Sonali Kulkarni Sonali Kulkarni (born 3 November 1974) is an Indian actress, producer, and writer who primarily appears in Marathi and Hindi films. She has also appeared in Kannada, Tamil, Gujarati and English films. She has worked in over 70 films, both com ...

) and her uncle (

Sadashiv Amrapurkar Sadashiv Dattaray Amrapurkar (11 May 1950 – 3 November 2014) was an Indian actor, best known for his performances in Marathi language, Marathi and Hindi films from 1983 to 1999. He acted in more than 300 movies in Hindi, Marathi, and other r ...

), notices on the way back, in the newspaper, that groom's family had met with a fatal accident while coming to the village. Gauri and Krishna's father (

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) is paralysed by the shocking news. The villagers shun Gauri as an ill omen. Soon, the family faces financial troubles, so they attempt to

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their piece of infertile land to get some money. When nothing works out, their mother (

) asks her brother to take Gauri to Mumbai for a job. Initially hesitant, he agrees but only on the condition her mother not ask any further questions about Gauri's whereabouts in the future. Gauri's uncle forces her into prostitution and she starts sending money to her family every month. Things get better for the family and her uncle finds a groom for Krishna, a young idealist, Shesh Waghmare (Abhay Kulkarni), working with an NGO. Gauri visits the village for Krishna's marriage but their mother does not allow her to take part in any activities because of Gauri's unfortunate marriage incident and her way of earning money. When Krishna discovers this, she questions their mother and convinces her to accept Gauri. When Gauri decides to leave the wedding ceremony and the village, Shesh's activist friend, Nivrutti Kamble (Sunil Sukthankar), proposes to her, in spite of knowing her past. Gauri stays in the village, never to return to her life as a prostitute in Mumbai.

Cast

* Renuka Daftadar as Gauri *

as Krishna *

as mother *

as father *

as uncle *

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as aunty * Abhay Kulkarni as Shesh Waghmare * Sunil Sukthankar as Nivrutti Kamble

Music

*"Nagpanchamiche Sana Bai" (part 1) - Anjali Kulkarni, Shilpa Datar *"Phalgun Mas Yeta" - Madhuri Purandare *"Ithe Aalo Hoto" - Keshav Badge *"Jhoka Jato Aakashala" - Madhuri Purandare, Shilpa Datar *"Nagpanchamiche Sana Bai" (part 2) - Anjali Kulkarni, Shilpa Datar *'Aandhali Shraddha Jite Titaliya" - Tyagraj Khadilkar, Mukund Phansalkar *"Bhui Bhegalali Khol" - Anjali Kulkarni *"Bhau Sange Bahinila Ga" - Parth Umrani, Shilpa Datar *"Sheth Dhanyana Datali" - Madhuri Purandare

Production

The film marked the directorial feature film debut for Sumitra Bhave and Sunil Sukthankar. While working on a short film ''Bai'' (1985), Sukthankar joined Bhave as an assistant. Later, they worked on several short films together. After watching one of their short film ''Chakori'' (1992), the

(NFDC) invited Bhave and Sukthankar to make ''Doghi''. The film was eventually produced by NFDC in association with

. * The director

Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni is a Marathi film director. He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India ( FTII), Pune. He is known for Marathi films such as ''Valu'' (The Wild Bull), ''Vihir'' (The Well), ''Deool'' (The Temple) and ...

worked as an assistant director for the film.

Reception and awards

The film received wide critical acclaim and won several awards. It won three awards at the

in 1995. The film was awarded the Best Film on Other Social Issues "for its depiction of poverty-stricken rural family consisting of two young sisters" and depicting "the agony of survival in a tradition bound hostile society and their subsequent liberation".

Anjali Marathe Anjali Marathe is an Indian playback singer and Hindustani vocalist. Early life She learned classical music from her mother Anuradha Marathe who is herself a renowned classical and light vocalist and conducts stage shows of Marathi as well as ...

was awarded the Best Female Playback Singer "for her melodious and heart rendering song Bhui Bhegalali Khol"expressing the aridness of life" and

won a

"for her sensitive portrayal of the agony of a mother in the midst of poverty and honour". The film won nine awards including the Best Film at 32nd

in 1996. It was awarded Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Script, Best Story, Best Music, Best Songs, Best Female Playback Singer, and Best Art Director. Bhave and Sukthankar were awarded as the Best Director at the 1997 Kalnirnay Award.

won the Best Actress Award at the

Filmfare Marathi Awards The Filmfare Marathi Awards are presented annually to both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Marathi film industry of India. The ceremony had been sponsored by various private organisations in the past as well as in pr ...

and the film was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at Cinema Delle Donne Italy in 1996. The Hindi movie Laaga Chunari Main Daag was inspired by Doghi.

References

External links

* {{Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar 1995 films Films directed by Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar Best Film on Other Social Issues National Film Award winners 1990s Marathi-language films National Film Development Corporation of India films Films scored by Anand Modak