''Nishad'' (
English title: ''Octave'') is a
2002
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Indian
Hindi film
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directed by
Shaji N. Karun with
Archana,
Rajit Kapur,
Geshe Thupten Phelgye, Master Jhang Ray,
Ram Gopal Bajaj and
Rameshwari in the lead roles.
It premiered at the Fukuoka International Film Festival held in September 2002 in
Japan
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, was featured at more than ten other international film festivals, and was selected for Indian Panorama,
International Film Festival of India
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.
Plot
Sati Gujaral is a music teacher in a school for Tibetan children run by the
Tibetan government-in-exile. Her husband Gopi Gujaral is a doctor in a government hospital. Their only son, Ashok, is a pilot with the
Indian Air Force
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.
The atmosphere is tense with the possibility of a war between India and
Pakistan. Ashok calls home unerringly every week bringing joy and some comfort to his anxious mother. One day she gets a call from a boy trying desperately to reach his mother. The anxiety is compounded when her own son's call doesn't arrive at the appointed hour. The next call reveals that the child has died.
Cast
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Archana as Sati Gujaral
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Rajit Kapoor as Dr. Gopi Gujaral
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Geshe Thupten Phelgye as Senior Monk
*Master Jhang as Junior Monk
*Dominique de Gasquet as French Lady Musician
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Ram Gopal Bajaj
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Rameshwari
References
External links
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2002 films
Films directed by Shaji N. Karun
2000s Hindi-language films
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