''Patang'' (English: ''Kite'') is a 1993
India
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Hindi
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-language drama film directed by
Goutam Ghose
Goutam Ghose (also spelled Gautam Ghosh born 24 July 1950) is an Indian film director, Actor, music director and cinematographer, who works primarily in Bengali cinema. He is the only Indian to have received the "Vittorio Di Sica" Award, Italy ...
, starring
Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi (born 18 September 1950) is an Indian actress of Hindi film, television and theatre. One of India's most acclaimed actresses, Azmi is known for her portrayals of distinctive, often unconventional female characters across several ge ...
,
Shafiq Syed
Shafiq Syed (born 1976) is an Indian auto rickshaw driver and former child actor. At the age of twelve, he played the lead role in Mira Nair's Academy Award-nominated film ''Salaam Bombay!'' (1988), for which he also received the 1989 National Fil ...
,
Om Puri
Om Prakash Puri (18 October 1950 – 6 January 2017) was an Indian actor who appeared in mainstream commercial Hindi films as well as Bengali, Kannada,English, Punjabi and one Telugu film, as well as independent and art films and also starred ...
and
Rabi Ghosh
Robi Ghosh ( bn, রবি ঘোষ) (24 November 1931 – 4 February 1997) was an Indian actor known for his work in Bengali cinema. He is known for his comic appeal, though his versatile acting talent brought him success in various kin ...
. It is set in small railway station near
Gaya and shows the lives of people in illegal slums near it. The film was shot in Gaya and
Manpur in Bihar.
At the
41st National Film Awards
The 41st National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1993. Ceremony took place in 199 ...
(for 1993), ''Patang'' won the award for
Best Feature Film in Hindi.
At the
Taormina Film Fest
Taormina Film Fest (TFF) is a film festival that began in 1955 under the name Rassegna Cinematografica Internazionale di Messina e Taormina. The exhibition, which moved permanently to Taormina in 1971, has hosted over the years many stars of inter ...
, Shabana Azmi won the Best Actress Award.
Child actor
Shafiq Syed
Shafiq Syed (born 1976) is an Indian auto rickshaw driver and former child actor. At the age of twelve, he played the lead role in Mira Nair's Academy Award-nominated film ''Salaam Bombay!'' (1988), for which he also received the 1989 National Fil ...
, who played the lead role of Krishna (Chaipau) in
Mira Nair
Mira Nair (born 15 October 1957) is an Indian-American filmmaker based in New York City. Her production company, Mirabai Films, specializes in films for international audiences on Indian society, whether in the economic, social or cultural sphe ...
's Academy Award-nominated film ''
Salaam Bombay!
''Salaam Bombay!'' is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language drama film, directed, co-written and co-produced by Mira Nair. The screenwriter was Nair's creative collaborator Sooni Taraporevala. This was the first feature film directed by Nair. The film d ...
'' (1988), acted in the film. This was the only other one he did.
Cast
*
Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi (born 18 September 1950) is an Indian actress of Hindi film, television and theatre. One of India's most acclaimed actresses, Azmi is known for her portrayals of distinctive, often unconventional female characters across several ge ...
as Jitni
*
Shafiq Syed
Shafiq Syed (born 1976) is an Indian auto rickshaw driver and former child actor. At the age of twelve, he played the lead role in Mira Nair's Academy Award-nominated film ''Salaam Bombay!'' (1988), for which he also received the 1989 National Fil ...
as Somra
*
Om Puri
Om Prakash Puri (18 October 1950 – 6 January 2017) was an Indian actor who appeared in mainstream commercial Hindi films as well as Bengali, Kannada,English, Punjabi and one Telugu film, as well as independent and art films and also starred ...
as Mathura
*
Rabi Ghosh
Robi Ghosh ( bn, রবি ঘোষ) (24 November 1931 – 4 February 1997) was an Indian actor known for his work in Bengali cinema. He is known for his comic appeal, though his versatile acting talent brought him success in various kin ...
*
Abul Khair
*
Mohan Agashe
Mohan Agashe (born 23 July 1947) is an Indian psychiatrist and actor. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1996 in theatre.
Early life
Agashe was born in Bhor, Maharashtra. He studied in B. J. Medical College, Pune for his MBBS an ...
* Kamlesh Kunti Singh
* Ashad Sinha
*
Shatrughan Sinha
Shatrughan Prasad Sinha (born 9 December 1945) is an Indian actor and politician. He is a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency), Asansol constituency as a member of All India Trinamool Congress (TMC). Earlier he ...
as Rabbani
* Durba Sahay as Collector's Wife
References
External links
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1993 films
1990s Hindi-language films
Indian drama films
Films shot in India
Films set in Bihar
Films shot in Bihar
Films about poverty in India
Best Hindi Feature Film National Film Award winners
Indian avant-garde and experimental films
1990s avant-garde and experimental films
Films directed by Goutam Ghose
1993 drama films
Hindi-language drama films
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