''Rui Ka Bojh'' (''The Weight of Cotton'') is a

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...

Hindi drama film directed by Subhash Agarwal, based on Chandra Kishore Jaiswal's novel ''Gawah Ghair Hazir'' with

Pankaj Kapoor Pankaj Kapur (born 29 May 1954) is an Indian actor who has worked in Hindi theatre, television and films. He has appeared in several television serials and films. He is the recipient of several awards, including a Filmfare Award and three Nati ...

, Reema Lagoo and Raghubir Yadav in lead roles. In 2013, to commemorate 100 years of Indian cinema, National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) released a digitally re-mastered print of the film under "Cinemas of India" label.

Plot

Kishan Shah, a self-respecting, wise old man who, divides his property amongst his family and decides to stay with his youngest son, Ram Sharan. However, he is not able to get along with his son and daughter-in-law for long. Due to misunderstanding with his family he plans to renounce his family and the world forever and spend the rest of his life in a temple. But on the way to the temple he changes his mind and recalls the affection which his family gave to him and he decides to return.

Cast

as Kishan Shah * Raghubir Yadav as Ram Sharan * Reema Lagoo as Daughter-in-law * Abha Parmar as younger Daughter-in-law

References

External links

* 1997 films Indian drama films 1990s Hindi-language films 1990s Indian films 1997 drama films Hindi-language drama films {{1990s-Hindi-film-stub