''Rukmavati Ki Haveli'' (

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) ( en, Rukmavati's Mansion) is an

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. The film is directed by

Govind Nihalani Govind Nihalani (born 19 December 1940) is an Indian film director, cinematographer, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Hindi cinema. He has been the recipient of six National Film Awards, and five Bollywood Filmfare Awards. In 1 ...

and is based on

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's Spanish play ''

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''. The screenplay is written by Nihalani himself.

Plot

Nihalani's screenplay transports Lorca's Spanish setting on to a Rajasthan village. Rukmavati, a domineering matriarch has five daughters Savitri, Damayanti, Chandra, Mumal and Padma, all unmarried. The domineering woman has inexorable control over her daughters placing them all in a repressive setting where they don't have any social life of their own outside their home. The frustrated and angry daughters respond in their individual ways to their mother's cruelty leading to a tragic ending. Nahar Singh starts courting the eldest daughter Savitri but the youngest daughter Padma falls in love with him. He also responds to her. This makes Mumal jealous of her. One night as Padma goes out with Nahar, Mumal follows them leading to a confrontation. Rukmavati fires at Nahar. Padma commits suicide. Rukmavati, shaken but unbending still, has only to say, "My daughter died a virgin."

Awards

Ajay Munjal and A.M. Padmanabhan won the 39th National Film Award for best audiography and Samir Chanda for best art direction for the film.

Cast

* Uttara Baokar as Rukmavati. * Ila Arun as Savitri. * Kitu Gidwani as Mumal. * Pallavi Joshi as Padma. * Jyoti Subhash as Dhapabai. *

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as Damayanti. * Suneeta Sengupta as Chandra. *

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as Bhanwari.

References

External links

* 1991 films Indian films based on plays 1990s Hindi-language films Films directed by Govind Nihalani Films whose production designer won the Best Production Design National Film Award Films that won the Best Audiography National Film Award {{1990s-Hindi-film-stub