Kasba

Kasba (1991)

कस्बा

The story centers around a small town entrepreneur named Maniram who makes a major profit by cheating people and selling them tainted food. His business is run by his daughter-in-law Tejo, who is married to Maniram's mentally challenged younger son. When Maniram's elder son comes back into town to get married, things start to go awry.

Date of release
1991-01-01
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (5)
Runtime
2h 1m
Genres
Drama
Director
Kumar Shahani

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: In the Ravine
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie

Kasba is a 1991 Indian drama film written and directed by Kumar Shahani. It is based on the short story "In the Ravine" by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. The movie is an important work in the Indian Parallel Cinema movement which started in the early 1970s. It is one of the last films to be part of the movement as it died out by the early 1990s.

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