The Royal Hunt

The Royal Hunt (1977)

मृगया

A British administrator with a flair for game hunting develops a friendship with a commoner who is an expert archer in an Indian village. The movie portrays the relationship between the British colonialists, and native villagers who were exploited by Indian landlords in 1920s India. This happens against the backdrop of the awakening of the Indian people against the British rule.

Date of release
1977-07-01
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 59m
Genres
Drama
Director
Mrinal Sen

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: National Film Award for Best Feature Film

Mrigayaa is a 1976 Indian Hindi-language epic period drama film directed by Mrinal Sen and produced by K. Rajeshwara Rao. Based on Shikaar, an Odia short story by Bhagbati Charan Panigrahi, it stars Mithun Chakraborty and Mamata Shankar, both making their cinematic debuts through the film.

Production

Sen, who was making political films until then, decided to experiment on films that focus on personal relationships. He decided to film a village-based story. He incurred heavy debts from his previous film, Chorus (1974). He was not able to repay the loan owing to the film's financial failure. Mrigayaa was produced by K. Rajeshwara Rao. It was Sen's first colour film, and for the role of Ghinua, he wanted to cast a henman.

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