Nazar (1991 film)

Nazar
नजर

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Mani Kaul
Produced by NFDC
Written by Mani Kaul and Sharmistha Mohanty
Based on The Meek One a short story
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Starring Shekhar Kapur
Shambhavi Kaul and Surekha Sikri
Music by Vikram Joglekar and D. Wood
Cinematography Piyush Shah
Edited by Lalitha Krishna
Release dates
  • 1991 (1991)
Running time
124 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi

Nazar (The Gaze) is a 1991 Hindi film based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's short story, The Meek One.[1] The film produced by the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) was directed by Mani Kaul and starred his daughter Shambhavi Kaul[2] with Shekhar Kapur and Surekha Sikri.[3]

The film travelled to international festivals like the Birmingham Film Festival in UK, Fribourg Film Festival in Germany, Hong Kong International Film Festival, Lisbon Film Festival in Portugal, Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, London Film Festival in UK, Rotterdam Film Festival in Netherlands, Festival des 3 continent at Nantes in France and the Seattle Film Festival in United States.[4]

Storyline

An antique dealer-cum-money lender lives in a spacious flat in a multi-storied building in Mumbai with his aunt. Though middle-aged himself, he marries a 17-year-old orphan girl and brings her home. The film starts off with the young wife committing suicide. He recollects what went before that and what might have moved her to end her life.[2][3]

Cast

References

  1. Sharmistha Mohanti (2011-08-01). "Requiem For A Vision". The Caravan. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  2. 1 2 "The Films of Mani Kaul". Seventh Art. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  3. 1 2 "Nazar". IMDB. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  4. "Nazar-A Mani Kaul Fillm". Youtube. Retrieved 2015-07-02.


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