One Day Before the Rainy Season (1971)
A beautifully shot tragic retelling of Mohan Rakesh's Hindi play on Kalidasa's lover Mallika and their relationship.
A literary film based on a play in three acts, One Day Before the Rainy Season (Ashad Ka Ek Din) portrays the love of Mallika and Kalidasa, the renowned Sanskrit poet and dramatist. Vilom, a friend to both and interested in Mallika, is a passive onlooker for the first two acts. Kalidasa leaves his verdant mountain valley home for the splendour of far off Ujjain, where he wins fame. The action of the film is rooted in the village to which Kalidasa returns years later and finds Mallika married to Vilom and the mother of his child. Mallika sacrificed her love so that the poet could pursue his muse.
Director: Mani Kaul
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 114 min
Release Date: August 8, 1971
Cast
- Rekha Sabnis - Mallika
- Arun Khopkar - Kalidasa
- Om Shivpuri - Vilom
- Aruna Irani - Ambika
- Anuradha Kapoor
- Uma Sahaay
- Hemant Bose
- Surendra Dheer
- Vishnu Mathur
- Pinchoo Kapoor
Screenplay
- Mohan Rakesh (Theatre Play)
- Mohan Rakesh
- Mani Kaul
Music: Jaidev, Dr. Sukhranjan Chakravarty
Cinematography: K.K. Mahajan
Production: National Film Development Corporation of India, Film Finance Corporation
Country: India
Language: हिन्दी
Original Language: hi
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is One Day Before the Rainy Season about?
- A literary film based on a play in three acts, One Day Before the Rainy Season (Ashad Ka Ek Din) portrays the love of Mallika and Kalidasa, the renowned Sanskrit poet and dramatist. Vilom, a friend to both and interested in Mallika, is a passive onlooker for the first two acts. Kalidasa leaves his verdant mountain valley home for the splendour of far off Ujjain, where he wins fame. The action of the film is rooted in the village to which Kalidasa returns years later and finds Mallika married to Vilom and the mother of his child. Mallika sacrificed her love so that the poet could pursue his muse.
- Who directed One Day Before the Rainy Season?
- One Day Before the Rainy Season was directed by Mani Kaul.
- Who stars in One Day Before the Rainy Season?
- One Day Before the Rainy Season stars Rekha Sabnis, Arun Khopkar, Om Shivpuri, Aruna Irani, Anuradha Kapoor, Uma Sahaay.
- How long is One Day Before the Rainy Season?
- One Day Before the Rainy Season has a runtime of 1h 54m (114 minutes).
- What genre is One Day Before the Rainy Season?
- One Day Before the Rainy Season is a Drama film.
- Where was One Day Before the Rainy Season produced?
- One Day Before the Rainy Season was produced in India.