Bawandar (2000)
Shoba T. Mathur works for the Central Government in India and her job is to create awareness against child-marriage and other social evils that prevail due to general misinterpretation of the Hindu Shastras that demean women, particularly in Dhabri, a village in the state of Rajasthan. She does succeed in recruiting a young housewife, Saanvri, the mother of a young girl, Kamli, and wife of rickshaw driver, Sohan. Saanvri goes around the village raising awareness, and incurs the wrath of the village elders, mostly members of the Gujjar family.
Director: Jag Mundhra
Release Date: November 17, 2000
Cast
- Nandita Das - Saanvri
- Raghubir Yadav - Sohan
- Deepti Naval - Shobha Devi
- Rahul Khanna - Ravi
- Laila Rouass - Amy
- Govind Namdeo - Dhanraj Meena
- Lillete Dubey - Anita
- Ishrat Ali - Purnia Gujjar
- Yashpal Sharma - Sarju
- Anupam Shyam - Mangal Panda
Screenplay
- Hariram Acharya (Dialogue)
- Sudha Arora (Screenplay)
- Ashok Mishra (Screenplay)
- Deepak Poruhit (Dialogue)
Cinematography: Ashok Kumar Agarwal
Language: हिन्दी
Original Language: hi
More Films by Director: Jag Mundhra
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Bawandar about?
- Shoba T. Mathur works for the Central Government in India and her job is to create awareness against child-marriage and other social evils that prevail due to general misinterpretation of the Hindu Shastras that demean women, particularly in Dhabri, a village in the state of Rajasthan. She does succeed in recruiting a young housewife, Saanvri, the mother of a young girl, Kamli, and wife of rickshaw driver, Sohan. Saanvri goes around the village raising awareness, and incurs the wrath of the village elders, mostly members of the Gujjar family.
- Who directed Bawandar?
- Bawandar was directed by Jag Mundhra.
- Who stars in Bawandar?
- Bawandar stars Nandita Das, Raghubir Yadav, Deepti Naval, Rahul Khanna, Laila Rouass, Govind Namdeo.