Mrityudand the death sentence
Jha, Prakash
Mrityudand the death sentence videorecording a Manmohan Shetty presentation in association with G.S. Mayawala ; a Prakash Jha Productions film ; screenplay, Prakash Jha, Rajan Kothari, Anil Ajitabh ; lyrics, Javed Akhtar ; music, Anand Milind ; produced, edited & directed by Prakash Jha. - Mumbai Eros International ; Sacramento, c2001 - 1 videodisc (152 min.) sd., col 4 3/4 in.
Mrityudand is an Hindi drama film released in 1997. It was directed and produced by Prakash Jha. The story of three women in a Bihar village. Ketaki, a newlywed, see her life deteriorate as her husband becomes an alcoholic. Chandravati is abandoned by her husband of 17 years and takes up with one of the family's hired help. Kanti is a servant who husband has to leave the village to pay off a debt and she helps him by turning to prostitution. These three women teach other women to be independent, and the whole village becomes embroiled in strife.
Director of photography, Rajan Kothari ; background music, Raghunath Seth. Director of photography, Rajan Kothari ; background music, Raghunath Seth.
Madhuri Dixit, Shabana Azmi, Ayub Khan, Shilpa Shirodkar, Om Puri, Mohan Agashe, Mohan Joshi, Harish Patel.
DVD, NTSC; mono.
In Hindi with English subtitles.
Social issues, drama, women rights, women--social customs, manners, alcoholic husband, Feature films.--
891.43954 / MR
Mrityudand the death sentence videorecording a Manmohan Shetty presentation in association with G.S. Mayawala ; a Prakash Jha Productions film ; screenplay, Prakash Jha, Rajan Kothari, Anil Ajitabh ; lyrics, Javed Akhtar ; music, Anand Milind ; produced, edited & directed by Prakash Jha. - Mumbai Eros International ; Sacramento, c2001 - 1 videodisc (152 min.) sd., col 4 3/4 in.
Mrityudand is an Hindi drama film released in 1997. It was directed and produced by Prakash Jha. The story of three women in a Bihar village. Ketaki, a newlywed, see her life deteriorate as her husband becomes an alcoholic. Chandravati is abandoned by her husband of 17 years and takes up with one of the family's hired help. Kanti is a servant who husband has to leave the village to pay off a debt and she helps him by turning to prostitution. These three women teach other women to be independent, and the whole village becomes embroiled in strife.
Director of photography, Rajan Kothari ; background music, Raghunath Seth. Director of photography, Rajan Kothari ; background music, Raghunath Seth.
Madhuri Dixit, Shabana Azmi, Ayub Khan, Shilpa Shirodkar, Om Puri, Mohan Agashe, Mohan Joshi, Harish Patel.
DVD, NTSC; mono.
In Hindi with English subtitles.
Social issues, drama, women rights, women--social customs, manners, alcoholic husband, Feature films.--
891.43954 / MR