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{{Short description|1985 Indian film by Prakash Jha}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Damul
| name = Damul
| image =
| image = Damul poster.jpg
| image caption =
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Prakash Jha]] <ref>http://www.indianexpress.com/news/retrospective-of-prakash-jha-movies-in-fiji/660991/</ref>
| director = [[Prakash Jha]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/retrospective-of-prakash-jha-movies-in-fiji/660991/ |title=Retrospective of Prakash Jha movies in Fiji this week - Indian Express |access-date=28 April 2012 |archive-date=9 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409005716/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/retrospective-of-prakash-jha-movies-in-fiji/660991 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| writer = Shaiwal
| writer = Shaiwal
| starring = [[Annu Kapoor]]<br />Sreela Mazumdar<br />[[Manohar Singh]]<br />[[Deepti Naval]]<br />Ranjan Kamath<br />Pyare Mohan Sahay
| starring = [[Annu Kapoor]]<br />[[Sreela Majumdar]]<br />[[Manohar Singh]]<br />[[Deepti Naval]]<br />Ranjan Kamath<br />Pyare Mohan Sahay
| music = [[Raghunath Seth]]
| music = [[Raghunath Seth]]
|cinematography = Rajen Kothari
|cinematography = Rajen Kothari
| producer = [[Prakash Jha]]<ref>http://theviewspaper.net/the-demise-of-parallel-cinema/</ref>
| producer = [[Prakash Jha]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://theviewspaper.net/the-demise-of-parallel-cinema/ |title=The Demise of Parallel Cinema |access-date=28 April 2012 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064457/http://theviewspaper.net/the-demise-of-parallel-cinema/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| released = 31 December 1984
| released = {{Film date|1984|12|31|df=yes}}
| runtime = 106 min
| runtime = 106 min
| country = India
| country = India
| language = [[Hindi]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget = {{INRConvert|12|l}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/vM9hpEAmc9z5q4VLGNDWLM/8216For-filmmakers-politics-is-risky8217.html|title=‘For film-makers politics is risky’|last=Sharma|first=Sanjukta|work=Mint|date=4 June 2010|accessdate=8 April 2018}}</ref>
| budget = {{INRConvert|12|l}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/vM9hpEAmc9z5q4VLGNDWLM/8216For-filmmakers-politics-is-risky8217.html|title='For film-makers politics is risky'|last=Sharma|first=Sanjukta|work=Mint|date=4 June 2010|access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref>
| gross =
| gross =
}}
}}


'''''Damul''''' (English: ''Bonded until Death'') is a [[Bollywood films of 1985|1985]] Hindi film directed by [[Prakash Jha]], based on the story ''Kaalsootra'', by Shaiwal, a native of [[Gaya district]] of Bihar., <ref>[http://passionforcinema.com/prakash-jha-hrishikesh-mukharjee-cried-after-watching-my-film/ Interview Part I] passionforcinema.com.</ref> starring [[Annu Kapoor]], Sreela Mazumdar, [[Manohar Singh]], [[Deepti Naval]], Ranjan Kamath and Pyare Mohan Sahay in lead roles.
'''Damul''' ({{lang-en|italic=yes|Bonded until Death}}) is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language film directed by [[Prakash Jha]], based on the story ''[[Kalasutra|Kaalsootra]]'', by Shaiwal, a native of [[Gaya district]] of Bihar,<ref>[http://passionforcinema.com/prakash-jha-hrishikesh-mukharjee-cried-after-watching-my-film/ Interview Part I] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905040319/http://passionforcinema.com/prakash-jha-hrishikesh-mukharjee-cried-after-watching-my-film/ |date=5 September 2008 }} passionforcinema.com.</ref> starring [[Annu Kapoor]], [[Sreela Majumdar]], [[Manohar Singh]], [[Deepti Naval]], Ranjan Kamath and Pyare Mohan Sahay in lead roles.


==Plot==
==Plot==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0088986|Damul}}
* {{IMDb title|0088986|Damul}}
* [http://www.prakashjhaproductions.com/damul.html Damul at Prakash Jha Productions]
* [http://www.prakashjhaproductions.com/damul.html Damul at Prakash Jha Productions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914054417/http://prakashjhaproductions.com/damul.html |date=14 September 2016 }}
* [http://www.prakashjha.net/ Prakash Jha's Homepage]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928105542/http://www.prakashjha.net/ Prakash Jha's Homepage]


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[[Category:1985 films]]
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[[Category:Films directed by Prakash Jha]]
[[Category:Films directed by Prakash Jha]]
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[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]
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[[Category:1980s Indian films]]
[[Category:Films set in Bihar]]
[[Category:Films set in Bihar]]
[[Category:Best Feature Film National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Best Feature Film National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Films about the caste system in India]]
[[Category:Films about internal migration]]
[[Category:Films about poverty in India]]
[[Category:Films about labor relations]]
[[Category:Films based on short fiction]]
[[Category:Films about Indian slavery]]




Latest revision as of 16:29, 7 May 2024

Damul
Poster
Directed byPrakash Jha[1]
Written byShaiwal
Produced byPrakash Jha[2]
StarringAnnu Kapoor
Sreela Majumdar
Manohar Singh
Deepti Naval
Ranjan Kamath
Pyare Mohan Sahay
CinematographyRajen Kothari
Music byRaghunath Seth
Release date
  • 31 December 1984 (1984-12-31)
Running time
106 min
LandIndien
SpracheHindi
Budget₹12 lakh (US$14,000)[3]

Damul (English: Bonded until Death) is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Prakash Jha, based on the story Kaalsootra, by Shaiwal, a native of Gaya district of Bihar,[4] starring Annu Kapoor, Sreela Majumdar, Manohar Singh, Deepti Naval, Ranjan Kamath and Pyare Mohan Sahay in lead roles.

Plot

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The story is about a bonded labourer who is forced to steal for his landlord, to whom he is bonded until death. Set in rural Bihar of 1984, the film focuses on the caste politics and the oppression of the lower castes in the region, through bonded labour. The film also highlights the issue of heavy migration of the poor villagers of Bihar to richer states like Punjab in search of livelihood.[5]

Awards

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International acclaim

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Damul was invited for both the competition and participation sections at the Montreal, Chicago and Moscow film festivals.

References

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  1. ^ "Retrospective of Prakash Jha movies in Fiji this week - Indian Express". Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  2. ^ "The Demise of Parallel Cinema". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  3. ^ Sharma, Sanjukta (4 June 2010). "'For film-makers politics is risky'". Mint. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. ^ Interview Part I Archived 5 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine passionforcinema.com.
  5. ^ Damul One Hundred Indian Feature Films: An Annotated Filmography, by Shampa Banerjee, Anil Srivastava. Taylor & Francis, 1988. ISBN 0-8240-9483-2, ISBN 978-0-8240-9483-6. Page 66
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