Art Film by Mrinal Sen based on Bengali Novel Beej | Shabana Azmi, Roopa Ganguly, Uttara Baokar

Art Film by Mrinal Sen based on Bengali Novel Beej | Shabana Azmi, Roopa Ganguly, Aparna Sen Ek Din Achanak is a 1989 art film directed by Mrinal Sen, based on the 1977 Bengali-language novel Beej by Ramapada Chowdhury. Cast Shabana Azmi - Neeta Shriram Lagoo - Professor Shashank Ray (Neeta's father) Aparna Sen - Aparna (Student) Uttara Baokar - Sudha (Neeta's Mother) Roopa Ganguly - Seema (Neeta's sister) Arjun Chakraborty - Amit "Amu" (Neeta's brother) Manohar Singh - Neeta's uncle Anjan Dutt - Alok (Neeta's boyfriend) Lily Chakravarty - Neighbour Anil Chatterjee - Arunbabu Directed by Mrinal Sen Written by Ramapada Chowdhury (story) , Mrinal Sen (screenplay) Cinematography K. K. Mahajan Music by Jyotishka Dasgupta Release date 1989 Running time 105 minutes Country India Language Hindi Synopsis One evening, in the midst of torrential rains, a professor (Shreeram Lagoo) goes out for a walk and fails to return. As the evening stretches into days and the days into weeks with no sign of him, his family struggles to regain their footing and to understand what might have caused him to leave. Slowly they return to their daily activities. The professor's son Amit "Amu"(Arjun Chakraborty) establishes his fledgling business; his younger daughter Seema (Roopa Ganguly) resumes her studies at college; and his elder daughter, Neeta (Shabana Azmi), the backbone of the family, returns to her office job. Behind the facade of normalcy, though, the family is deeply wounded. Amit enjoys success in his business but is bitter and dour. Seema passes with 'First Division' in College. Neeta has a very patient and supportive boyfriend Alok (Anjan Dutt), but the relationship is stuck in a holding pattern. And their mother (Uttara Baokar) suffers debilitating depression. Their hesitant attempts to piece together the professor's state of mind before his disappearance raise more questions than they answer: Was he having an affair with a former student (Aparna Sen)? Was his academic career crumbling? Was he a plagiarist? Awards 1989: National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress: Uttara Baokar 1989: Venice Film Festival: OCIC Award - Honorable Mention: Mrinal Sen Disclimer :- Copyright Disclimer under section 107 of the copyright act of 1976, allowance is made for "fairuse"for purposes such as cricticism, comment, enhanced viewing experience and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. #oldmovies #bollywoodmovies #sadabaharmovies #hindiblockbustermovies #raremovies #fhdqualitymovies #artmovie #shabanaazmi #roopaganguly #uttarabaokar #drsriramlagu #ekdinachanak #mrinalsen