Main Zinda Hoon (transl. I am alive) is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Sudhir Mishra, starring Rajendra Gupta, Pankaj Kapur, Deepti Naval and Alok Nath.[1]
At the 36th National Film Awards, the film won the National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues.[2] The film was produced by National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC), which in 2012, included it in its film restoration project, which involved 80 Indian cinema classics.[3]
Plot
Beena is a village girl, who is married into a middle-class family in the city. However, her husband leaves her soon after wedding. She starts working and supports his family. Eventually, she falls in love with a co-worker. That is when her husband returns.[4][5]
Cast
- Deepti Naval as Beena
- Pankaj Kapur as Ravi
- Alok Nath as Alok
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Father
- Sushmita Mukherjee as Anjali
- Rajendra Gupta as Father-in-law
- Sarita Joshi as Mother-in-law
References
- ^ "Main-Zinda-Hoon Overview (I Am Alive)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ "36th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals.
- ^ "Yesterday Once More". Indian Express. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ Bhawana Sommya; Jigna Kothari; Supriya Madangarli (17 April 2012). Mother Maiden Mistress. HarperCollins India. p. 1949. ISBN 978-93-5029-485-7. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ Jane Sloan (26 March 2007). Reel Women: An International Directory of Contemporary Feature Films about Women. Scarecrow Press. pp. 119–. ISBN 978-1-4616-7082-7. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
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