573:
218:
The movie tells the story of a middle aged Muslim woman Gazala (Shabana Azmi), who is ill-treated by her husband and sent back to her parents’ home, just because she is unable to give birth to a son. Gazala does have a daughter Salma (Rajeshwari
Sachdev). The plot revolves around Gazala's stay at
225:
provides a masterpiece, reflecting on the sorrowful plight of rural Indian women. The irony lies in the point where the movie begins with a scene which shows a bull being brought to impregnate a buffalo. Five different women, each with a different story depicting the harsh realities of a woman's
219:
her mother's home and the problems faced by the women of the house, namely her mother and sisters-in-law. The film is a beautiful description of the problems faced by women in the name of fertility, or in a different sense the urge to have a male child, especially in rural India.
198:
The film revolves around the story of five women, belonging to different generations, each looking for emancipation and the right to run their lives their own way. The film's main theme is the issue of women's
664:
207:
610:
526:
55:
669:
639:
335:
659:
644:
634:
603:
654:
596:
550:
649:
328:
494:
344:
321:
470:
572:
534:
629:
200:
422:
414:
247:
184:
73:
502:
438:
392:
295:
580:
313:
542:
376:
368:
265:
623:
486:
454:
430:
348:
253:
222:
188:
172:
103:
32:
300:
360:
271:
235:
176:
65:
259:
241:
192:
180:
77:
69:
44:
307:
462:
518:
289:
406:
400:
384:
446:
478:
168:
156:
146:
317:
665:
Best Film on Family
Welfare National Film Award winners
584:
208:
National Film Award for Best Film on Family
Welfare
152:
142:
132:
109:
99:
91:
83:
61:
51:
38:
28:
23:
579:This article about a Hindi film of the 2000s is a
527:Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero
604:
329:
8:
611:
597:
336:
322:
314:
20:
7:
569:
567:
583:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
14:
571:
670:2000s Hindi-language film stubs
640:Films directed by Shyam Benegal
42:Priya Chandrasekar (Screenplay)
1:
551:Mujib: The Making of a Nation
301:Shyam Benegal interview on
47:(Screenplay & Dialogue)
686:
645:Films about women in India
635:2000s Hindi-language films
566:
495:The Making of the Mahatma
355:
660:Women's rights in India
206:The film won the 2000
167:(Fertility) is a 2000
655:Indian feminist films
471:Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda
535:Welcome to Sajjanpur
650:Reproductive rights
195:in the lead roles.
248:Rajeshwari Sachdev
185:Rajeshwari Sachdev
74:Rajeshwari Sachdev
592:
591:
561:
560:
393:Bhumika: The Role
162:
161:
677:
613:
606:
599:
575:
568:
338:
331:
324:
315:
201:fertility rights
125:
123:
21:
18:2000 Indian film
685:
684:
680:
679:
678:
676:
675:
674:
620:
619:
618:
617:
564:
562:
557:
351:
342:
286:
281:
232:
216:
203:' empowerment.
135:
128:
121:
119:
112:
76:
72:
68:
43:
19:
12:
11:
5:
683:
681:
673:
672:
667:
662:
657:
652:
647:
642:
637:
632:
622:
621:
616:
615:
608:
601:
593:
590:
589:
576:
559:
558:
556:
555:
547:
543:Well Done Abba
539:
531:
523:
515:
507:
499:
491:
483:
475:
467:
459:
451:
443:
435:
427:
419:
411:
397:
389:
381:
373:
369:Charandas Chor
365:
356:
353:
352:
343:
341:
340:
333:
326:
318:
312:
311:
298:
285:
284:External links
282:
280:
277:
276:
275:
269:
266:Seema Bhargava
263:
257:
251:
245:
239:
231:
228:
215:
212:
160:
159:
154:
150:
149:
144:
140:
139:
136:
133:
130:
129:
127:
126:
115:
113:
110:
107:
106:
101:
97:
96:
93:
89:
88:
85:
84:Cinematography
81:
80:
63:
59:
58:
53:
49:
48:
40:
36:
35:
30:
26:
25:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
682:
671:
668:
666:
663:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
641:
638:
636:
633:
631:
628:
627:
625:
614:
609:
607:
602:
600:
595:
594:
588:
586:
582:
577:
574:
570:
565:
553:
552:
548:
545:
544:
540:
537:
536:
532:
529:
528:
524:
521:
520:
516:
513:
512:
508:
505:
504:
500:
497:
496:
492:
489:
488:
487:Sardari Begum
484:
481:
480:
476:
473:
472:
468:
465:
464:
460:
457:
456:
452:
449:
448:
444:
441:
440:
436:
433:
432:
428:
425:
424:
420:
417:
416:
412:
409:
408:
403:
402:
398:
395:
394:
390:
387:
386:
382:
379:
378:
374:
371:
370:
366:
363:
362:
358:
357:
354:
350:
349:Shyam Benegal
346:
345:Feature films
339:
334:
332:
327:
325:
320:
319:
316:
309:
305:
304:
299:
297:
293:
292:
288:
287:
283:
278:
273:
270:
267:
264:
261:
258:
255:
254:Surekha Sikri
252:
249:
246:
243:
240:
237:
234:
233:
229:
227:
224:
223:Shyam Benegal
220:
213:
211:
209:
204:
202:
196:
194:
190:
189:Surekha Sikri
186:
182:
178:
174:
173:Shyam Benegal
170:
166:
158:
155:
151:
148:
145:
141:
137:
131:
117:
116:
114:
108:
105:
104:Vanraj Bhatia
102:
98:
94:
90:
87:Rajan Kothari
86:
82:
79:
75:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57:
54:
50:
46:
41:
37:
34:
33:Shyam Benegal
31:
27:
22:
16:
585:expanding it
578:
563:
549:
541:
533:
525:
517:
510:
509:
501:
493:
485:
477:
469:
461:
453:
445:
437:
429:
421:
413:
405:
399:
391:
383:
375:
367:
359:
347:directed by
302:
290:
272:Lalit Tiwari
236:Shabana Azmi
221:
217:
205:
197:
177:Shabana Azmi
164:
163:
134:Running time
111:Release date
66:Shabana Azmi
15:
268:as Rampyari
260:Nandita Das
244:as Khurshid
242:Rajit Kapur
193:Nandita Das
181:Rajit Kapur
175:, starring
138:134 minutes
95:Aseem Sinha
78:Nandita Das
70:Rajit Kapur
52:Produced by
45:Shama Zaidi
29:Directed by
630:2000 films
624:Categories
511:Hari-Bhari
308:Rediff.com
303:Hari-Bhari
291:Hari-Bhari
279:References
274:as Khaleej
238:as Ghazala
165:Hari-Bhari
39:Written by
24:Hari-Bhari
463:Antarnaad
407:Anugraham
262:as Afsana
256:as Hasina
92:Edited by
519:Zubeidaa
250:as Salma
171:film by
153:Language
100:Music by
62:Starring
401:Kondura
385:Manthan
377:Nishant
143:Country
120: (
554:(2022)
546:(2010)
538:(2008)
530:(2005)
522:(2001)
514:(2000)
506:(1999)
498:(1996)
490:(1996)
482:(1994)
474:(1993)
466:(1991)
458:(1987)
455:Susman
450:(1985)
447:Trikal
442:(1983)
434:(1982)
431:Arohan
426:(1980)
423:Kalyug
418:(1978)
415:Junoon
410:(1978)
396:(1977)
388:(1976)
380:(1975)
372:(1975)
364:(1974)
226:life.
503:Samar
479:Mammo
439:Mandi
361:Ankur
191:and
169:Hindi
157:Hindi
147:India
581:stub
296:IMDb
230:Cast
214:Plot
122:2000
118:2000
56:NFDC
306:at
294:at
626::
404:/
210:.
187:,
183:,
179:,
612:e
605:t
598:v
587:.
337:e
330:t
323:v
310:.
199:'
124:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.