1988 Indian film
| Main Zinda Hoon | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Sudhir Mishra |
| Written by | Sudhir Mishra |
| Screenplay by | Sudhir Mishra |
| Story by | Sudhir Mishra |
| Produced by | NFDC Doordarshan |
| Starring | Rajendra Gupta Pankaj Kapur Deepti Naval Alok Nath |
| Cinematography | Rajesh Joshi |
| Edited by | Renu Saluja |
| Distributed by | Doordarshan |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 114 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
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.
At the 36th National Film Awards, the film won the National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues. 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.
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.
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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