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Rudaali

Rudaali (pronounced "roo-dah-lee"; transl. Female weeper) is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Kalpana Lajmi, written by Lajmi and Gulzar and based on a 1979 short story of the same name by Bengali author Mahasweta Devi. Set in a small village in Rajasthan, the film stars Dimple Kapadia as Shanichari, a lonely and hardened woman who…

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Based on
Rudaali by Mahasweta Devi
Cinematography
Santosh Sivan Dharam Gulati
Country
India
Directed by
Kalpana Lajmi
Language
Hindi
Music by
Bhupen Hazarika

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Rudaali

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Avg. degree1.98
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Rudaali

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related to Legacy · 33
Rudaali → Amjad Khan's, Best Hindi Films, Bhupen Hazarika's, Bollywood, Cinemaya, Deepa Gahlot, Devi's, Dhawan, Dimple Kapadia, Dimple Kapadia's National Award-winning, Film, Film Companion, Folk, Hazarika's, Hindi, In, Jha, Kapadia, Kapadia's, Lajmi
related to Awards and honours · 31
Rudaali → Academy Awards, AICA, All-India Critics Association, Among, Asia-Pacific Film Festival, At, Awards, Best Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Designers, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Hindi Film, Damascus International Film Festival, Filmfare Awards, Filmfare Critics Award, In, India, India's, Indian, International Film Festival
related to Themes · 31
Rudaali → According, Bombay, Chakravarty, Chatterji, Contemporary Viral Times, Creative Practice, Culture, Dance, Devi, Film, In, India, India Transitions, Indian, Intercultural Communication, It, Kapoor, Music, Namrata Joshi, Priya Kapoor
related to Production · 26
Rudaali → According, Amjad Khan, Barna, Bengal, Bhikni, Business Press, Gladrags, In, India, Jaisalmer, Jaisalmer Fort, Kapadia, Khuri, Kuldhara Ruins, Lajmi, Lajmi's, Mahashweta Devi's, Mr, Nairetey Megh, National Film Development Corporation
related to Release and reception · 21
Rudaali → According, Chakravarty, Chidananda Dasgupta, Cinemaya, Dasgupta, Film, He, Here, Hindi, India's, Kapadia's, Lajmi, Lajmi's, Rajasthan, Rudali's, Shanichari, Sumita, The, To, Together
related to Plot · 18
Rudaali → As, Barna, Bhikni, Budhua, Ganju, He, Her, Hindu, Peewli, Peewli's, Saturday, Saturn, Shani, Shanichar, Shanichari, Thakur Ramavtar Singh, Thakur's, While
related to Soundtrack · 16
Rudaali → Assamese, Bhupen Hazarika, Bollywood, Buku Ham Ham Kore, Business India, Dhak Dhak, Dil Hoom Hoom Kare, Gulzar, Ham Ham, Hazarika, Hindi, India, It, January, Maniram Dewan, The
is a · 3
Rudaali → film, first genuine crossover album to have negotiated the leap from art to mart, must see for its realism
Based on · 1
Rudaali → Rudaali by Mahasweta Devi
Cinematography · 1
Rudaali → Santosh Sivan Dharam Gulati

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film shanichari kapadia best music wrote film's story performance awards lajmi india village indian one hazarika bhikni cinema hindi dimple

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RudaaliBased onRudaali by Mahasweta Devi1.00infobox
RudaaliCinematographySantosh Sivan Dharam Gulati1.00infobox
RudaaliCountryIndia1.00infobox
RudaaliDirected byKalpana Lajmi1.00infobox
RudaaliLanguageHindi1.00infobox
RudaaliMusic byBhupen Hazarika1.00infobox
RudaaliProduced byRavi Gupta Ravi Malik NFDC Doordarshan1.00infobox
RudaaliRelease date18 June 1993 (1993-06-18)1.00infobox
RudaaliRunning time115 minutes1.00infobox
RudaaliStarringDimple Kapadia Raj Babbar Raakhee Amjad Khan1.00infobox
RudaaliWritten byGulzar1.00infobox
Rudaaliis afirst genuine crossover album to have negotiated the leap from art to mart0.90text
Rudaaliis amust see for its realism0.90text
Rudaaliis afilm0.90text

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