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  • Dahan (1998)
  • 145 min | Drama
Dahan (1998)
145 min | Drama

On her way home the newly wed Romita is molested by five men. The only one who has the courage to help is the young female teacher Jhinuk. Because of that she becomes a heroine and is on all papers' front page. But the page is turning: As ...See moreOn her way home the newly wed Romita is molested by five men. The only one who has the courage to help is the young female teacher Jhinuk. Because of that she becomes a heroine and is on all papers' front page. But the page is turning: As not only the police but also neighbours begin to ask embarrassing questions the two women are eventually intimidated and the five man are getting free with the help of corruption and male domination. Written by Marco Radke See less
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Director
Writers
Suchitra Bhattacharya (original novel) | Rituparno Ghosh (screenplay)
Composers
Paroma Banerji (as Poroma Bandyopadhyay) | Debojyoti Mishra (as Debajyoti Mishra)
Cinematographer
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Updated Feb 17, 1998

Release date
Oct 12, 1998 (India)

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Cast

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13 cast members
Name Known for
Shakuntala Barua
Jhinuk's mother Jhinuk's mother   See fewer
Nirmal Kumar Chakraborty
Government lawyer (as Nirmal Kumar) Government lawyer (as Nirmal Kumar)   See fewer
Chandni
Prostitute Prostitute   See fewer
Abhishek Chatterjee
Palash Chaudhuri Palash Chaudhuri   See fewer
Subhendu Chatterjee
Jhinuk's father Jhinuk's father   See fewer
Gopa Ghosh
Actress Actress   See fewer
Haramjadi
Prostitute Prostitute   See fewer
Rabiranjan Maitra
Gang leader Gang leader   See fewer
Suchitra Mitra
Jhinuk's grandmother Jhinuk's grandmother   See fewer
Rituparna Sengupta
Romita Chaudhuri Romita Chaudhuri   See fewer
Mamata Shankar
Romita & Palash's sister-in-law Romita & Palash's sister-in-law   See fewer
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