Paar (translation: "The Crossing ") is a 1984 Hindi movie directed by Goutam Ghose. The film stars Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri. Naseeruddin Shah won a Volpi Cup for his role as Naurangia. The film was based on Bengali story Paathi by Samaresh Basu.
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Awards
4 References
5 External links
Plot
The film of exploitation in rural Bihar, in which a landlord (Utpal Dutt)’s men wreck a village and kill the benevolent schoolmaster (Anil Chatterjee) who was in progressive force. The labourer Naurangia (Naseeruddin Shah) breaks with a tradition to passive resistance and retaliates by killing the landlord’s brother. Naurangia and his wife Rama (Shabana Azmi) become fugitives from justice. After many efforts to find sustenance elsewhere, the two decide to return home. To earn the fare, they agree to drive the herd of pigs through the river, causing the pregnant Rama to believe she has lost her baby.But they have to swim across a wide, swiftly flowing river, in which they nearly drown before reaching safety. At the end of the film Naurangia puts his ear to her belly and listens to the heartbeats of the unborn son.
Cast
Naseeruddin Shah ... Naurangia
Shabana Azmi ... Rama
Om Puri ... Ram Naresh(Village Pradhan)
Utpal Dutt ... Landlord
Awards
Best Screenplay for Goutam Ghose and Partha Banerjee
National Film Award for Best Actor for Naseeruddin Shah
National Film Award for Best Actress for Shabana Azmi
Volpi Cup Best Actor for Naseeruddin Shah
UNESCO Award at Venice Film Festival
Fipresci Award
Red Cross Award at Verna Film Festival (1987)