Your husband's building dams, you're building feelings—1981 Bollywood said cheating is complicated.
Sameera's husband Prashant, is a civil engineer dedicated to his job. He goes to work on the site of a dam and is often away from home. While he is away Sameera falls ill and is looked after by Nakul, and a relationship develops between them
Acting
Shabana Azmi's eyes do ALL the heavy lifting.
Direction
Shukla frames desire through silence and glances.
Director
Vinay Shukla
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sameera arrived during the Parallel Cinema movement, when directors like Shukla used commercial stars to sneak art-house themes into mainstream houses.
Mithun and Shabana's pairing was unconventional—he was the disco king, she was the serious actress, and their chemistry shocked critics who underestimated both.
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