Amodini is a rich landowner's daughter. Unable to face social stigma, her father arranges her marriage to a much older person, who fails to turn up on the wedding day. To save the situation, she is forced to marry a 15-year-old boy.
Acting
Konkona Sen Sharma's debut — yes, THAT Konkona, age 13.
Direction
Das Gupta's satirical precision from documentary roots.
Writing
Setup so wrong it loops back to brilliance.
Director
Chidananda Das Gupta
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Konkona Sen Sharma's mother Aparna Sen also stars — this is their first film together, directed by family friend Das Gupta.
Based on a short story by Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay; Das Gupta adapted it to critique 1990s rural Bengal's lingering feudal structures.
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