Massey Sahib

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Massey Sahib is a 1985 Indian English-language period drama film directed by Pradip Krishen, known for its portrayal of a British colonial clerk in 1920s Central India.

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instanceOf English-language film
Indian film
film
period drama film
awardReceived Best Actor award for Raghubir Yadav (international festival)
FIPRESCI Prize
surface form: FIPRESCI Prize (Venice Film Festival)
basedOn Mister Johnson
novel by Joyce Cary
castMember Arundhati Roy
Barry John
Manohar Singh
Raghubir Yadav
Ravi Jhankal
Veerendra Saxena
Veerendra Saxena
surface form: Virendra Saxena
cinematographyBy Ravi K. Chandran
countryOfFilming India
countryOfOrigin India
director Pradip Krishen
distributor National Film Development Corporation of India
editingBy Renu Saluja
filmFormat feature film
filmingLocation Madhya Pradesh
genre drama film
period film
hasCultStatus yes
hasFilmPoster Massey Sahib poster
hasTheme British colonialism in India
bureaucracy
identity
power relations
language English
leadActor Raghubir Yadav
mainCharacterOccupation British colonial clerk
musicBy Vanraj Bhatia
notableFor portrayal of a British colonial clerk in 1920s Central India
originalWorkLanguage English
portrays British India
surface form: British Raj in India
producer National Film Development Corporation of India
productionCompany National Film Development Corporation of India
releaseDecade 1980s
releaseYear 1985
runtimeMinutes approx 110
screenwriter Pradip Krishen
settingPlace Central India
settingTime 1920s
titleCharacter Francis Massey

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Pradip Krishen notableWork Massey Sahib
Pradip Krishen directed Massey Sahib