Ankur
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Ankur is a landmark 1974 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Shyam Benegal that helped launch the parallel cinema movement in India.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindi-language film
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Indian film ⓘ drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ankur: The Seedling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
National Film Award for Best Actress
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National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | short story by Shyam Benegal ⓘ |
| bestActressAwardReceivedBy | Shabana Azmi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Govind Nihalani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| director | Shyam Benegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Blaze Film Enterprises NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Bhanudas Divakar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFestivalScreening | Berlin International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | realist cinema ⓘ |
| format | feature film ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasSubtitlesIn | English ⓘ |
| helpedLaunch | parallel cinema movement in India ⓘ |
| language | Hindi ⓘ |
| leadActorDebutFilmFor | Anant Nag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActressDebutFilmFor | Shabana Azmi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Parallel cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Vanraj Bhatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early landmark of Indian parallel cinema
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realistic portrayal of rural life ⓘ socially conscious storytelling ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Hindi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| posterLanguage | Hindi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Blaze Film Enterprises NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 131 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Shyam Benegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Hyderabad State
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rural Andhra Pradesh ⓘ |
| stars |
Anant Nag
NERFINISHED
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Priya Tendulkar NERFINISHED ⓘ Sadhu Meher NERFINISHED ⓘ Shabana Azmi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
caste oppression
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class conflict ⓘ feudalism in rural India ⓘ gender inequality ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | post-independence rural India ⓘ |
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