Parakh
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Parakh is a 1960 Hindi social satire film directed by Bimal Roy, celebrated for its critique of corruption and its nuanced portrayal of rural Indian life.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindi-language film
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Indian film ⓘ film ⓘ social satire film ⓘ |
| awardCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by Salil Choudhury ⓘ |
| castMember |
Asit Sen
NERFINISHED
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Durga Khote NERFINISHED ⓘ Jagdish Sethi NERFINISHED ⓘ Motilal NERFINISHED ⓘ Nadira NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazir Hussain NERFINISHED ⓘ Sadhana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Kamal Bose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Bimal Roy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution | Indian theatrical release ⓘ |
| editor | M. S. Shinde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Golden Age of Hindi cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama film
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social satire ⓘ |
| hasSong | O Sajna Barkha Bahar Aai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Motilal
NERFINISHED
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Sadhana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricist | Shailendra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicComposer | Salil Choudhury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicLabel | Hindi film soundtrack ⓘ |
| narrativeSetting | rural India ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of political corruption
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depiction of village life ⓘ satirical portrayal of bureaucracy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Hindi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playbackSinger | Lata Mangeshkar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Bimal Roy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Bimal Roy Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| runtimeApprox | 130 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Salil Choudhury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundtrackLanguage | Hindi ⓘ |
| theme |
critique of corruption
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rural Indian life ⓘ |
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