Ek Doctor Ki Maut

Infobox Film
name = Ek Doctor Ki Maut
एक डॉक्टर की मौत
Death of a Doctor
imdb_id = 0345177


caption =
writer = Story:
Ramapada Choudhury
Screenplay:
Tapan Sinha
starring = Pankaj Kapoor
Shabana Azmi
Irfan Khan
Deepa Sahi
director = Tapan Sinha
producer = NFDC
cinematography = Soumendu Roy
editing = Subodh Roy
music = Vanraj Bhatia
released = flagicon|India 1990
runtime = 122 min.
language = Hindi

"Ek Doctor Ki Maut" (Hindi: एक डॉकटर की मौत , _en. Death of a Doctor) is an award winning film by noted Bengali director Tapan Sinha, which depicts the social ostracization, bureaucratic negligence, reprimand and insult of a doctor and his research, instead of recognition. The film is based on a story "Abhimanyu" by Ramapada Choudhury.

ynopsis

After years of painstaking research at the cost of his personal life, Dr. Dipankar Roy (Pankaj Kapoor) discovers a vaccine for leprosy. The news is flashed over television and overnight, an insignificant junior doctor receives international recognition. Professional jealousy and abuse of power threaten Dr. Roy, even as the Secretary of Health reprimands him for breaking the news to the press. He is asked to report to the Director of Health. Professional colleagues Dr. Arijit Sen and Dr. Ramananda invite him to a lecture but it is merely a pretence to humiliate him. Dr. Roy suffers a mild heart attack but he refuses to go to the hospital. His wife (Shabana Azmi) and a few others like Dr. Kundu and amulya(Irfan Khan) stand by Dr. Roy, but the harassment continues; a letter from an American foundation is suppressed and Dr. Roy transferred to a remote village. The last straw is two American doctors receiving credit for discovering the same vaccine. Dr. Roy is shattered.

Cast

* Pankaj Kapoor
* Shabana Azmi
* Irfan Khan
* Deepa Sahi
* Vijayendra Ghatge

Reception

The film was greatly applauded among film critics and writers. Tapan Sinha, the director, was inspired by the life and death of Subhash Mukhopadhyay and dedicates this film to him.

"I based this story on the suicide of a young scientist in Delhi."

"Talent is subject to ridicule. The more you excel the more number of enemies you seem to have : Why this animosity towards excellence?"

Awards

38th National Film Awards, India

* 1991 National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film
* 1991 National Film Award for Best Directing: Tapan Sinha
* 1991 National Film Award - Special Jury Award: Pankaj Kapoor (Dr. Dipankar Roy).

The Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards

* 1991 Best Film
* 1991 Best Director

Filmfare awards

* 1992 Filmfare Best Screenplay Award: Tapan Sinha.

External links

*imdb title|id=0345177|title=Ek Doctor Ki Maut