Party (1984 film)

Infobox Film
name = Party


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director = Govind Nihalani
producer = NFDC
writer = Govind Nihalani(Sreenplay)
Mahesh Elkunchwar (Play)
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dialogue =
starring = Manohar Singh
Vijaya Mehta
Rohini Hattangadi
Om Puri
Naseeruddin Shah
music =
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cinematography = Govind Nihalani
editing = Renu Saluja
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released = 1984
runtime = 118 min
country = IND
language = Hindi
imdb_id = 0248289

Party is a 1984 Hindi film directed by Govind Nihalani. The film boasted an ensemble cast of leading art cinema actors of Parallel Cinema [ [http://dearcinema.com/party-a-tale-of-claustrophobia/ Party: A Tale Of Claustrophobia] ] , including Vijaya Mehta, Manohar Singh, Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, and Rohini Hattangadi.

The movie is based on Mahesh Elkunchwar’s Marathi play, 'Party', and produced by National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC). Party was official Indian entry to the 32nd International Film Festival of India, New Delhi, and also took part in Tokyo Film Festival 1985 and Asia Pacific Film Festival 1985 [http://www.nfdcindia.com/view_film.php?film_id=39 Party 1984 at NFDC] ]

Overview

The film is a perfect satire aimed at the urban elite especially those with artistic inclinations, namely artists and their patrons. It depicts their apathy towards the society at large while they get away, by the way of small talk and prosaic conversations at parties. Things comes to a reveal at the party hosted by Damyanti Rane (Vijaya Mehta), a rich middle-aged widow and well known patron of the arts in the city, where all the cognoscenti of the urban milieu, makes a beeline to.

The party is hosted in the honour Diwakar Barve (Manohar Singh), a celebrated playwright, who has just been awarded the prestigious National Literary award. Gradually, all the conversation gears towards the real winner, Amrit, an immensely talented and promising writer-poet who left the urban humdrum to work with the tribal community.

Amrit though not present their in person, presents himself again and again, in their conversations, reminds them of their banality, deceit, and their utter callousness towards the society, which brings them at cross-purpose with true aim of all art and artistic endeavours.

Awards

* 1985 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress: Rohini Hattangadi
* 1985 Asia-Pacific Film Festival, Best Actress: Vijaya Mehta [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248289/awards Awards] imdb.]

Cast

* Manohar Singh
* Vijaya Mehta
* Rohini Hattangadi
* Om Puri
* Naseeruddin Shah
* Deepa Sahi
* Amrish Puri
* Shafi Inamdar
* Mohan Bhandari
* Ila Arun
* Soni Razdan
* Jayant Kripalani
* K.K. Raina

References

External links

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* [http://parallelcinema.blogspot.com/2005/11/party-1984.html A study of the film Party]