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Giddh (The Vultures) is a 1984 Hindi film directed by T.S. Ranga starring Smita Patil, Om Puri and Nana Patekar among others.[1][2] The film won Special Jury Award (32nd National Film Awards) for in-depth depiction of the helplessness of people struggling against the Devadasi tradition.[3]
| Giddh | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | T.S. Ranga |
| Produced by | T.S. Ranga |
| Starring | Om Puri Smita Patil Nana Patekar |
| Edited by | Aruna-Vikas |
| Music by | B.V. Karanth |
Release date |
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Running time | 1 hr. 53 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
In a remote village at Karnataka-Maharashtra border in India, the poor residents follow Devadasi tradition according to which young girls are given up[by whom?] in the service of Goddess Yellamma. The landlords, priests and other men take advantage of these young girls and pimps like Veerapppan take them to brothels in Bombay. Bhashya, a laborer and his wife Hanumi lead an attempt at awakening against the practice by deciding to save Laksmi from becoming a Devadasi with the help of Masterji, going against the powerful feudal lord Desai. [1][4]
- Om Puri as Basya
- Smita Patil as Hanumi
- Nana Patekar as Veerappan
- Savita Bajaj as Sundri
- Vikas Desai as Patil
- Vijay Kashyap as Katra
- Achyut Potdar as Desai
- M.K. Raina as Masterji
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