Main Zinda Hoon

Main Zinda Hoon
Main Zinda Hoon
	Poster
Directed by	Sudhir Mishra
Written by	Sudhir Mishra
Screenplay by	Sudhir Mishra
Story by	Sudhir Mishra
Produced by	NFDC; Doordarshan
Starring	Rajendra Gupta; Pankaj Kapur; Deepti Naval; Alok Nath
Cinematography	Rajesh Joshi
Edited by	Renu Saluja
Distributed by	Doordarshan
Release date	5 June 1988 (India);
Running time	114 min.
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Main Zinda Hoon (transl. I am alive) is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Sudhir Mishra, starring Rajendra Gupta, Pankaj Kapur, Deepti Naval and Alok Nath.^[1]

At the 36th National Film Awards, the film won the National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues.^[2] The film was produced by National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC), which in 2012, included it in its film restoration project, which involved 80 Indian cinema classics.^[3]

Plot

Beena is a village girl, who is married into a middle-class family in the city. However, her husband leaves her soon after wedding. She starts working and supports his family. Eventually, she falls in love with a co-worker. That is when her husband returns.^[4]^[5]

Cast

Deepti Naval as Beena
Pankaj Kapur as Ravi
Alok Nath as Alok
Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Father
Sushmita Mukherjee as Anjali
Rajendra Gupta as Father-in-law
Sarita Joshi as Mother-in-law

References

^ "Main-Zinda-Hoon Overview (I Am Alive)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
^ "36th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals.
^ "Yesterday Once More". Indian Express. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
^ Bhawana Sommya; Jigna Kothari; Supriya Madangarli (17 April 2012). Mother Maiden Mistress. HarperCollins India. p. 1949. ISBN 978-93-5029-485-7. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
^ Jane Sloan (26 March 2007). Reel Women: An International Directory of Contemporary Feature Films about Women. Scarecrow Press. pp. 119–. ISBN 978-1-4616-7082-7. Retrieved 20 August 2013.

External links

Main Zinda Hoon at IMDb
Main Zinda Hoon at Bollywood Hungama

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[nyt-1] "Main-Zinda-Hoon Overview (I Am Alive)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.

[36thawardPDF-2] "36th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals.

[3] "Yesterday Once More". Indian Express. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2013.

[SommyaKothari-4] Bhawana Sommya; Jigna Kothari; Supriya Madangarli (17 April 2012). Mother Maiden Mistress. HarperCollins India. p. 1949. ISBN 978-93-5029-485-7. Retrieved 20 August 2013.

[Sloan2007-5] Jane Sloan (26 March 2007). Reel Women: An International Directory of Contemporary Feature Films about Women. Scarecrow Press. pp. 119–. ISBN 978-1-4616-7082-7. Retrieved 20 August 2013.

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1984–1990	Accident (1984) – (1985) Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam (1986) Ore Oru Gramathiley & Vedham Pudhithu (1987) Main Zinda Hoon (1988) Unnikuttanu Joli Kitti (1989) Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal (1990)
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