Astitva (2000)

Original title

अस्तित्व

Directed by

Mahesh Manjrekar

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

A

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A married woman receives a large inheritance from her former music teacher. Her husband becomes suspicious and tries to uncover the reason behind the bequest.

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What happens

Astitva (transl. Existence / Identity) is a 2000 Indian film made simultaneously in Marathi and Hindi languages, written and directed by Mahesh Manjrekar. The film tells the story of Aditi Pandit, a happily married woman whose husband Srikant Pandit becomes suspicious when she unexpectedly receives a fortune willed to her by her former music teacher, Malhar Kamat. Srikant tries to figure out why she had received the inheritance from Kamat, many years after the music classes had ended, and subsequently makes a discovery. Astitva won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi for the year 2000. Tabu's performance was highly acclaimed winning her several awards and is considered one of her best. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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