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Tehzeeb (2003)

Tehzeeb poster
Original title
तह्ज़ीब
Directed by
Khalid Mohamed
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 23m
Rating
3.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman returns home to visit her mother after many years away. Old wounds and unspoken resentments between them come to the surface during her stay.

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What happens

Tehzeeb (transl. 'Etiquette') is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Khalid Mohammed. The film stars Shabana Azmi, Urmila Matondkar, Dia Mirza, Arjun Rampal and Rishi Kapoor in a special appearance. Urmila and Shabana were praised for their roles. It was inspired by Ingmar Bergman's Swedish drama Autumn Sonata (1978) and was dedicated to Bergman. It was released on 21 November 2003. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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