Samhita (2013)

Directed by

Sunil Sukthankar, Sumitra Bhave

Genre

drama

Country

India

Runtime

2h 07m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Marathi film about a family and the conflicts that arise when a city-based woman returns to her rural ancestral home. The story focuses on relationships, tradition, and identity.

reflectiveearthycontemplativeslow-burnculturally rootedmelodicunderstated

What happens

Samhita: The Script (or simply Samhita) is a 2013 Indian Marathi film directed by duo Sumitra Bhave—Sunil Sukthankar and produced by Mukta Arts in association with Ashokk Movies. The film stars Devika Daftardar, Milind Soman, and Rajeshwari Sachdev along with Uttara Baokar and Jyoti Subhash in supporting roles. The film had its theatrical release on 18 October 2013 and won several awards including two National Film Awards at the 60th National Film Awards; the Best Female Playback Singer for Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar and the Best Music Direction (Songs) for Shailendra Barve. The director-producer Subhash Ghai, the founder of Mukta Arts, was not initially part of the film and was approached when the director duo faced financial problems. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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