Director: Vijaya Mehta; Writer: B.K. Karanjia, Vijaya Mehta; Producer: Nfdc India; Cinematographer: A.K. Bir, Rajan Kothari; Editor: Renu Saluja; Cast: Shabana Azmi, Cyprus Dastoor, Dady Dustoor, Anupam Kher, Kiron Kher, Farroukh Mehta, Chandu Parkhi, Dady Sarkari, Naseeruddin Shah, Veera Sorabjee
Duration: 01:59:50; Aspect Ratio: 1.333:1; Hue: 61.117; Saturation: 0.155; Lightness: 0.246; Volume: 0.141; Cuts per Minute: 5.115; Words per Minute: 43.457
Summary: Melodrama about two old Parsee friends, the
extrovert Pesi (A. Kher) and the shy Piroj
(Shah), both in love with Jeroo (Azmi). Pesi
marries Jeroo and also draws close to the
widowed lawyer Soona (K. Kher). Piroj is
transferred away from Bombay for five years
and returns to find Jeroo had a miscarriage and
that Pesi now prefers Soona’s company. When
Pesi dies, his funeral is paid for by Soona who
has borne him a son. Based on a short story by
Karanjia written in the early 50s, the film is set
among the Bombay Parsees. The acting,
speech, decor and much of the storyline
adheres to popular perceptions of a community
often caricatured as idiosyncratic. The film
often slips into flashbacks, usually from Piroj’s
point of view.
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