| Based on the novel by the eminent Marathi writer Jayawant Dalvi. This is a story of the shanties and slums that dot every mega city anywhere in the world. A story of the search for shelter, security, and the unalloyed small pleasures of life. Young Benwa (Ranjit Choudhary) and his amma (mother) (Smita Patil) live in a small hovel in one of the teeming slums of Bombay. Amma dreams of a shack of her own, a son by her truck driver lover, and the small pleasures of food, drink and love making. Benwa dreams of being like Looka (Naseeruddin Shah). A man who solves his problems with a flick of a knife or the flash of a smile. A series of events, violent, seemingly without provocation, unconnected, brings about an astounding climax. FILMFARE AWARD WINNER:
– BEST ACTOR – Naseeruddin Shah
– BEST ACTRESS – Smita Patil |
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