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Directed by T.S. Ranga Music by B.V. Karanth Release date 1984 (1984) Director T.S. Ranga Music director B. V. Karanth | 7.3/10 IMDb Produced by T.S. Ranga Edited by Aruna-Vikas Initial release 1984 Editor Aruna Raje | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Om Puri
Smita Patil
Nana Patekar Awards National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) Cast Smita Patil, Om Puri, Nana Patekar, Naseeruddin Shah, Vijay Kashyap Similar Situm, Sutradhar, Aanch, Disha, Waaris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Giddh (The Vultures) is a 1984 Hindi film directed by T.S. Ranga starring Smita Patil, Om Puri and Nana Patekar among others. The film won Special Jury Award (32nd National Film Awards) for in-depth depiction of the helplessness of people struggling against the Devdasi tradition.
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Plot
In a remote village at Karnataka-Maharashtra border in India, the poor residents follow Devdasi tradition according to which young girls are given up in the service of Goddess Yellamma. The landlords, priests and other men take advantage of these young girls and pimps like Veerapppan take them to brothels in Bombay. Bhashya, a laborer and his wife Ahnami lead an attempt at awakening against the practice by deciding to save Laksmi from becoming a Devdasi with the help of Masterji, going against the powerful feudal lord Desai.
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