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Aaghata

1994 137’ col Kannada d/s Suresh Heblikar p/co-st K.A. Ashok Pai co-st Rajani Pai lyr M.N. Vyasa Rao c S.R. Bhat m Vijayabhaskar lp Srikant, Girish Karnad, Shruti, Suresh Heblikar, G.V. Shivananda

Kannada psychodrama based on the true-life case studies of the Pai couple, practicing psychiatrists and the film’s producers. Usha (Shruti), daughter of a retired school teacher, turns down a marriage proposal from a progressive US-based engineer in favour of university colleague Vikas (Srikant). Vikas abandons Usha when his oppressive father demands a dowry she cannot pay. After psychiatric treatment, Usha joins a rural voluntary organisation where she falls for its leader, Francis (Heblikar). The demise of her second lover after local gossip takes on religious overtones causes a further psychological crisis. The psychiatrist in the film (Karnad), representing the producers, offers a sociological critique of the events.

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