Shaji.N.Karun: Nishad

Nishad - 2002 - Hindi
(Octave)

1971- The Atmosphere is tense with the possibility of a war between India and Pakistan. Sati, a music teacher in a school for Tibetan children run by the Tibetan government-in-exile and her husband Gopi, a doctor in a government hospital is leading a placid life. Their only son, Ashok is a pilot with the Indian Air Force, and calls home at an appointed time, unerringly every week. Ashok's call itself gives Sati immense joy and its regularity brings her great comfort. But a mistaken call from a young boy trying desperately to reach his mother 'Gomati amma' disrupts the peace and tranquility of their home. The wrong calls keep coming. Each time, it is the same child's voice; the desperation in the voice is more sharply etched. Sati finds herself a prisoner to her own mental demons. Her anguish grows as her son's call doesn't arrive at the appointed hour. The next call is curt and brief. "The child passed away. The funeral is tomorrow....."

Direction & Co-screenplay: Shaji N Karun
Co-screenplay: Valsalan Vathusseri
Cast: Archana, Rajit Kapur, Geshe Thupten-Phelgyei, Master Jhang Ray, Ram Gopal Bajaj, Rameshwari
Cinematography: Hari Nair
Editing: Sreekar Prasad
Music: Isaac Thomas Kottukapally

Other films by Shaji N Karun:

| Piravi | Swaham | Vaanaprastham |

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