Overview
Based on the Kannada novel Bara by eminent writer U. R. Ananthamurthy, the story deals with the politics of famine in Karnataka. An idealistic officer eventually succumbs to bureaucratic apathy - famine relief arrives, but too late. Simultaneously shot in Kannada as Bara, which was released in 1982.
Fun facts
- Source for Setting, opens in a new tab
Setting
Set in Karnataka
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Shama ZaidiWriter
- Javed SiddiquiWriter
- U. R. AnanthamurthyNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 22, 1983
- Original language
- Hindi
- Countries
- India
Cast
More like this
Farming2018Rating: 6.2 out of 10
The Kindness of Strangers2019Rating: 6.4 out of 10
Bastard Out of Carolina1996Rating: 7.1 out of 10
Adopt a Highway2019Rating: 6.9 out of 10
The Nest2020Rating: 6.1 out of 10
The River1984Rating: 6.4 out of 10
Homebound2025Rating: 7.7 out of 10
Winged Creatures2009Rating: 5.9 out of 10
That Evening Sun2009Rating: 6.8 out of 10
Sergio2020Rating: 6.5 out of 10
Kisses2008Rating: 7.1 out of 10
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds1972Rating: 7.3 out of 10
Girl in the Box2016Rating: 6.7 out of 10
The Young One1960Rating: 7.0 out of 10
Raajneeti2010Rating: 6.3 out of 10
Skin2009Rating: 6.4 out of 10
Mansfield Park2007Rating: 6.1 out of 10
The Sound of Silence2019Rating: 5.9 out of 10
Hardball2001Rating: 6.5 out of 10
Hounddog2008Rating: 6.5 out of 10