When a Dalit wins the elections for mayor in his small village in northeastern India, deadly rioting forces an impoverished couple to escape to Calcutta where they can hopefully find work. Instead, they end up sleeping on the streets until they have a chance at earning a little income -- a man has asked them to take his herd of pigs across a fast-moving river. The current is dangerous, and worse, the wife is pregnant and this would not be an easy task even if she were not. Undaunted and desperate, the couple accept the job and enter the river to face their destiny.
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Cast
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Naseeruddin Shah
Naurangia
Known for
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Monsoon Wedding
Shabana Azmi
Rama
Known for
Halo
Neerja
Goutam Ghose
Also in
Chotushkone
Beyond the Clouds
Partha Banerjee
Also in
Kaalbela
Swapan Sarkar
Utpal Dutt
Bhola Singh
Known for
The Stranger
Gol Maal
Samaresh Basu
Ashoke Bose
Om Puri
Ramnaresh
Known for
The Hundred-Foot Journey
Charlie Wilson's War
S.A. Azim
Mohan Agashe
Hari Singh
Known for
Rang De Basanti
Jolly LLB
Partho Mukerjee
Goutam Ghose Director · Partha Banerjee Screenplay Samaresh Basu Author
First release September 1, 1984 · Produced in India · Original title पार
Production
Orchid Films
Production
India
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Original title
पार
Original language
Hindi
Spoken on screen
Hindi
Release dates
Italy · September 1, 1984
Venice Film Festival
India · September 14, 1984
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Japan
July 3, 1988 · TV premiere
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