| Brief Description: | In her best-known screen role, Smita Patil plays Sulabha, the wife of
a progressive lawyer (Girish Karnad) who sullies the character of a
rape victim in order to benefit his client, the accused rapist.
Outraged, Sulabha goes to work in a women's home. When she returns,
she discovers her husband has taken a mistress, and determines to
leave her home and make a life for herself. Based on an
autobiographical work by Shanta Nisal, the film was given a feminist
value by Patil's performance and by her use of the film in women's
rights campaigns. Marathi/Hindi with English subtitles. |
