Sadgati

Sadgati is a 1981 Hindi television film directed by Satyajit Ray, based on a short story of same name by Munshi Premchand. Ray called this drama of a poor Dalit "a deeply angry film not the anger of an exploding bomb but of a bow stretched taut and quivering."

Cast

Om Puri as Dukhi
Smita Patil as Jhuria
Mohan Agashe as The Priest
Gita Siddharth as The wife
Bhaiyalal Hedao as The Gond
Richa Mishra as Dhania

Reception

Shaikh Ayaz of The Indian Express noted, "Having the distinction of being Doordarshan’s first colour outing, Sadgati is 40 years old today but it’s message is still relevant".

Awards

National Film Award – Special Jury Award (feature film) - Satyajit Ray