Devaki is a Hindi film released on 6 January 2006. The film directed by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay stars Ram Kapoor, Suman Ranganathan, Arvin Tucker and Perizaad Zorabian. The film was premiered at the Osian Cinefan Asian Film Festival in July 2005. Since then it has traveled to 11 International Film Festival amidst much critical accolades and has been touted as a 'must watch for every woman'. Nominated for the best feature film at São Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil, Ashville International Film Festival, North Carolina, Global Knight International Film Festival, Malta, and Golden Gate International Film Festival, San Francisco, it won the award in Asheville. Officially released on 6 January 2006, this small film has been doing the rounds in the video stores for some time.[1]
September 2005 (2005-09) (Temecula Valley International Film Festival)
6 January 2006 (2006-01-06) (India)
Running time
87 minutes
Country
India
Language
Hindi
The plot is derived from a real-life incident where a tribal woman named Devakibai was sold in an open auction in Pandhana, a sub-division of Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh, in January 2003. The auction was organized by the Maha Panchayat Panchaganga and legitimized by the presence of Hiralal Silawat, Minister of Fisheries, who inaugurated the function. This atrocity was uncovered by journalist Deepak Tiwari and became the cover story of the magazine, The Week.[2]
Devaki takes a look at the parallel lives of two young women, belonging to strikingly different backgrounds, who were both betrayed by their fathers and lovers.
Devaki (Suman Ranganathan) is a village girl who is forced into marriage to a 70-year-old man. On the night of the marriage, she is raped by the brother of the impotent old man in order to establish the age-old practice of physical dominance of the male over the female. She develops a relation with a low-caste runaway boy but the villagers catch them in the act of love-making and they are brought before the Panchayat. Devaki is made to stand holding a heavy stone on her head, the severity of the punishment aimed at setting an example to other women. The villagers and the Panchayat decide to auction Devaki to the highest bidder and pay the money to the 70-year-old husband. Once again, another old man buys her.
The life of Nandini (Perizaad Zorabian) is more complicated. In protest against the feudal practices in Devaki's village, Nandini, an urban girl who has come to the village to work as an NGO activist trying to empower the village women through literacy and awareness, quits her job and goes back to the city. Soon, she finds out that in some respects urban life is no different to village life. Economically betrayed and physically used by her lover Rahul (Ram Kapoor), she feels herself losing self-respect and betrayed and disillusioned by Rahul's treatment of his pregnant wife, Sumana, and the lies he has been telling both women. She forces herself to end the illicit relationship and joins an advertising agency. But she is shocked to find out that her selfish father (George Baker), who had deserted the family many years ago, owns the agency. He doesn't seem to remember that he left behind a wife who is now in a mental asylum, still awaiting his return, and a daughter whom he doesn't recognize though she works for him. The ultimate betrayal comes when her father-boss advises her to satisfy his client sexually to clinch a deal and offers her 2% of the profit as a reward. She decides to sell herself to this lecherous old man, avenging her father's betrayal by sacrificing herself. Her vindication comes in the form of his shock when she eventually tells him the truth.
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Devaki is a Hindi film released on 6 January 2006 The film directed by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay stars Ram Kapoor Suman Ranganathan Arvin Tucker and Perizaad Zorabian The film was premiered at the Osian Cinefan Asian Film Festival in July 2005 Since then it has traveled to 11 International Film Festival amidst much critical accolades and has been touted as a must watch for every woman Nominated for the best feature film at Sao Paulo International Film Festival Brazil Ashville International Film Festival North Carolina Global Knight International Film Festival Malta and Golden Gate International Film Festival San Francisco it won the award in Asheville Officially released on 6 January 2006 this small film has been doing the rounds in the video stores for some time 1 DevakiDVD coverDirected byBappaditya BandopadhyayWritten byShakti BarthwalProduced byK D SinghStarringRam KapoorSuman RanganathanCinematographyRana DasguptaEdited byRajeev JhaveriUttam RoyShakeelMusic byBikram GhoshAmar HaldipurSameer PhaterpekarDistributed byShristri ProdsRelease datesSeptember 2005 2005 09 Temecula Valley International Film Festival 6 January 2006 2006 01 06 India Running time87 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageHindiThe plot is derived from a real life incident where a tribal woman named Devakibai was sold in an open auction in Pandhana a sub division of Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh in January 2003 The auction was organized by the Maha Panchayat Panchaganga and legitimized by the presence of Hiralal Silawat Minister of Fisheries who inaugurated the function This atrocity was uncovered by journalist Deepak Tiwari and became the cover story of the magazine The Week 2 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Release 4 Awards 5 Music 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditDevaki takes a look at the parallel lives of two young women belonging to strikingly different backgrounds who were both betrayed by their fathers and lovers Devaki Suman Ranganathan is a village girl who is forced into marriage to a 70 year old man On the night of the marriage she is raped by the brother of the impotent old man in order to establish the age old practice of physical dominance of the male over the female She develops a relation with a low caste runaway boy but the villagers catch them in the act of love making and they are brought before the Panchayat Devaki is made to stand holding a heavy stone on her head the severity of the punishment aimed at setting an example to other women The villagers and the Panchayat decide to auction Devaki to the highest bidder and pay the money to the 70 year old husband Once again another old man buys her The life of Nandini Perizaad Zorabian is more complicated In protest against the feudal practices in Devaki s village Nandini an urban girl who has come to the village to work as an NGO activist trying to empower the village women through literacy and awareness quits her job and goes back to the city Soon she finds out that in some respects urban life is no different to village life Economically betrayed and physically used by her lover Rahul Ram Kapoor she feels herself losing self respect and betrayed and disillusioned by Rahul s treatment of his pregnant wife Sumana and the lies he has been telling both women She forces herself to end the illicit relationship and joins an advertising agency But she is shocked to find out that her selfish father George Baker who had deserted the family many years ago owns the agency He doesn t seem to remember that he left behind a wife who is now in a mental asylum still awaiting his return and a daughter whom he doesn t recognize though she works for him The ultimate betrayal comes when her father boss advises her to satisfy his client sexually to clinch a deal and offers her 2 of the profit as a reward She decides to sell herself to this lecherous old man avenging her father s betrayal by sacrificing herself Her vindication comes in the form of his shock when she eventually tells him the truth Cast EditRam Kapoor Rahul Suman Ranganathan Devaki Arvin Tucker Perizaad Zorabian Nandini Neelanjan Bose George Baker Father of Nandini Raman Kapoor Release EditUnited States September 2005 Temecula Valley International Film Festival Brazil 23 September 2005 Festival do Rio BR India 6 January 2006 Singapore 16 April 2006Awards EditBest Feature Film Award at the Asheville Film Festival North Carolina U S 3 Music EditDhuan Dhuan Hain Dhuan Jojo Dil Naiyyo Naiyyo Jojo Toree Bahiya Mai JojoReferences Edit NRIPulse com Home Of The Indian American Family nripulse com Archived from the original on 5 September 2008 Retrieved 25 October 2008 Home Of The Indian American Family nripulse com Archived from the original on 5 September 2008 Retrieved 25 October 2008 iTalkies Details for Devaki Rent it or watch it now www italkies com Retrieved 25 October 2008 External links EditDevaki at IMDb www citwf com Devaki www gomolo in www telegraphindia com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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