Anahat
Promotional theatrical poster
Directed byAmol Palekar
StarringAnant Nag
Sonali Bendre
Deepti Naval
CinematographyDebu Deodhar
Release date
2003 (2003)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

Anahat (Unhurt) is a 2003 Marathi film directed by Amol Palekar and starring Anant Nag, Sonali Bendre and Deepti Naval. Anahat won the Best Artistic Direction award at the World Film Festival of Bangkok, in 2003.[1]

Anahat was screened as the opening film of the 2003 Indian Panorama, an International film festival.[2][3][4] It was also screened at Jerusalem Film Festival in 2011 along with five other movies.[5][6]

Plot

Anahat is set in the 10th century AD in Shravasti, the capital of the Kingdom of Malla. It revolves around two individuals — the king of Malla (Anant Nag), who is unable to father an heir, and the Queen, Sheelavati (Sonali Bendre), who is forced to choose a potent mate for one night. But, while the queen is ordered to merely produce an heir through the prevalent custom of Niyoga, she enjoys the sexual act without hurting her husband and comes to realize what her life is missing (in terms of sexual fulfillment).[7][8]

Reception

Pankaj Upadhyaya of Rediff wrote that "In the final reckoning, it's a simple story simply told. The camera works efficiently. The actors, for the most part, have just been allowed to be themselves"[9]

References

  1. ^ Sharma, Vidyottama (30 October 2003). "Anaahat wins award at Bangkok". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. ^ "IFFI Diary". outlookindia.com. 15 October 2003.
  3. ^ "Festival has good films, not crowds". tribuneindia.com. 10 October 2003.
  4. ^ "International Film Festival of India-2003". Pib.nic.in. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  5. ^ Chatterjee, Saibal (2 September 2017). "Israel sways to Bollywood songs". tribuneindia.com.
  6. ^ "Anaahat: The eternity of sex". timesofindia.Indiatimes.com. 17 October 2003.
  7. ^ "Sonali Bendre to make a comeback to Marathi films?". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Sonali Bendre in Marathi film !". The Hans India. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Anaahat: Delving deep into human psyche". Rediff.com. 26 September 2003.

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