Kashino Dikro (transl. Kashi's son) is a 1979 Indian Gujarati film directed by Kanti Madia. Being the first and the only film of Madia, it starred Rajiv, Ragini, Rita Bhaduri, and Pranlal Kharsani. The film was produced by Cine India International and Naresh Patel. Adapted from Vinodini Nilkanth's short story Dariyav Dil, film's script and dialogues were written by Prabodh Joshi. Barun Mukherji was a cinematographer.[1][2]
The film features music composed by Kshemu Divetia, who earned State Films Award in Best Music Director category for the film.[3][4]
Plot
Kashi (Ragini) is at the center of the story of the film. Kashi's marriage takes place in a prestigious family. Her mother-in-law entrusts the responsibility of her younger son Keshav to Kashi at the time of her death. Kashi raises her brother-in-law (Rajiv) and his own son Shambhu equally. As Keshav becomes young, he is married to Rama (Bhaduri), but on the wedding night, Keshav dies of snakebite. Kashi, who raises the widow sister-in-law like her own daughter, renounces worldly pleasures to share in her sorrows. Kashi's husband, suffering from the dissatisfaction of worldly happiness, takes advantage of widow Rama's loneliness at a weak moment and rapes Rama. Kashi decides to save her family's as well as Rama's honour by pretending to be a pregnant herself, and later adopts Rama's son as her own. In order to save the family's pride in the society, Kashi goes on a pilgrimage with her sister-in-law, keeping the news of herself being pregnant. After child birth, Kashi returns home with the baby and Rama. In the end, Kashi lying on a death bed, dies by handing over her adopted child to Rama.[5][2]
