Daughters of This Century
| Daughters of This Century | |
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| Directed by | Tapan Sinha |
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Production company | Shunya Media |
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Running time | 180 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Daughters of This Century is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language anthology film directed by Tapan Sinha and starring Shabana Azmi, Jaya Bachchan, Deepa Sahi, Nandita Das and Sulabha Deshpande.[1] The film was screened at the Cairo International Film Festival and was eventually released to negative reviews from critics, who unfavorably compared the film with Sinha's older work.[2]
Cast
[edit]| "Jibita o Mrita" | "Abhagir Swarga" | "Satgharia" | "Aei Daha" | "Kaanch" |
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Production
[edit]Each of the film segments were based on five different short stories all related to the theme of women exploitation: Rabindranath Tagore's "Jibita o Mrita", Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's "Abhagir Swarga", Gour Kishore Ghosh's "Aei Daha", Prafulla Roy's "Satgharia" and Dibyendu Palit's "Kaanch".[1] All of the segments were unrelated to each other although Jeet starred in two of the short stories.[1][4]
Release and reception
[edit]The film premiered at the Cairo International Film Festival in 2001, which was held from 9 October to 23 October.[2] Sinha's health issues due old age prevented him from attending.[5]
A critic from Outlook wrote, "All the characters ignite sparks through their bright performances but fail to start the fire. In the end, the viewer feels let down by Sinha".[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Ghosh, Labonita (July 2, 2001). "Bengali filmmaker Tapan Sinha unveils his five-in-one film 'Daughters of This Century'". India Today. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Daughters of this Century for Cairo Festival". The Times of India. Kolkata. September 7, 2001. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Conscience_of_The_Race/EKo-DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Daughters+of+This+Century+%22tapan+sinha%22&pg=PT481&printsec=frontcover
- ^ Dasgupta, Priyanka (7 February 2019). "I am happy at No. 3: Jeet". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Rashtriya_Sahara/uyduAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Daughters+of+This+Century+%22tapan+sinha%22&dq=Daughters+of+This+Century+%22tapan+sinha%22&printsec=frontcover
- ^ "Daughters of This Country [sic]". Outlook. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2025.