Phir Ussi Mod Par
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| Phir Ussi Mod Par | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lekh Tandon |
| Written by | Story: Pt. Revati Sharan Sharma Screenplay & Dialogues: Lekh Tandon |
| Produced by | KMPL production. Kanika, Anshula and Trinetra Bajpai. |
| Starring | Nadira Babbar Kanwaljeet Singh Parmeet Sethi Jividha Sharma Kanika Bajpai Rajeev Verma Govind Namdev Smita Jaykar |
| Cinematography | Jahangir Chaudhary |
| Edited by | Awadh Narayan Singh |
| Music by | Shankar Jaikishan Trinetra Bajpai Agnel Faizan |
Production company | Kanika Multiscope Pvt Ltd |
Running time | 134 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Phir Ussi Mod Par (English: "Back to Square One") is a 2019 Hindi drama film directed by Lekh Tandon.[1][2] It was released after Tandon's death in 2017.[3]
Phir Ussi Mod Par premiered at the Berlin Film Festival on 8 March 2019[4] It was produced by Trinetra, Kanika, and Anshula Bajpai under their banner Kanika Multiscope Pvt Ltd (KMPL).
The film examines the practice of triple talaq, a tradition in Islam where a husband can legally divorce his wife by pronouncing three repudiations at once.
Plot
[edit]Naaz (Jividha Sharma) is pregnant when her husband, Shaheed (Parmeet Sethi), divorces her by triple talaq. Shocked, Naaz attempts suicide but is rescued by Rasheed (Kanwaljeet Singh). Rasheed marries her, offering her a new beginning.
Later in life, Naaz encounters another's triple talaq, and she decides to confront it and stand up for the wife's rights.
Cast
[edit]- Kanika Bajpai as Ruby Begum
- Nadira Babbar as Anchor
- Kanwaljeet Singh as Rasheed
- Govind Namdev as Zahid Khan
- Parmeet Sethi as Shaheed Khan
- Jividha Sharma as Naaz
- Shikha Iktaan as Shabnam
- S. M. Zaheer as Munshiji
- Smita Jaykar as Beghum
- Vineeta Malik as Ammi
- Rajeev Verma as ADV. Usman Shaikh
- Haider Ali as Sufi
- Sanjay Sharma as Maulvi
- Brij Bhooshan Sahani as ADV. Pandit
- Deepika Amin as Doctor
- Arun Bali
Release
[edit]The world premiere was held at the Zoo Palast Theatre during the Berlin Film Festival 2018.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ bureau, Odisha Diary (1 March 2019). "This women's day film based on Tripal Talaq "Phir Ussi Mod Par" to hit silver Screens all over India". OdishaDiary. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Lekh Tandon passes away: Celebrities pay tribute to Amrapali director". 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Actor and filmmaker Lekh Tandon passes away at 88". The Indian Express. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Team, Tellychakkar. "Lekh Tandon's last film on Triple Talak at Berlin Film Festival".
- ^ India-West, R.M. VIJAYAKAR, Special to. "Lekh Tandon's Swansong 'Phir Ussi Mod Par - Back To Square One' Premiered at Berlin Film Festival".
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External links
[edit]- [1] at Cinestaan