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2 unusual facts about parallel cinema


Maya Darpan

The film was rediscovered through independent film enthusiasts in India dedicated to bringing Indian Parallel Cinema to the forefront of serious critical artistic discussion.

It is a significant work of the Indian Parallel Cinema movement which started during the 1970s with filmmakers Mani Kaul and Shyam Benegal.


Neecha Nagar

Written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, it was a pioneering effort in social realism in Indian cinema and paved the way for many such 'parallel cinema' films by other directors, many of them written by Abbas.

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The film is by noted Parallel cinema director, Shyam Benegal, returns to comedy after his film, Charandas Chor (1975).


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