Newspaper reporter, Jai Singh tries to get a scoop news from a village, buys a woman named Kamla and makes her pose in front of a press conference as a victim and evidence of flesh trade and trafficking in India. Jai's wife Sarita learns about his concept and realizes that she is a slave in her own world and starts to despise her chauvinistic husband who is also an opportunist. Sarita's uncle learns about her situation and tries to understand her position when Sarita gets disrespected by her husband's blinding ego and ambition. Kamla's story becomes a political embarrassment and Jai gets sacked from his job as his whole story is a hoax. He comes to realize that he is now the 'Kamla' in this situation.
Cast: Deepti Naval, Marc Zuber, Shabana Azmi
Crew: Jag Mundhra (Director), Pravin Bhatt (Director of Photography), Bappi Lahiri (Music Director)
Rating: A (India)
Genres: Drama
Release Dates: 31 Jul 1984 (India | Wide Theatrical Release)
Hindi Name: कमला
Did you know? This film is inspired by a real life expose by journalist Ashwin Sarin of The Indian Express. In the expose he actually bought a girl from the rural flesh market, in a village named Shivpuri, Madya Pradesh for an amount of Rs.2,300. He presented the woman at a press conference. Read More
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Colour Info:
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Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
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No
Trivia:
This film is inspired by a real life expose by journalist Ashwin Sarin of The Indian Express. In the expose he actually bought a girl from the rural flesh market, in a village named Shivpuri, Madya Pradesh for an amount of Rs.2,300. He presented the woman at a press conference.
