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Dahan
	; DVD cover for Dahan.
Directed by	Rituparno Ghosh
Written by	Suchitra Bhattacharya (story); Rituparno Ghosh (screenplay)
Starring	Shakuntala Barua; Abhishek Chatterjee; Indrani Halder; Subhendu Chatterjee; Rituparna Sengupta
Release date(s)	1997
Running time	145 minutes
Language	Bengali

Dahan (Crossfire) (1997) is an award-winning Indian Bengali feature film directed by Rituparno Ghosh. The film is based on Suchitra Bhattacharya's story of the same name.

[edit] Plot

A newly wed couple Romita (Rituparna Sengupta) and Palash (Abhishek Chatterjee) were attacked on the open road. The goons molested Romita, but nobody came forward to help. However, one lone schoolteacher, Jhinuk (Indrani Halder), rushed to the spot to help. She was later hailed a heroine by the press.

Jhinuk was determined to punish the assailants, and helped police. However, the experience of Jhinuk turned out to be a frustrating experience for her when even the victims and their family decided to back out.

[edit] Awards

Rituparna Sengupta and Indrani Halder shared the National Film Award for Best Actress in 1998 for the film. Ghosh won National Film Award for Best Screenplay.

[edit] References

DVD Review, The Telegraph, 22 April 2005.
‘I have learnt to make theplas ’, The Times of India, 13 April 2008.
Shifting from the Bengali milieu, The Hindu, 24 December 2004.

[edit] External links

Dahan at the Internet Movie Database

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