Astitva (2000)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Mahesh Manjrekar

Writers:

Imtiaz Hussain (Hindi dialogue)
Mahesh Manjrekar (screenplay)

Release Date:

6 October 2000 (India)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Astitva is a bold film with adultery. An ambitious male chauvinist and his loving wife are happily married...

Plot Keywords:

Music | Loneliness | Divorce | Adultery | Extramarital Affair

Awards:

5 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Tabu	...	Aditi Pandit
Sachin Khedekar	...	Shreekant Pandit
Mohnish Bahl	...	Malhar Kamat
Smita Jaykar	...	Meghna
Ravindra Mankani	...	Ravi
Sunil Barve	...	Aniket Pandit
Resham Seth	...	Sudha
Sandeep Mehta	...	Amar
Kishore Nandlaskar	...	Vitthal
Sandeep Padiyar	...	Lawyer
Santosh Manjrekhar	...	Typist
Namrata Shirodkar	...	Revati

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

India:A

Filming Locations:

Hubli-Dharwar, Karnataka, India

Company:

Friends India

Movie Connections:

Remade as It Was Raining That Night (2005)

An interesting take on a social issue that has really needs addressing

The male dominance in the indo-pak sub-continental society, even today, and it's affects really needs more addressing.

How/where do you draw the line? Where is the balance? Being a modern, educated woman doesn't necessarily have to mean a career woman.

Astitva chose to take the more direct stand of siding with the female movement. What it did not address is the group of female who are in the middle. The females who are capable of being independent, but are more interested in family and home.

The biggest flaw of the movie was putting both Sri and Aniket (Aditi's son) in the same boat. But I guess they wanted to deal with one simple issue and keep the plot simple.

The best part of the movie (as far as the making goes) - it was exactly as long as it had to be.