7.6One Day Before the Rainy Season · 1971
One Day Before the Rainy Season (1971) is a Drama film directed by Mani Kaul, starring Rekha Sabnis, Arun Khopkar, Om Shivpuri.
Drama
7.6Overview
A literary film based on a play in three acts, One Day Before the Rainy Season (Ashad Ka Ek Din) portrays the love of Mallika and Kalidasa, the renowned Sanskrit poet and dramatist. Vilom, a friend to both and interested in Mallika, is a passive onlooker for the first two acts. Kalidasa leaves his verdant mountain valley home for the splendour of far off Ujjain, where he wins fame. The action of the film is rooted in the village to which Kalidasa returns years later and finds Mallika married to Vilom and the mother of his child. Mallika sacrificed her love so that the poet could pursue his muse.
Cast
Rekha Sabnis, Arun Khopkar, Om Shivpuri, Aruna Irani, Anuradha Kapoor, Uma Sahaay, Hemant Bose, Surendra Dheer
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What is "One Day Before the Rainy Season" about?
A literary film based on a play in three acts, One Day Before the Rainy Season (Ashad Ka Ek Din) portrays the love of Mallika and Kalidasa, the renowned Sanskrit poet and dramatist. Vilom, a friend to both and interested in Mallika, is a passive onlooker for the first two acts. Kalidasa leaves his verdant mountain valley home for the splendour of far off Ujjain, where he wins fame. The action of the film is rooted in the village to which Kalidasa returns years later and finds Mallika married to Vilom and the mother of his child. Mallika sacrificed her love so that the poet could pursue his muse.
When was "One Day Before the Rainy Season" released?
One Day Before the Rainy Season was released in 1971.
Who stars in "One Day Before the Rainy Season"?
The cast includes Rekha Sabnis, Arun Khopkar, Om Shivpuri, Aruna Irani.
