Friday, April 24th, 2009, 9:30 PM
VIRASAT
India/1997/167min/35mm
ArcLight Hollywood
Director: Priyadarshan
Producer: Mushir Alam, Mohammad Riaz
Screenwriter: Kamal Haasan (Story), Vinay Shukla
Cinematographer: Ravi K. Chandran
Production Designer: Sabu Cyril
Editor: N. Gopalakrishnan
Music Composer: Anu Malik
Sound Editor: Deepan Chatterjee
Cast: Anil Kapoor, Tabu, Pooja Batra, Amrish Puri, Milind Gunaji
After finishing college in London, Shakti returns home to his village in India with his girlfriend Anita. As he tried to persuade his father to accept his chosen path of a life in London, things take a turn for the worse his father has a heart attack forcing Shakti to stay at home to fulfill familial duties.
As Shakti now assumes responsibilities he had always shied away from, he finds himself caught in a world torn apart by hatred and violence. VIRASAT chronicles Shakti's efforts to bring about sanity and civility in a village plagued by jealousy, deceit, and struggle for power.
Written by legendary Indian actor Kamal Haasan, VIRASAT is a remake of his Tamil film THEVAR MAGAN. Highlights of VIRASAT that set it apart from the original include an enchanting adaptation to a North Indian milieu aided by spectacular music by Anu Malik, gorgeous cinematography by Ravi K Chandran, and a tour-de-force performance by a cast of some of India's most accomplished actors.
Hindi (English Subtitles)
Part of Bollywood by Night Series
