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Patang is a film directed by Goutam Ghose with Shabana Azmi
Patang (1993)
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Add to a movie listPatang (English: The Kite) is a 1993 Indian Hindi drama film directed by Goutam Ghose, starring Shabana Azmi, Shafiq Syed, Om Puri and Robi Ghosh. The film is set in small railway station near Gaya, and the life of people in illegal slums near it. The film was shot in Gaya and Manpur in Bihar.
At the 41st National Film Awards (for 1993), the film won the award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. Also at the Taormina Film Fest, Shabana Azmi won the Best Actress Award.
Child actor, Shafiq Syed who played the lead role of Krishna (Chaipau) in Mira Nair's Academy Award-nominated film Salaam Bombay! (1988) also acted in the film. This was the only other film he did.
Actors
Shabana Azmi
(Jitni)
Shafiq Syed
(Somra)
Om Puri
(Mathura)
Rabi Ghosh
Mohan Agashe
Shatrughan Sinha
(Rabbani)
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