Main Zinda Hoon

Main Zinda Hoon
Main Zinda Hoon
	Poster
Directed by	Sudhir Mishra
Written by	Sudhir Mishra
Screenplay by	Sudhir Mishra
Story by	Sudhir Mishra
Produced by	NFDC; Doordarshan
Starring	Rajendra Gupta; Pankaj Kapur; Deepti Naval; Alok Nath
Cinematography	Rajesh Joshi
Edited by	Renu Saluja
Distributed by	Doordarshan
Release date	5 June 1988 (India);
Running time	114 min.
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	2.5 crore
Box office	5.2 crore

Main Zinda Hoon (transl. I am alive) is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Sudhir Mishra, starring Rajendra Gupta, Pankaj Kapur, Deepti Naval and Alok Nath.^[1]

At the 36th National Film Awards, the film won the National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues.^[2] The film was produced by National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC), which in 2012, included it in its film restoration project, which involved 80 Indian cinema classics.^[3]

Plot[]

Beena is a village girl, who is married into a middle-class family in the city. However, her husband leaves her soon after wedding. She starts working and supports his family. Eventually, she falls in love with a co-worker. That is when her husband returns.^[4]^[5]

Cast[]

Deepti Naval as Beena
Pankaj Kapur as Ravi
Alok Nath as Alok
Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Father
Sushmita Mukherjee as Anjali
Rajendra Gupta as Father-in-law
Sarita Joshi as Mother-in-law

References[]

^ "Main-Zinda-Hoon Overview (I Am Alive)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
^ "36th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals.
^ "Yesterday Once More". Indian Express. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
^ Bhawana Sommya; Jigna Kothari; Supriya Madangarli (17 April 2012). Mother Maiden Mistress. HarperCollins India. p. 1949. ISBN 978-93-5029-485-7. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
^ Jane Sloan (26 March 2007). Reel Women: An International Directory of Contemporary Feature Films about Women. Scarecrow Press. pp. 119–. ISBN 978-1-4616-7082-7. Retrieved 20 August 2013.

External links[]

Main Zinda Hoon at IMDb
Main Zinda Hoon at Bollywood Hungama

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[nyt-1] "Main-Zinda-Hoon Overview (I Am Alive)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.

[36thawardPDF-2] "36th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals.

[3] "Yesterday Once More". Indian Express. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2013.

[SommyaKothari-4] Bhawana Sommya; Jigna Kothari; Supriya Madangarli (17 April 2012). Mother Maiden Mistress. HarperCollins India. p. 1949. ISBN 978-93-5029-485-7. Retrieved 20 August 2013.

[Sloan2007-5] Jane Sloan (26 March 2007). Reel Women: An International Directory of Contemporary Feature Films about Women. Scarecrow Press. pp. 119–. ISBN 978-1-4616-7082-7. Retrieved 20 August 2013.

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v t National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues
1984–1990	Accident (1984) No Award (1985) Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam (1986) Ore Oru Gramathiley & Vedham Pudhithu (1987) Main Zinda Hoon (1988) Unnikuttanu Joli Kitti (1989) Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal (1990)
1991–2000	Yamanam (1991) Neenga Nalla Irukkanum (1992) Janani & Narayam (1993) Parinayam & (1994) Doghi (1995) Tamanna (1996) (1997) Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala (1998) (1999) Vetri Kodi Kattu & Munnudi (2000)
2001–present	Chandni Bar (2001) (2002) Koi... Mil Gaya & Gangaajal (2003) Perumazhakkalam (2004) Iqbal (2005) Hope (2006) Antardwand (2007) Jogwa (2008) Well Done Abba (2009) (2010) No Award (2011) Spirit (2012) (2013) Chotoder Chobi (2014) Nirnayakam (2015) Pink (2016) Aalorukkam (2017)