Hasina (film)

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Hasina
Directed byGirish Kasaravalli
Written byBhanu Mustak
Produced byIP Mallegowda
StarringTaara
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Hasina is a 2004 Kannada-language film by Girish Kasaravalli.The lead actress, Taara, won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her role as Hasina about the story of a Muslim Indian woman deserted by her husband.[1][2][3]

Plot

Tara (left) and Girish Kasaravalli (right), Director of the movie.

The film, based on the story Kari Nagaragalu by Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq, looks at Hasina (Taara) who marries auto driver Yakub (Chandrahas Ullal) against his mother's wishes. The couple have three daughters the visually impaired Munni, Shubby and Habeeb. Pregnant with their fourth child, the couple break social codes and do a pregnancy scan to ascertain the baby's gender. When Yakub realises it is yet another girl, he becomes at turns abusive and neglectful, eventually leaving Hasina to fend for herself.[4]

Cast

Tara
Tara in Hasina's look and her performance won her National Film Award for Best Actress.
  • Tara as Hasina
  • Chandrahas Ullal as Yakoob
  • Chitra Shenoy as Jhuleka Begum
  • Purushottam Talavata as Muthuvalli Saab
  • Ruthu as Muthuvalli's Wife
  • Baby Bodhini as Munni

Awards and honours

Award Award Category – Winner
2004 National Film Awards Best Actress – Thara
Best Costume Design – Ishrath Nissar,M. N. Swamy
Best Film on Family Welfare
Karnataka State Film Awards (2004–05) Karnataka State Film Award for Best Social film – Girish Kasaravalli
Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Female) – Baby Bodhini Bhargavi[5]

References

  1. ^ Chitraloka review
  2. ^ Webindia review
  3. ^ Indiaglitz review
  4. ^ "The Hindu". Seeking a voice. Archived from the original on 8 February 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Karnataka State Film Awards 2004-05 announced – Monalisa bagged the first best film award

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